On every other bass I used, there was a lot of finger noise when playing over the pickup but this is totally eliminated, possibly because I had a pro wire it in series so both coils are grounded, but this is also the best tone option for this pickup if you are using it in a stingray style bass. The tone is versatile and makes the guitar easier to play, the pickup does most of the sound control for you, rather than having to adjust your velocity on certain parts it handles everything.