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  1. ABG pickup question (weak G string)
  2. Need help
  3. What can I expect from my new ESP with active EMG's?
  4. Where to find Bartolini pup sound samples?
  5. the dreaded Passive Hiss
  6. Replacement J and MM Pickups
  7. New Pickups for Epiphone Accu Bass
  8. Looking for G&L MFD Split Pickup (Precision)
  9. need help finding a mm pickup
  10. P-Pickup issue?
  11. Nordstrands with tighter spacing?
  12. need some electronics help on a new bass
  13. Nordstrand NP4 and NJ4SE Fender Hwy1 PJ -=with soundclips=-
  14. mA???
  15. sadowsky p'ups
  16. POSSIBLY THE STUPIDEST NEWBIE QUESTION IN HISTORY!
  17. Bassline SPB-2 Hots or SPB-3 Quarter Pounder?
  18. Rio Grande Muy Grande P/J set
  19. OK Im tearing this Sarzo bass down, and doing the East pre correctly. Ha!
  20. What are the benefits of 18v vs 9v
  21. SeymoreDuncan QuarterPound
  22. SX Jazz bass pickup Wiring?
  23. Upgrading pick-ups on LTD F-104
  24. Hotter J pickup
  25. Which replacement P/U's for Schecter Studio 5.
  26. G&L L 1500
  27. Help me with a P/J set...
  28. HELP! Fralin 5 string jazz pups-which is which?
  29. Replacement PU for Epi Explorer Bass.....??....
  30. Loud static!!!
  31. Cream Jazz bass pickup cover?
  32. 80's Carvin LB60 Restoration
  33. pickups on my J bass
  34. Schaller Jazz pickups - single coil big alnico poles
  35. Sticking a Passive switch into an Avtice Bass
  36. Audere pre owners/experienced users
  37. P/J Weirdness
  38. Lull Owners / Who's Using What?
  39. hearing the high strings, D and G?
  40. Split P pick ups with even string volumes?
  41. ABG Not Cutting It
  42. carvin knobs for audere pre ?
  43. ID These Pickups
  44. Pickup Height on EMGs?
  45. Norddtrand Dual coils Wiring
  46. Yamaha BB404 with Fralins?
  47. How well do EMG's record ?
  48. Audere & Bartolini J People ??
  49. EMG Js vs Audere + Dimarzio (on a Geddy Jazz!)
  50. Stratitis on a bass?
  51. grounding
  52. So shoot me for this... advice needed for p&j pup choice
  53. Bartolini Jazz pickups...new to me...need advice
  54. 70's Dimarzio PAF or Nordstrand?
  55. Add a bridge pickup
  56. EMG's or Barts in a Peavey Grind 5
  57. What to put in my S.U.B.?
  58. G&L L2000 - Bridge grounding missing
  59. No Sound!! Please help.
  60. Pickups - are they passive - active - both??
  61. Fender 62RI pickups
  62. clips to HEAR the PUPs
  63. Carvin Bass Preamp - change frequencies?
  64. Anyone use a P-bass pup on a double bass?
  65. Good Preamp for piezos + 2 band EQ
  66. Active Jazz neck Pickup issue
  67. WTB Roscoe Demeter Preamp
  68. EMG's on a Cort B5??
  69. What are "Vintage" pickups?
  70. OBP-3 eating batteries
  71. Pope Custom Preamps....
  72. Ibanez SR406 Pickups are so quiet its hard to get a signal out of it
  73. Ibanez Blazer - HB or single coil?
  74. I need a little encouragement. Dimarzio PJ set on a Warwick.
  75. J blend pot mutes harmonics??
  76. Installing a Jazz Pickup in a Precision Standard
  77. Fralins with East BTB-01 Pre?
  78. p/j controls: concentric vol/tone for each pup?
  79. J/MM wireing
  80. Found me a loud note, not sure why.
  81. Help! Choosing new pups! Firstimer
  82. HI-FI sounding pickups, any recommendation?
  83. question about my dials
  84. Stingray 5 Dual Humbucker Tone Question
  85. problems w/ warwick streamer stage II electronics
  86. OBP-2 with piezo pickup ?
  87. Jazz bass pups
  88. New EMG 40P5 doesn't fit in old EMG 40DC routing!!
  89. BRAIN FREEZE
  90. just bought some 9j1s
  91. ACTIVE - PASSIVE POLL
  92. Cherry on the cake (NP4 content)!
  93. Lindy Fralins or stock pickups on 57 RI
  94. Aguilar OBP-1 at 9V?
  95. Jazz Bass V/V/T or VT/VT?
  96. Villex Booster control review
  97. Active vs. Passive
  98. Lakland dual single coil pickups... Status?
  99. I Hate My Active Preamp!
  100. Passive Transformer Boost In A Bass?
  101. Switching from EMG-HZs
  102. need wiring diagram. plz help.
  103. ultimate pbass pickups?
  104. P mod idea
  105. HH Seymour Duncans
  106. Tonal Differences between "hot wound" and "quarter pounder" pickups (P Bass)
  107. I don't think these are Aero pickups...
  108. MM Replacement Pick-up
  109. Question about switching pre-amps and pots on a Warwick
  110. Fender Jazz Wiring
  111. Playing Wireless?
  112. Soundclip request: Darkstar
  113. Lakland 55-94 pickups; LH-3 vs. Barts
  114. What pickups are on Fodera Monarchs?
  115. Jazz Pickups hum
  116. Ultra Jazz vs. NJ4SV/NJ4SE
  117. New Bart Preamp sticky goo
  118. Has Sound JB-1 wiring harness- anyone know about this pre?
  119. about active el.in bass
  120. Which PUPS for a Musicman sound on a small body bass?
  121. Swap Bartolini P2 with Nordstrand DC?
  122. Gotoh Pickups?
  123. in need of help
  124. Vintage Tone Controls
  125. Bridge ground in a Warwick?
  126. MMan Alnico-Ceramic-Steel Identification
  127. GWB35 vs GWB1005
  128. Peavey T-40
  129. OBP2 question
  130. Help! Why doesn't my bass work??
  131. best J pickup for fingerstyle funk?
  132. Les Claypool's pickups
  133. pickups/preamp for fretless
  134. Peavey NTB Grind 5 string pickup replacements
  135. revPJ5 Configuration for Comment
  136. 18 volt pickup/pre-amp Q
  137. What's the best P-bass pickup?
  138. EMG TWs pro vs con
  139. Basslines in Ibanez GSR200?...please help
  140. Pickups that move between the bridge and neck
  141. Active/passive bypass?? Coil split???
  142. MEC Pickups
  143. EMGs and a U-retro?
  144. Wiring options for p/j
  145. input jack
  146. Nordstrand or Bartolini MM Pick-up?
  147. Pickup Upgrade - Worth It?
  148. Bartolini Imbalance?
  149. 250K Pots With Active EMG's?
  150. Derek has a lot of pickups
  151. Electronics etc question.
  152. Warwick, EMG, Piezo...will it work?
  153. Warwick Streamer Stage II
  154. Two Color J-Retro
  155. What Bartolini...
  156. Active preamp set flat = passive?
  157. need help asap with mini switch dp/dt on/on/on for pickup wiring 2 hums
  158. Jeff Ament and Dark Star?!
  159. changing a Bart pot setup ??
  160. 250k or 500k
  161. Replacement pre-amp for Yamaha BB2005?
  162. 2 P-Bass Pickups in bass
  163. P/J pups and wiring.
  164. Aguilar or Audere with Nordie DCs
  165. Help - upgrading pickup in JV series Squier Precision.
  166. Squier Modding, Pickups or Preamp first?
  167. Replacement pickup for Ibanez GWB35
  168. I put a set of Nordstrand's NJ4 in my Warwick Corvette Standard 4 String
  169. cap change for jazz bass?
  170. Installing a tone potentiometer.
  171. Bartolini or EMG P/J?
  172. Question about using a single darkstar in a bass
  173. Any Way To Fit A Piezo In a BADASS II
  174. Bart pups & pre into Spector ReBop question
  175. Custom Bass Pickups
  176. Original MIM P-bass pickups VS. Basslines
  177. WOW Jazz Tone INSIDE
  178. jazz pickup recommendations
  179. SD Basslines Vintage Jazz Pickups?
  180. replacement pickups for Yamaha RBX...
  181. Distortion coming from my electronics??
  182. wanted: growly pickups
  183. leads...help
  184. New pick ups for my mia pre-s1 jazz bass
  185. Anyone mix pickup brands on a your bass?
  186. Long-Winded Fodera Question
  187. Need pickup suggestion
  188. Lame Question: P Pickup wiring
  189. Rio Grande Pitbull Pickups
  190. CTS & "Quality" pots... Does it really matter?
  191. Villex or Nordstrand... put the gloves on for this...
  192. Make a Jazz punchy/growl???
  193. Do Alembics have three pickups?
  194. HELP! Bass Humbuckers!!!!!!!
  195. Need Info on changing pickguards
  196. Dimarzio Model P/J with unexpected results
  197. Nordy soundclips
  198. Leave my MTD KH5 alone or mod it further?
  199. J Bass guys:
  200. Schectet Studio 4, barts?
  201. Is it possible/advisable to have both active and passive pickups in a bass?
  202. Passive Tone on Fender Reggie Hamilton Standard
  203. EMG SELECT LINE PICKUPS
  204. Ibanez SR Prestige bartolini pickups
  205. which pickup to choose?
  206. used Jazz 5 sounds weak
  207. peavey millenium BXP active questions.
  208. Embarassing but necessary Bartolini wiring identification question
  209. Electric buzz through pickups - Ibanez Prestige
  210. Installed P pup/pots/jack - what went wrong?
  211. JB pickups - do you need 2?
  212. fat p/j config.
  213. Why doesnt my Pbass have a bridge grounding hole?
  214. Geddy Lee jazz / Audere ?
  215. Seymor Duncan 1/4-pounders in my Yamaha
  216. Bypassing a BLEND in Series/Paralell Wiring
  217. Anyone try Bart jazz single coils?
  218. Question about a humbucking pickup...
  219. New Jazz bass Pots
  220. P bass pickup covers
  221. Active pickups out of polarity????
  222. vol,vol,tone,tone wiring diagram?
  223. why does it sound so bad?
  224. Toggle switch for parallel or series with a pickup ?
  225. Electronics help
  226. Want to add Midi to bass, but how?
  227. My custom John East preamp--how does the layout sound to you guys?
  228. ESP pickups + euqalizer
  229. HAS Sound Stan Hinesley pickups
  230. Putting Humbuckers in my thumb??
  231. neck pickup height influence on the sound of a fretless
  232. is bridge grounding neccessary?
  233. Found source for 250K/250K stacked pots!
  234. pop a preamp into my moses?
  235. 220k pots?
  236. help needed on replacing my HZs to active
  237. Electronics
  238. Audere Pre - Blend seems wierd
  239. Blend Pot Question
  240. OBP 1 or 2?
  241. Bridge pickup
  242. EMG V's Basslines for 5 string Shuker bass
  243. J pickup buzzzzing
  244. Audere JZ3 owners! 2 band or 3 band?
  245. Active/Passive
  246. Replacing Covers on Dimarzio Ultra Jazz
  247. Attn: Villex VP Users - I Need Some Advice
  248. This is PROBABLY a stupid question, but...
  249. Joe Barden: Back with J-Bass pickups?
  250. S1 Pot Help!