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10-13-2007, 10:36 AM
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Due to standard pickup placement more than anything, my P-bass' D&G strings sound less full than my E&A strings. Is there any way to compensate for this, even if subtle, by using thinner gauge strings on the E&A and thicker gauge on the D&G?
For example, maybe using a .100 instead of .105 on the E. |
10-13-2007, 10:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Indiana | | | i don't know if that will make a difference. I think it's gonna be more pickup height adjustment than anything else. |
10-13-2007, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by hoosierdad  i don't know if that will make a difference. I think it's gonna be more pickup height adjustment than anything else. | Thanks for chiming in, but the output/volume is consistent so I don't think it's a pickup height issue as much as it is pickup placement. |
10-13-2007, 07:43 PM
| | | | Im not sure its down to pickup placement as all of the basses ive owned the d and g strings have never sounded quite as full. I think the best that you can do is go for heavier strings on the d and g strings. I have found that the d and g strings are usually better in sets of flatwounds in this regard |
10-13-2007, 09:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CO | | | I have found over and over the 40 and 60 for the D and G are thin compared to 45 and 65. As for the E and the A, I have not found that the 80/100 compared to 85/105 are as much of a difference. I prefer the tension on an 80 A though.
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10-13-2007, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DLM Thanks for chiming in, but the output/volume is consistent so I don't think it's a pickup height issue as much as it is pickup placement. | If the volume is consistent, then the strings should sound similar. What's wrong with the placement? Do the magnets not line up perfectly? They shouldn't have to. Unless you're talking about how the P pickup is split and the G-D pickup is closer to the bridge. I don't know...if that's the case, I really don't think moving it a half inch makes much of a difference. |
10-14-2007, 12:02 AM
| | | | I've had basses with similar problems. first thing is always try to adjust your playing to compensate. but also, yah, u could prolly adjust pickup height, run through a good eq, try dif. strings, etc... also, certain bass amps are very boomy on the E string. also, IMO good fat tone comes from cranking up the amp and playing very lightly. try that and maybe it will fatten up your d and g strings. |
10-14-2007, 12:06 AM
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Endorser:Fender User:Rotosound, LaBella, Ashdown, Lindy Fralin | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York | | | Most strings have pretty weak D&G strings. Strings Ive found to have the most even response are Labellas and Rotos.
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10-14-2007, 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DLM Due to standard pickup placement more than anything, my P-bass' D&G strings sound less full than my E&A strings. Is there any way to compensate for this, even if subtle, by using thinner gauge strings on the E&A and thicker gauge on the D&G?
For example, maybe using a .100 instead of .105 on the E. | IMHO this is the way P pickup is designed. 45-65-80-100 will help, but I found that playing near the neck will help more. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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