Mustang routed for P-bass p-up(photoshop request)

[fetfet]

Love the looks and short scale of a Mustang, but the tone is a little to faux-precision IMO. Would it be possible to have the mustang pickguard and body cut to accommodate a P-Bass pickup? Could someone photoshop that if possible?

I have a Dimarzio Split P in mind. I think it will beef up the bass and sharpen the hi-mids and treble.

[Big Galoot]

No, physics will not allow such nonsense.

You heretic.


Kidding, I've actually seen it done, didn't get to hear the bass but saw it.

[iplaybasstexas]

NO!

[fetfet]

Originally Posted by iplaybasstexas

NO!

WHY!?!?

[Alienation]

I wonder if any of the custom pickup makers (Lollar, Fralin, Nordstrand) would take on something like a hotter pickup for the Mustang.

It would be cool. I think Tina Weymouth played a Mustang with a precision pickup in it. I'm sure there have been others as well.

I have a fretless and a fretted Mustang, I would like something with more umph in the fretted Mustang myself.

I love 'em both though and as such cannot violate them in anyway.

[iplaybasstexas]

Originally Posted by fetfet

WHY!?!?

because a mustang is a mustang and has a mustang pickup.

if you want a P sound, buy a P!

common sense

[Loel]

IIRC,there is a company that makes a direct replacement
for the Mustang pickups,i can't recall now,perhaps Seymour Duncan,try Google..

[fetfet]

Originally Posted by Alienation

I wonder if any of the custom pickup makers (Lollar, Fralin, Nordstrand) would take on something like a hotter pickup for the Mustang.

It would be cool. I think Tina Weymouth played a Mustang with a precision pickup in it. I'm sure there have been others as well.

I have a fretless and a fretted Mustang, I would like something with more umph in the fretted Mustang myself.

I love 'em both though and as such cannot violate them in anyway.

I've sent an email to Carey Nordstrand to see if he'd do it. I'll tell you if i get a reply.

[Alienation]

That would be cool indeed. I actually bought a Bartolini split coil Precision pickup to put in my fretted Mustang and changed my mind about it.

A small direct replacement "custom made" split coil would be an interesting try. The big split coil just doesn't look right.

There is a website that sells direct replacement pickups for the Mustang. www.guitarpartsresource.com.

I bought a direct replacement from them as a spare "just in case" but they are pretty much stock I believe. Good website for Fender bass parts.

[peterbright]

Could you get the stock pickup rewound?

[fetfet]

Originally Posted by peterbright

Could you get the stock pickup rewound?

I don't understand what that means.

And how would it affect my tone?

[dropbass]

Originally Posted by HooDoo

IIRC,there is a company that makes a direct replacement
for the Mustang pickups,i can't recall now,perhaps Seymour Duncan,try Google..

i think its duncan as well....

[GeoffByrne]

How about just putting in a DiMarzio Model J wired in series?

[fetfet]

Just got areply from Lollar; he said thatthey make the MUstang bass pickup for $120. He said it should sound better than stock, a little fatter, and a bit clearer. This is awesome.

[Alienation]

Well....there you go. A solution. I think I will look into this as well.

[Whaaaapsh]

I had a stock reissue mustang pickup rewound by Wolfe at Wolftone Pickups and it kicked ass. Really nice and deep. He wound it to vintage specs.

[mongo2]

Is this for an original Mustang or a Mustang RI?

I thought putting a P pickup in my Mustang RI until I found that the stock pickup "out Precisions" my Precisions including 2 vintage Ps.