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02-18-2007, 02:51 PM
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hey everyone, I'm building a whamola, and I would like to know what kind of P-pickups I should use, and also what kind of bridge, nut, hardware, etc I should use and where to get them. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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02-18-2007, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by htotheh  hey everyone, I'm building a whamola, and I would like to know what kind of P-pickups I should use, and also what kind of bridge, nut, hardware, etc I should use and where to get them. Any suggestions will be appreciated. | Wow....that's pretty wide open so far...here's a few questions:
What type of sould are you looking for?
Can you post a pic?
Hardware?...post a pic, we'll find you something nice.
I use a bone nut, but there is also plastic, wood, graphite, brass, and a few others....brass gives you nice sustain on open strings....I have always prefered Bone....the Nut on my main Bass, was done by Rene Roy (Roy Custom), he got the bone from a butcher (free) and carved it from there....did a wicked job!...that was 14 years ago.
As for pups, there is a few awesome stickys in the pup section, cool comparisons and reviews...one of my favourite sections here.
4 strings?...."Do The BartMan".....Bartolini
Let's start there...
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02-18-2007, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Introvox Wow....that's pretty wide open so far...here's a few questions:
What type of sould are you looking for?
Can you post a pic?
Hardware?...post a pic, we'll find you something nice.
I use a bone nut, but there is also plastic, wood, graphite, brass, and a few others....brass gives you nice sustain on open strings....I have always prefered Bone....the Nut on my main Bass, was done by Rene Roy (Roy Custom), he got the bone from a butcher (free) and carved it from there....did a wicked job!...that was 14 years ago.
As for pups, there is a few awesome stickys in the pup section, cool comparisons and reviews...one of my favourite sections here.
4 strings?...."Do The BartMan".....Bartolini
Let's start there... | Well, there's not much to see, it's a hollow steel pipe with a piece of wood on it...
But anyway, I'm not looking for a specific sound, and I don't think the sound can be much different if I'm going to beat the crap out of it with a drumstick. I don't know if I should get a regular P-pickup set and cut one off, or to get a single coil P pickup.
As for the nut, I doubt bone, plastic, or wood will be able to handle the wear and whammy-ing from the roundwound strings, so I'd say brass is my top choice.
And for pick-ups, I don't want to spend too much money, and as long as I can get a pickup (and of course, a volume control and output jack), it's fine.
Another question, what's the maximum distance between the string and the pickup in order for the pickup to pick up the sound?
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02-18-2007, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by htotheh Well, there's not much to see, it's a hollow steel pipe with a piece of wood on it...
But anyway, I'm not looking for a specific sound, and I don't think the sound can be much different if I'm going to beat the crap out of it with a drumstick. I don't know if I should get a regular P-pickup set and cut one off, or to get a single coil P pickup.
As for the nut, I doubt bone, plastic, or wood will be able to handle the wear and whammy-ing from the roundwound strings, so I'd say brass is my top choice.
And for pick-ups, I don't want to spend too much money, and as long as I can get a pickup (and of course, a volume control and output jack), it's fine.
Another question, what's the maximum distance between the string and the pickup in order for the pickup to pick up the sound? | Ok, just noticed it was a whamola you mentioned...there are lots of good websites with guys experiments and findings, google....
I would look for a local guitar pro/tech, they usually have old pups lyin around...
Post sound clips when you're done please
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02-18-2007, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Introvox Ok, just noticed it was a whamola you mentioned...there are lots of good websites with guys experiments and findings, google....
I would look for a local guitar pro/tech, they usually have old pups lyin around...
Post sound clips when you're done please | I tried, didn't meet much success... But I'll try to post some clips and soon as I'm done.
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