EMG HB sized pickup - string spacing problem?

sailorofcheese · #1 01-21-2009, 08:40 PM

i have a schecter stilleto 4 string bass. the EMG site recommends that these HB pickups be used on basses with string spacing less than 2 inches. my bass' string spacing is approximately 2 and 1/8 inches. will this be a problem? i'd be very grateful if you guys would give me your feedback. thanks

4StringTheorist · #2 01-21-2009, 10:19 PM

It's more likely that your bass is sized for the EMG 35 series pickups.

Are the pickups in your bass exactly 3.5 inches long?

sailorofcheese · #3 01-22-2009, 10:46 AM

yes i have 3.5'' sized pickups in my bass. they're EMG HZ pickups. the 35 series should be a perfect fit, but someone is practically giving me these HB pickups if they fit and work properly. what do you think?
-thanks

sailorofcheese · #4 01-22-2009, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4StringTheorist

It's more likely that your bass is sized for the EMG 35 series pickups.

Are the pickups in your bass exactly 3.5 inches long?

sorry i didnt respond with your quote. that might work to get a reply

4StringTheorist · #5 01-22-2009, 12:26 PM

I think you might find your E and G string volumes a bit low if they're off the edges of the pickup's sensing window.

If you're getting the HBs for a steal, you can always sell them here on TB for a profit.

I've been wanting to get a pair of HBs to put in my Steinberger XP-2. The pickups in it now are passive EMG-HBs but I'd love to get a set of the active HBs in there.

sailorofcheese · #6 01-22-2009, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4StringTheorist

I think you might find your E and G string volumes a bit low if they're off the edges of the pickup's sensing window.

If you're getting the HBs for a steal, you can always sell them here on TB for a profit.

I've been wanting to get a pair of HBs to put in my Steinberger XP-2. The pickups in it now are passive EMG-HBs but I'd love to get a set of the active HBs in there.

well im sure my friend would like to sell them for what they're worth now that i cant use them. how do those passive HBs sound? are they those emg "selects?"

4StringTheorist · #7 01-22-2009, 01:41 PM

No, they're not the "Select" or "Hz" or any other recent EMG passive line. The bass is from somewhere in the mid-80s.. almost as old as I am actually.

I've never bothered checking the serial # on the neck to properly date it.

It's one of the Steinberger models with a wooden body and a bolt-on carbon fiber neck. The body shape is slightly more like an arrow than the rectangular bodies of the first all-carbon Steinbergers. Gonzobass has one.

Anyway, the pickups are EMG passives, but this was well before EMG had particular names for its lines of passives (as far as I know).

The sound is good, but I'd like the sharper tone of active EMGs. I think it'd compliment the bright, slightly hollow acoustic tone of the bass.

Take care

sailorofcheese · #8 01-22-2009, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4StringTheorist

No, they're not the "Select" or "Hz" or any other recent EMG passive line. The bass is from somewhere in the mid-80s.. almost as old as I am actually.

I've never bothered checking the serial # on the neck to properly date it.

It's one of the Steinberger models with a wooden body and a bolt-on carbon fiber neck. The body shape is slightly more like an arrow than the rectangular bodies of the first all-carbon Steinbergers. Gonzobass has one.

Anyway, the pickups are EMG passives, but this was well before EMG had particular names for its lines of passives (as far as I know).

The sound is good, but I'd like the sharper tone of active EMGs. I think it'd compliment the bright, slightly hollow acoustic tone of the bass.

Take care

would be neat to try one of those basses out. thanks for you advice