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12-24-2007, 09:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY | | | J-PUP combination for a very "Earthy" tone?
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What combination would work in my warwick thumb (bubinga NT) to produce a very earthy tone. its a fretless bass so i don't want to lose the growl, but i don't want a hi-fi sound either. just very natural and rich. suggestions? at this point i don't plan on changing the preamp (which is stock right now) thanks |
12-25-2007, 11:36 AM
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12-25-2007, 11:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe | | Go for Villex pickups. Full, organic, balanced. I am waiting for my 5th set of Villex pickups. I've tried and heard many pickups so far and I've never been that impressed with any other pickup so far (browse my gear list to see a partial list of what I've tried) www.villex.com
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12-25-2007, 11:49 AM
|  | I took the one less traveled by | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reims, Champagne, France | | Did you try series wiring or your current pickups ? Earthy tone almost for free.
If you plan to change, Q-Tuners or Status would be a good choice.   |
12-25-2007, 12:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY | | | yeah, i plan to change the pickups since i'd like to leave them in parallel. how would barts work? i hear very good things about them , but would they deliver the tone i'm looking for?
by the way, that q-tuner looks SICK. they're passive though. would that b o.k. with my active preamp? would another pickup be more suitable?
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12-25-2007, 12:21 PM
| | I took the one less traveled by | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reims, Champagne, France | | | Barts on a fretless tend to sound a bit dark, something you may or not enjoy. |
12-25-2007, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Jazz Ad  Barts on a fretless tend to sound a bit dark, something you may or not enjoy. | methinks Barts on a Warwick would be somewhat redundant, as both have a dark sound to begin with, IMO. but if that's what floats your boat...
i'd hit up the Q-tuners. i've heard good things.
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12-25-2007, 12:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe | | | The Q-tuners I tried were quite bright
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12-25-2007, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by fullrangebass The Q-tuners I tried were quite bright | were the woods on the bass naturally bright wounding woods? if so, that would be a good sign..
the q-tuners look awesome |
12-25-2007, 01:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe | | | The bass was from Alder (not bright as a wood).
Again, it's my experience with both bass and guitar q-tuner pickups (on bass and guitar respectively). Certain people like them a lot and I respect that. It's just that my experience was not a new door to something or something to make me hold my breath. I would not describe them as "natural" (they are bright to my ears; maybe with longer fine-tuning they would be what I wanted, but I gave it a few months before I removed them) but they were sparkly for sure.
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12-25-2007, 01:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fullrangebass The bass was from Alder (not bright as a wood).
Again, it's my experience with both bass and guitar q-tuner pickups (on bass and guitar respectively). Certain people like them a lot and I respect that. It's just that my experience was not a new door to something or something to make me hold my breath. I would not describe them as "natural" (they are bright to my ears; maybe with longer fine-tuning they would be what I wanted, but I gave it a few months before I removed them) but they were sparkly for sure. | thanks, very helpful. i'll keep looking for a natural sounding pickup. thanks |
12-25-2007, 04:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY | | | any suggestions other than the villex/q-tuners/status? |
12-26-2007, 08:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | My bubinga bodied (ebony board) fretless has some flavor of Bartolini single coils in it. I'm generally not a fan of Bartolini, but in this bass it's prefect for what you're describing. I've been saying it all night - stainless steel flatwounds.
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