Jazz bass pickup in a stingray?

[bthiemann80]

I posted a thread earlier on how let down i was about owning a EB/MM stingray, the d and g string didnt seem to cut through like the e and a strings and chords got washed out in the mix. i was wondering, would adding a standard jazz bass pickup to the neck/mid position add a bit more mids and "umph" to the sound? My guess is that it would, but has anyone done this before? any schematics available?

Also, I saw on here that the pickups are wired in parallel, anyone tried them in series?

[SteveC]

Sounds like you want a Lakland 55-02.

[scarekrow]

Haven't tried a J, but I do have a Nordy 'big single' on order to add to my SR5. I'll also be replacing the preamp (probably Aguilar) and altho I would like to keep the stock Alnico pup, I'm not afraid to switch that one out too. Whatever it takes, right?

[SuperSnake2012]

The Lakland 55-02 would be a nice choice... in my experience, the 55-02 doesn't have the same bite as the SR4, but it comes damn close.

[bthiemann80]

Well i cant really afford the Lakland, I already have the pickup and routing would be close to free. The only thing i'm worried about is the wiring.

[basadam]

Stingrays are now offered in J-MM config (called SH in their jargon). You can try one and see it for yourself.

[CElton]

What are you playing the Stingray through? I have a Stingray and it has NEVER had a problem cutting. JMHO, but I would not mod the Stingray. If it's not for you, sell/trade and find something that is. I also happen to own a 55-02 and it too cuts like a knife.

Stingrays are great basses and not many people would buy one that is modded unless it is the exact thing they would have done for themselves.

Just my .02 cents...

[lefty007]

Yeah, really. If you own an single-H already, it makes more sense to sell it and get a new H/S or H/H rather than routing the single H, which will be worth a lot less after the mods.

About series and parallel, Sterlings and SR5, for example, can be swtiched from series to parallel, and I always use them in series, which gives you more mids and a more agressive sound that cuts through the mix a lot better than parallel.

[bthiemann80]

The stingray is going through an ampeg svt classic head, Hartke vx410 cab and peavey scorpion 15" vented speaker cab. I dont know if i'm going to go about doing it though, I've read some threads that had some pretty good, non-invasive measures of making the strings sound more balanced. I'm interested though in this whole parallel/series switching. I think the SR4 comes parallel, Is there any way to install a switch to go between the two?

[CElton]

Maybe try some eq boost, say around 800-900hz.