Pickup change in Musicman?

[cannibalcrispy]

I've got a 4-string stingray with a maple neck and the stock 2 double humbucker configuration. I LOVE the tone I get out of the bridge pickup, but I can't stand the tone I get out of the neck one- too twangy. I never use it.

I want a fatter, warmer tone out of the neck (warm but still precise and responsive)- something closer to a ESP or Spector- but nobody I've talked to has ever changed the pickups in a musicman. I was thinking about an EMG, but which? Has anybody done this? Anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks! I apologise if this info is somewhere else on the forum and I missed it.

[Rick Auricchio]

The neck pickup may be too high. You should have 6/32" (4.76mm) between the bottom of the strings and the plastic pickup cover.

The FAQ at http://www.music-man.com has the setup specs; it may be worth checking them.

EB owners don't generally switch pickups; some have used Seymour Duncans, but most tend to stick with the originals.

I'm getting used to the Sterling 4 single H now, and I have a Stingray H on the way. Takes a bit of finer technique for me to avoid buzzing on the frets.

[73jbass]

I'd leave it alone.You'll kill the resale value if you change pickups.Most folks that want MM basses like them unaltered. If you want the tone of a Spector,then get a Spector.If you do swap them out,hang on to the original pups,as EB does not sell pickups.