Pickup position - sound clips inside

[OldogNewTrick]

Hi, I stumbled across this page of a small German bass builder "the bass factory".

Since he custom builds a lot, he is offering sound clips to download and feed through your rig to check what sound works for you.

Recorded straight into a Focusrite Octopre.
Great idea, and a neat resource for those like me who wonder how it would sound if the pickup position would be different.

Sample 1 , neck position



Sample 2, Precision position



Sample 3 Musicman position



Sample 4 bridge position

[Chad Michael]

Great clips! Pickup position is such a huge factor in how a bass sounds, this is an excellent example of that, with all else being equal.

[Chris Breese]

Hey, it's really cool if you open all four sound clips and play them all at once! Killer.

Someone should make a bass with four P bass pickups in it. That would sound killer...

I think Lee Sklar's old beater bass has EMG's in the neck and bridge position. Killer.










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[Jarno]

Very nifty! I especially like the conventional spot but the musicman position sounds great as well.
Not too crazy about his Tribute and Trinity body shapes.

Best regards,

Jarno.

[62bass]

My P never sounds like any of those samples, which is fine with me. i like a much rounder and warmer sound. But, yes, you can hear the differences pickup placement makes.

[fullrangebass]

Dingwall basses with FD pickups are actually P-shaped coils in a soapbar housing

[Freddels]

Now if he had different pickup options that would be great. I'd love to hear a musicman pickup in the P position.