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Old 11-10-2012, 01:55 AM
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3 pickup basses!

The title says it all! Does anyone out there have any 3 (or more) pickup basses? I always found these to be interesting basses. Modded or stock!
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Fender Urge

The Black bass at the end is a Fender Urge with J-P-J configuration.

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Old 11-10-2012, 04:50 AM
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Old 11-10-2012, 05:09 AM
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Sadly, this isn't real.



But this is.



Also, a TBer has made a few three-pickup basses shaped like oversized Strats - check those out in the luthier's corner.
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I don't have one, but the Gibson Grabber 3 has a three pickup configuration.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Elec...bute-Bass.aspx
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Old 11-10-2012, 06:30 AM
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Clover Avenger looks nice with the unevenly spaced pickups.

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Old 11-10-2012, 06:58 AM
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I'd love a Vista Sonic.

The ORIGINAL Burns Bison guitar had 4 pickups - I played one in Glasgow in 1962. The bass had pickups that were very similar, only being 4-pole.





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Old 11-10-2012, 07:01 AM
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Alembic Elan JPJ:



Controls:


4 way pickup selector switch:
1. P only
2. P with J (from the bridge/neck pan)
3. J only (from the bridge/neck pan)
4. Standby
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Old 11-10-2012, 07:09 AM
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And in the "or more" category...





This one might not count since they're basically wired like one big pickup, but...



Back to three. Here's a signature ESP.



Fret King.



And if you'd like each pickup to be different...

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I'm almost finished with this bass. Still working on the pickguard and bridge cover.

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And in the "or more" category...
My old custom, The Mighty Kong:

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Old 11-10-2012, 08:27 AM
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The first bass I made...
The next bass I'm gonna make is gonna have 8 coils total

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Old 11-10-2012, 09:46 AM
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Old 11-10-2012, 09:48 AM
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Here's my self-made Telemaster Bass VI, with tele pickups plus a P-90 in the middle:

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Old 11-10-2012, 10:10 AM
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There is some serious stuff going on with that beast!

What are the controls, and does it have a stereo out?

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