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11-11-2012, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Diogenes  All four of my factory p-basses have that center you mention at 11 5/8" which equates to the 11" 12th-fret-to-pole for the EA pickup... splitting hairs, really. 
What are the models of your Fender P-basses and their the differing distances? (I need to add those measurements to my database) | I have 3 Fenders with split pickups - '84 P Elite II, '00 P Special Deluxe, and '04 Dimension. They are all 11 1/8" to the center of the EA pickup from the peak of the 12th fret. My Elite also has a second pair of split pickups that are 15 1/2".
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11-11-2012, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jim777 Can't wait to see the finished bass  | Heres the mock up  |
11-11-2012, 08:27 PM
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11-11-2012, 09:45 PM
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11-11-2012, 09:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orange County, CA | | | Isn't the normal P bass a 22 fret and the Ray 5 a 24? My P deluxe is a 24 and I can get you the measurements because I believe you have a longer neck than the standard P bass.
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11-11-2012, 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by your idol Heres the mock up | Do you have this actual pick up?
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11-11-2012, 10:06 PM
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11-11-2012, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 96tbird Twenty frets on a P. | Then the Ray 5 has 22 frets. Doesn't that mean that the scale will be far different? (for both the body and pickup locations)
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11-11-2012, 10:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada | | | Scale is not affected by how many frets, its the size of the fret spaces that changes scale. (And the distance between nut and bridge. )
Of I were Op I would decide about where I think the pup would look good then ring the harmonics to dial in the exact location and mark it on tape on the body.
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11-12-2012, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by deeptubes I have 3 Fenders with split pickups - '84 P Elite II, '00 P Special Deluxe, and '04 Dimension. They are all 11 1/8" to the center of the EA pickup from the peak of the 12th fret. My Elite also has a second pair of split pickups that are 15 1/2". | Cool, thanks. What did you use to measure the distance?
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11-12-2012, 06:14 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas | | | it's a 34" scale..
the PBass pickup placement is under the 2nd harmonic node with the split being directly under the node itself..
measure the distance from nut to 12th (17 inches).. this distance should be the same from the 5th fret to the 2nd harmonic node.. |
11-12-2012, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by BrickBatMansion Do you have this actual pick up? | Nope just ised for mock up sake. Will be a fender 5 string p pickup. Quote:
Originally Posted by 96tbird Scale is not affected by how many frets, its the size of the fret spaces that changes scale. (And the distance between nut and bridge. )
Of I were Op I would decide about where I think the pup would look good then ring the harmonics to dial in the exact location and mark it on tape on the body. | This is what i want to do just looking for a starting point Quote:
Originally Posted by throbgod13 it's a 34" scale..
the PBass pickup placement is under the 2nd harmonic node with the split being directly under the node itself..
measure the distance from nut to 12th (17 inches).. this distance should be the same from the 5th fret to the 2nd harmonic node.. | Perfect info here. Thos will be a starting point and hopefully the only point |
11-12-2012, 07:40 PM
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