A bass with Movable Pickups?

zac2944 · Oct 11, 2005

My apologies if this is in the wrong forum.

Has there ever been a bass with movable pickups?

Imagine a bass with pickups that could be located anywhere between the neck and bridge. I think that a bass like this would have infinite tonal possibilities.

Anyone ever seen or hear of anything like this?

Dave · Oct 11, 2005

I vaguely remember seeing something like that when I first started playing. No idea who made it though. Time to call upon Google.

dunamis · Oct 11, 2005

Yeah, I think there've been a couple like that. Here's an example of one:

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The 0x · Oct 11, 2005

Gibson made some with sliding pickups, though I forget the model name.

dunamis · Oct 11, 2005

Here's an example on another take on the moveable idea. On this one, the pick up rotates:

http://www.bassnw.com/New Exotic Basses/rick_turner_model_1_featherweight_SB.htm

jgsbass · Oct 11, 2005

If I'm not mistaken, one of the Ovation basses had a movable pickup.
On the other hand, Ampeg made a bass with removable pickups

Dave · Oct 11, 2005

dunamis said:
Yeah, I think there've been a couple like that. Here's an example of one:

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Thats the one I was thinking of.

iriegnome · Oct 11, 2005

I do beleive that the Gibson Riper had one. It moved just a couple of inches either way in the middle of the body. Also, I do beleive that Spalt Basses are made to have a moving neck pickup.

zac2944 · Oct 11, 2005

That is sort of what I had in mind, but I hate the way that Rail looks, and the Turner pickup just rotates.

I'd like to combine the Rail's range of pickup motion with the body and style of a jazz bass. And, do it with two pickups.

zac2944 · Oct 11, 2005

The Spalt vViper bass. That looks interesting.

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SuperDuck · Oct 11, 2005

zac2944 said:
The Spalt vViper bass. That looks interesting.

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I think that vViper stands for "looks like a vindshield viper".

The Antipop · Oct 11, 2005

Gibson Grabber

One for sale in a local shop round here actually

Unchain · Oct 11, 2005

zac2944 said:
The Spalt vViper bass.

That's what I was thinking as I was reading down the page. Played one, nice, a little heavy, but nice.

Greg Johnsen · Oct 11, 2005

couldn't you get like 3 MM pups w/ coil switches? that would move it right?

Greg

Dude · Oct 11, 2005

jgsbass said:
If I'm not mistaken, one of the Ovation basses had a movable pickup.
On the other hand, Ampeg made a bass with removable pickups

The Ovations just look this they're movable due to the elaborate "rail" system on them but they are fixed.

Yggdrasil · Oct 11, 2005

Alembic #1 had a rail/moveable pickup design.
Jack Casady has said it's intention was for him to experiment; IOW not meant to be a design feature, if I understood him correctly.

Frank

Mark Wilson · Oct 11, 2005

ehh...I'd just for a for a Line 6 Variax. They're advertised all over this site haha. Check them out!

notrt · Oct 11, 2005

Yggdrasil said:
Alembic #1 had a rail/moveable pickup design.
Jack Casady has said it's intention was for him to experiment; IOW not meant to be a design feature, if I understood him correctly.

Frank

that was my understanding of where this idea came from, too...

Blackbird · Oct 11, 2005

Westone Rail.

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diptixon · Oct 11, 2005

I remember the old Gibson Grabbers had a moveable pickup; Gene Simmons played one for a while...
danny

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