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I have the mid control at 1kHz on my 55-02. Boosting it helps bringing the P sound when I pan to the neck pickup (I have Nordstrand NJ5s and MM5.4).

Amazin catch! Not sure about Bartolini knobs, but the Lakland knobs can be purchased from Warwick in Europe: Lakland Potentiometer Knob, Rubberized - Black

A pickup is an LCR low pass filter which has a resonance frequency. Usually by itself the resonance of a pickup is beyond hearing range, but if you add a capacitor manually you can bring it into the audible range. And it does sacrifice the highs above the resonance frequency. But it also adds a...

Actually with low-resistance pickups passive controls can kinda boost, you can make the pickup trade-in all high frequencies for a narrow high-mid boost. This is what the 3EQ Stingrays do by default.

So Fender also sent C&D to Yamaha?

Necrobump to this thread. I have added a 2.2nF loading cap to my Nordstrand MM5.4 pickup to make the Lakland 55-02 sound like a Stingray (EBMM 3EQ Stingrays have a loading capacitor onboard their preamp). It worked really well. Ref...

The long promised report on my attempt to make the Nordstrand MM5.4 bridge pickup to sound like MM Stingray. In short: I think i made it sound much closer. The results sound sample (use headphones!): Nordstrand MM5.4 bridge pickup: no capacitor vs 2.2nF capacitor Wiring schematic below. What...

Yeah, I see what you mean. This is correct. And this is not unique to Lakland. Any bass with two or more passive pickups will have to answer to this question somehow. Interestingly enough the infamous "Bartolini" MK1 preamp (used in Ibanez SR's and Laklands 01's) doesn't have this issue because...

Why? The standard MN250k balance pot will work just fine

Well as we have discussed the original balance pot is 50kOhms. 1. Attenuates signal by -1.5dB when either pickup is soloed 2. Does not allow both pickups being at max in the middle position 3. Completely removes any resonance peak from (any!) pickups. But it does make the balance pot useful...

Finally had some time to work on my Lakland 55-02 Nordstrand upgrade (Lakstrand/Nordland, lol). Changes: - Neck pickup: Nordstrand NJ5s. - Bridge pickups: Nordstrand MM5.4. - Balance pot: 500kOhms MN-taper. - Bridge switch: 4PDT which engages a 2.2nF capacitor when both bridge coils are...

Wow, what an awesome tiger shark top!

Considering ditching the balance pot for a 3 position selector switch or a rotary switch. According to my calculations the stock 50k balance pot will kill all my attempts at making the Nordstrand MM pickup having the desired resonance peak, so it has to be either replaced with a 500k balance...

Here is the work in process photos. I was surprised to find out that the quad coil Nordstrand MM5.4 has specs very close to the original MM dual coil pickup. That means I should be able to voice it very close to the MusicMan Stingray (with the only limitation left being the pickup position and...

For the history. Here's the 5 string LH3 pickup measurements. All three coils (the J and both of the the MM pickup) are identical with some minor deviations. R: 8.2kOhm ±0.1kOhm L: 3.15H ±0.05H (measured with a cheap LCR meter). As you see I have started my modding experiments. I have already...