Recent content by gpcl16

Cool, thanks a lot for the info Stealth. I'll have to study up on the Physics of this. My physics is a little rusty since high school.

There seems to be some disagreements about this. It seems that half of people say there is no such thing as reverse winding while others say there is. I don't really know who to believe. :help: I think we can agree that it's certainly possible to wind a pickup clockwise or counter-clockwise...

Interesting. I've decided that I don't want to attach a bridge pickup to neck pickup, because of the slight size difference. So I guess that if I want ideal hum canceling, I should find two identical bridge pickups, except one is wound clockwise and placed north, and the other wound...

Cool, thanks for the info. I'll probably give creating this pickup a try, but it'll have to be after I get back from vacation in a few weeks.

That was exactly my original plan. I guess I didn't word my original question very well. So just to clarify: Basically my original plan was to create a humbucker that is designed to have optimum single coil tone when split, but also have good tone when used in humbucking mode. This is in...

You're quite right. I'm just going to stick with the powerbucker in this custom bass. It sounds awesome with any combination of the pickups, just not as great with the humbucker coil split as it would on my j bass. This whole thread started because I thought I had an idea for something new, but...

Well, that's not exactly what I'm looking for. I have a jazz bass with an S1 switch that basically just puts the two jazz pickups into parallel. I also use this position about 10% of the time, just to give it a more p bass like tone without switching basses. The bass that I would be using this...

No, what I meant was combining two of these split coil jazz bass pickups together to make a humbucker. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] Each jazz pickup is individually hum canceling, but sounds like a single coil. This way you can coil split to get single coil tone while still remaining silent.

Well, guess it's already been done, and I thought that I was so clever... It seems like every time I come up with a good idea, it's already been done. I checked out the pickups on: Invalid Link Removed Does anyone know if these pickups provide the same tone as a regular j bass single coil...

I just had an idea the other day and was wondering what others thought of it. I like having a coil split on a humbucking bass pickup to get single-coil like tone out of the pickup. The problem is, the coil split sound on a humbucking pickup often leaves something to be desired. Since a...

Hmm, I just always put flatwounds on because I heard that somewhere. I guess I shouldn't have said that because I don't have direct experience with roundwounds on a fretless. I think it also depends on your fingerboard wood, though. I would think that some woods can withstand the additional...

Well I have an Ampeg cab and the logo is pretty small and unassuming, so I never thought about removing it. Probably because Ampeg doesn't need to advertise their product. Word of mouth is good enough for such a great product. I honestly don't care if people see what equipment I'm using though...

Thanks for the help everyone, I'll try to post some pictures when this beauty is finished. No pun intended.

Just to give a quick background, I played fretted bass for about 4 years mostly on Fender Jazz Basses, before trying out and buying a Warwick Corvette Fretless. I've been playing both fretted and fretless about 6 years since then. First of all, to respond to what you said earlier, you...

Okay, thanks for the info. I've decided that it would be a wise choice to get the body finished by a professional. I'll just have them do a clear finish (no paint) that will bring out the natural grains in the flamed maple. Any suggestions on whether I should go with high gloss, satin, etc.