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I am not fond of many of the SD stack pickups. Most like the one discussed have so much wire on them they are muddy, because a stack setup inherently has deficient bass response. I would get a Lindy Fralin Split '51, which will retain tone and kill noise and hum. You can also choose options for...

Yes. Sell it. Don't make mods you might have issues with later. There are other basses out there that will do what you want, such as Ibanez, Harley Benton, Warwick, Guild, etc. Check this out, your choice of pelham blue, red, and I have seen black in other places...

I have a pair of Bart J's in a frankenbass project: the darker one in the neck and the brighter one in the bridge (I don't remember what the model numbers are). Great pickups: even response, clean, versatile. I would say the neck pickup is a tad darker than a typical J-pickup, but on this bass...

Yes. Take the bass to a qualified luthier and have the nut replaced. If you must have the same aesthetics of a black nut, then Graphtech, as mentioned above. If you don't care about the aesthetics, then a bone nut is the traditional material and will last for decades when installed and fitted...

Neither set listed in the poll. Ernie Ball stainless flats are the most underrated flats out there. These sound best on an old Stingray.

Oops. Thanks.

The only thing I don't like about Roto Tapes is the G string. For me, the 65 is wayyyy to stiff for my taste. On the odd occasion I have used them, I have replaced the G string with a La Bella 60 G-string to balance better. As far as being "nutcrackers," most players who try the regular gauges...

Due to the inevitable and inherent manufacturing tolerances of the raw string wire, tension of the winding machine, etc., there will always be variances. I have seen it both ways. If a string measures more than about two thou out of spec, then contact CS. So yes, the set in question is probably...

I have played D'A EXL170BT since it was a new set over a decade ago. Only once did I need to contact CS, and that was when a 40 was put into the set instead of a 45. I sent them a picture of my micrometer, and they immediately sent out new strings. Except for this one oops, I never have to worry...

As above, a pickup is a pickup. It all depends on the electronic characteristics and frequency curve you want. The most classic example is the Rickenbacker toaster. It is the same whether guitar or bass. The bass neck pickup only differed from the guitars in the mounting: straight slots for...

Back when I played a double bass for a jazz band, I used a Fishman Full Circle through an @fdeck preamp to a Carvin MB12 combo amp which I would sit on a chair turned so the others in the band could hear it better and to de-couple any floor or room resonances. Gigged it constantly until...

I have an older version of the OP's bass, one line down on Ibanez' model scheme, a 2010 SRA305. Shortly after I got it in 2012 I upgraded it to EMG full actives with an EXB, I started using D'A EXL170BT along with a 130 tuned up to C. I have used that for countless gigs. I would experiment with...

My fan fret guitar. Different in that it starts with a square nut and fans forward. Description of the guitar is on page two of my fan fret bass thread. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/a-different-custom-p-style-bass.755914/

I am not sure what else to say. I have an electric guitar that the low E string is wonky. I had my luthier check it and it is proper: sharp edge on the front of the nut, proper height and geometry of the string slot edge, smooth slope back to the tuner -- no arch in the middle of the nut. I have...

Or WWMD - What would Macca do; Or WWDDD - What would Duck Dunn do; Or WWCKD - What would Carol Kaye do; Or ......