Recent content by laverittjr

You are quite welcome, sir! People are always mentioning Roger Waters bass tone live, and the very pickups you have are a piece of the puzzle for sure. He doesn't actually have Duncan quarterpounds in his old bass, but that's what Fender chose to use in the sig. model. They just had to have a...

Those are the same pickups that Roger Waters has had in his black p bass hybrid since '79. Tom Anderson told me that that they are alnico 5, 42 guage formvar, 12,000 turns at 100 layers per turn. He gave me the formula when I called him to see if he would make me some, or if he knew where I...

Yes, you can get a nice thick vintage tone with them. Nicely balanced pickup in my opinion. They do not suffer the dreaded mid-scoop many "hot" pickups exhibit. Dave Wintz (owner of Rio Grande) is a super nice dude! He custom made an old style Muy split P without the plastic covers, just the...

I have seen people comment about Roger waters bass tone. From recording The Wall ('78) forward he has used a Schecter Monstertone P pickup with 1/4 inch polepieces and height adjustment screws below pickguard level (if you look very closely). The neck is indeed a Charvel p neck in birdseye maple...

I recently ordered a black acrylic single ply guard from WD, for my black classic 50's P (same design as roadworn w/o relicing). It has a very nice, super tight fit all around. The acrylic material (.120") is thicker than standard vinyl (.90"). Very sturdy and same thickness as Dave gilmour...