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    For now I think I'll go for the Darkglass, I read so many good reviews on it. For the pickups, Delano may be a good choice. I would like to find a Musicman-ish sound style, I really like this kind of sound, but still thinking about it...
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    I don't really build guitars to save money on the parts, I mean yes I have to think about it but I always build for the final result : lightweight, well balanced, good hardware, nice woods and electronics to have the best result I can provide. I mostly build customs, and I don't want to take...
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    Active Preamp/Pickups comparative

    Yes it would be Serie/Parallel/Split, I'm thinking about 1 switch only for the 2 pickups. 2 switches could be great, but it also could be too much configurations for some people. I like the idea of multiple possibilities, but I need to think like a customer too, it explain my demands here ;)...
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    Thank you all for your answers :) I will look into the Darkglass Tone Capsule, I didn't know it but what you say about it seems to fit perfectly with the kind of basses I'm going to. I didn't think about this tip... pretty clever I'll think about the EMG size thanks !! Don't know it...
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    Hello everyone, I'm a guitar and bass builder, mostly guitars, and I always have this need to understand what the player needs, so I can build each guitar or bass to match perfectly with the owner. I'm thinking about to create my first bass model available in stock, but for that I would like...
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    Hi Talkbass !

    Hello everyone, I'm a luthier in France, I mostly build guitars but I also build Basses on order. I created my account because one of my customer talked about my work on this forum months ago, and the opinion of the players helps me a lot for my builds. I'm mostly a reader than a writer, but...