Recent content by Zontuk

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    The bobbins of the pickups bend, after winding the wire - what am I doing wrong?

    Hello! After I wound the wire on the bobbins of the pickups (P-Bass style), I noticed that they were deformed (at the edges). And now the magnets are not exactly relative to each other. Why is this happening. I use 1.5 mm textolite, which looks like a fairly durable material. Please advise how...
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    My homemade pickups have more low frequency compression than the original

    Hello! I made homemade pickups for my Squier Precision bass guitar. In the end, when I compared these pickups with the original Squier pickups, I noticed that the handmade pickups compress the low frequencies more. I guess the new set of pickups has a brighter sound (more highs) and therefore...
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    Squire jazz bass 70-th + Fender Pure Vintage 74 J-Bass pickup set!

    Hello! Has anyone tried to put the original American pickups on Squire jazz bass 70-th? Please tell me about your impressions.
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    "J" pickups discussion and comparisons - PART II

    Thank you for great advice! As I understand, the Dimarzio has a classic sound. I really like the sound of the 70's. Could you advise the options of this decade? Or at least one more with a classic Fender tone. Thank you.
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    "J" pickups discussion and comparisons - PART II

    Hello! Does Fender produce a separate set of pickups for a 5-strings basess? I want to refresh my mexican pickups and buy american pickups, but I can't find this in online stores. Thanks.