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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 ......

I play a U-bass regularly with my ukulele band Uke66. Have a qualified luther check the nut placement. Mine went the other way: everything was sharp, so I had to have a very thin spacer added to the tuner end of the fingerboard and the nut remounted. As we know, the distance between the leading...

Well, I respectfully disagree. It's not just the scale. It is the synchrony of everything that makes a Rickenbacker bass what it is: woods, construction, pickups, pickup placements, wiring in the bass, etc. You may get some brightness. You may get some good clank out of a set of stainless...

In the past I played both upright and electric. Arthritis started rearing its ugly head in my left hand, so I sold the upright bass. Since the OP plays upright bass, and has not indicated any physical issues, there is no reason to get anything else than a standard Fender or Fender-style 34-inch...

I was talking about either a single cap of whatever value the OP preferred, or the resulting value. No, I didn't go into details on how to wire it until you mentioned the tie-over as superior to either/or wiring.

Yes. as pointed out, I also prefer the tying across instead of either/or to avoid pops and clicks. I have used this on guitars where I have an extra .01 cap tied over so I can have the typical .022 tone cap or add the .01 to get a little more mellowness on a neck pickup; and a .022 tied across a...

Yes, traditionally, as with the traditional three-knob J-bass or P/J setup, Leo used 250 kohm audio taper pots. I have experimented with all sorts of pots over the last fifty years or more. They do function very well for the volume pots. Occasionally, if I have a bass that I really use the tone...

Nobody has mentioned the best strings: GHS Balanced Nickels. They are God's gift to short scale bass players. With the pure nickel wrap, which has more mass than NPS wrap, they have big tone, consistent tone both string-to-string and up the neck, after they seat in tempered top end to bring out...

The traditional box to get big tone without excessive volume out of the back end of a Marshall is the Tom Scholz Power Soak. Remember that he is an MIT graduate and has also invented many other items, including studio and other applications, with patents to back them up, as well as being the...

Yes. Play it for what it is. I have a Sears Silvertone from 1975 when I was 13 years old that was a birthday gift. I play it for what it is.

The stock pickup in a Jaguar H bass is a superlative passive MM design, especially after you ditch the "guitar" controls, pots and tone cap and rewire it using a '62 P-bass schematic and component values. Now, when I want minimal noise and even more flexibility, I have rewired one of my projects...

Yes. I have a Nordy Mustang pickup in a 30-inch travel bass. It has the double poles per string of a P-pickup, and has a little more wire on it than a stock Mustang pickup, but of course with the smaller bobbins a little less than a P-pickup. It is a best of both worlds pickup. On my bass it is...

In the last couple of years, I have been enjoying the quietness, bandwith, presence, and sensitivity of an EMG active CSX, in whatever cover depending on the bass so I don't have to rout a cavity, with its own controls, and adding an EMG EXB to get variable scoop without being bogged down with...

What does a dead flat sound like? Thump. That said, E strings are problematic no matter what the maker, construction, style, gauge, core/wrap geometry or ratio, or what they are made of. The larger E string compared to the others will not vibrate as freely in its overtones as the ADG strings...

The more balanced gauges seem to be in the La Bella sets so they feel better overall. They come in both flats and rounds, so you can tailor your tone, style, single notes, chords, etc. to your personal preference.

This ^. For most nylon tapewounds, the nylon tape is @ 7 thou thick, which increases the overall diameter of any given string by about 14 to 15 thou, depending on how it is wound. I have measured almost all of the domestic tapewound strings with and without the nylon wrap. One thing that is not...

The bass is what it is, with its low price, sometimes you don't even get what you pay for. Tell him to save his money to get a real bass instead of a cheap copy. If he tries to upgrade anything, all he will have is, well, you know. Don't throw good money after bad.

Welcome to the world of Fender bass necks. Let me guess: the dead spot is somewhere between the 7th and 10th fret on the G string, or at least that is where it is most noticable. Almost all Fender necks will all have a dead spot. As above, go for comfort with the lighter tuners to mitigate neck...

Any more about the pickup? If the pickup is truly dead, I would send it to Tom Brantley. He used to work with Lindy Fralin before going out on his own. He has rewired or redone covers on several pickups for me, including rewinding a dead Squier Tele pickup that I had custom made as a split-coil...

Have you tried using a .068 capacitor? That is the common capacitor between the stock .047 and the .1 cap. Similar rolloff, with just a hair more definition with your settings compared to the .1 cap. Just a thought to try sometime. On one of my basses I have my tone control wired on a push-pull...

There is no good reason. The LaBellas are superior strings for longevity, feel, and consistency. The A string of a TI set is as floppy as a rubber band. The LaBellas were developed to compete with the TI's, and ended up being better, especially after cloning the gauges for the first run, but...

They are expensive. And they are not worth it compared to so many brands, models, and gauges out there that can do as good or a better job for a fraction of the cost. Worse, especially the A string is as floppy as a rubber band.

I don't know - ask Sir Paul McCartney. Too bad you can't ask Chris Squire, but you can read his old interviews. And Carol Kaye is now retired, but has a lot to say on the subject, having come from a jazz guitar background.

I have one also. You're right. It doesn't fix anything, but will confirm what's going on. There is one place it helps: if the electrician, or worse, a DIY'er, wired the hot and the neutral backwards (black and white supply wires). Now that will kill you, because if you touch something else at...

Oh, and I am showing my age with this post. When I first saw the thread, the first thought that came to mind was the George Harrison song by the same name:

I would add to @michael_t 's post that it could be that some clarification (pun intended) is needed. Strings must be considered as an element of the entire bass system. Now, if a player is using a traditional recipe of alder body and maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, then yes. Alder is the...