bass with pickup close to bridge

[BrokeDownSouth]

Here is another of my old washburn basses with the pickup close to the bridge.

That's cool looking with the tuners at opposite ends...

 

[rojo412]

I'm a huge fan of that placement as well. Fantastic midrange finger-funk tone to it.

Status Graphite does a close pickup to the bridge placement.
I've found that most Peaveys do as well, if you don't have the money or patience to find a Status.
Fender/Sadowsky may refer to that as "70s" position, but mainly just for the Jazz. The new "Modern Player has some close placement.
Washburn had that as well.
And Hill/Bootleg does some really close placement.

Musicman, not so much. It's in a great spot, but not nearly as close as a lot of others.

 

[amimbari]

here's one of mine with the the pickup close to the bridge

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[eldoryder]

This one's PRETTY close to the bridge!

 

[eldoryder]

For that matter, so's this one?

 

[jlepre]

Schecter Custom Diamond P 5. They come in 4 string too for under $500 new.

EDIT: Plus you have the option to split that pup with a pull of a knob. Then it's a single coil utilizing the poles closest to the bridge.

 

[Dimitar]

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[MotorCityWest]

My Schecter P Bass sounds amazing.

 

[drewfx]

I win (Bartolini 6JH mute compartment split coil add-on PU):

 

[Roscoe East]

Bartolini 6JH mute compartment split coil add-on PU

I came in to post this!

 

[Nephilymbass]

My 5 string thumb basses didnt have bridge pickups that were super close to the bridge. The neck pickups are much closer to the bridge pickups though which i do think contributes some to thier distinct tone

 

[TimboZ]

What about the Mothman

 

[lyla1953]

Quite a "toneful" lady!