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best place for a pickup

#6
Yes. IMO there's no "best place" ultimately it's all a matter of opinion and taste. "Under a harmonic" makes little sense, since the harmonics will move as you fret the string in different places.
 
#7
http://www.till.com/articles/PickupResponse/

You may find this interesting, if a little mathematical. I think your best bet is to copy a pickup locations (as expressed as a ratio of total neck length to the pickup's distance from the bridge) you have liked on other basses. The other option is to find a way to slide your pickup back and forth until you find a spot that sounds good as you move around the neck. If you tape it to some wood blocks you should be able to keep it pretty steady, but you may need a friend to hold it there while you play (and vice versa).
 
#9
i love the position on the marcus miller jazz bass 5 strings the neck pickups is placed a litlle bit more to the bridge love that position but the wood is not so good i think maeby i that position two delano soapbars or a nordstrand 5.2 musicman shape on the bridge and a nordstrand bigsplit on the neck great combination don´t you think???
 
#10
ecufunk said:
i love the position on the marcus miller jazz bass 5 strings the neck pickups is placed a litlle bit more to the bridge love that position but the wood is not so good i think maeby i that position two delano soapbars or a nordstrand 5.2 musicman shape on the bridge and a nordstrand bigsplit on the neck great combination don´t you think???
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Did u ever heard about comma, full stop?
Gosh
 
#11
I use some clamps and some aluminum brackets I bent up to figure out pickup placment.

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#12
I did something similar to Searcy, letting me move the pickup anywhere I wanted. I spent a morning using it, deciding on spots for two pickups. I'm honestly not sure I got any better or more "personalized" results than I would have just measuring an existing instrument. It was interesting though, and I got a little better sense of how much you need to move the pickup to hear a distinct change in sound. I haven't put that much effort into deciding pickup location on instruments I've built since, and the outcomes have been as good.
 
#14
stringplayer said:
hi,

i'm going to build myself a bass.

but now my question is what is the place to put the neck and bridge pickup.

greatings,
cedric
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Very subjective and it varies on many factors. And there is no right or wrong answer. I wanted a sound that could cut with tons of highs and could also feedback; so I installed a second J right up to the bridge. It worked but I only use that bass for a certain songs. This works for me. My normal preference of most playing is a standard J setup.
On the opposite end, Sheehan puts a Model One up against the neck. I have tried that setup and it totally does not work for me.
What works for one player doesn't work for everyone. Experient and try as many basses as possible.
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