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Big, Loud Single Humbucker...

#21
4Mal said:
IMO - it's the combination of pickup, bridge strings and amp. A pickup alone isn't necessarily aggressive on it's own. Yes some are hotter than others - that's why your amp has an input gain control ... (well most do anyway...)

My suggestion is Dark Star. Wahdda wonderful sounding pickup... Here's a pic with rough pickguard. I've been laying down some tracks today before handing it back to my luthier tomorrow. He's going to make a pickguard tracing and some adjustments to the tracing so I get a decent fit. This guard works but it's pretty hacked up. I'm going for the gold anodized one from Jeannies. Through the old Bassman and 2x12 bin it just drips tone ... maybe only 50 watts but the recorder doesn't know that... The DS sounds sweet through my GK & Bag End rig too but the mic'd cabinet thing is way yummy.

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VERY Nice! But not a humbucker...hence, you're disqualified...need any assistance finding a dark star thread....:p ;)
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#22
PilbaraBass said:
4Mal said:
IMO - it's the combination of pickup, bridge strings and amp. A pickup alone isn't necessarily aggressive on it's own. Yes some are hotter than others - that's why your amp has an input gain control ... (well most do anyway...)

My suggestion is Dark Star. Wahdda wonderful sounding pickup... Here's a pic with rough pickguard. I've been laying down some tracks today before handing it back to my luthier tomorrow. He's going to make a pickguard tracing and some adjustments to the tracing so I get a decent fit. This guard works but it's pretty hacked up. I'm going for the gold anodized one from Jeannies. Through the old Bassman and 2x12 bin it just drips tone ... maybe only 50 watts but the recorder doesn't know that... The DS sounds sweet through my GK & Bag End rig too but the mic'd cabinet thing is way yummy.

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VERY Nice! But not a humbucker...hence, you're disqualified...need any assistance finding a dark star thread....:p ;)
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True. The DS is a single coil. However The DS is still an amazing sounding pickup and it just sounds huge! In terms of aggressive ? Well it's high output for sure. The only time I've ever seen the clip light on my GK. I know it's yellow now anyway. Also in the Stable as active Fender and Lakland basses as well as Aero euipped J & PJ's so I can do a reasonable comparison.

The DS sounds like a humbucker in that it's really BIG, except there's no mud. I bought mine with the mogami lead wire attached. (The lead wire is an option with the DS as many of them are dropped into semi hollow basses where it's easier to use the existing harness.) Delivered it was something like $165. The pickup itself simply has to be heard. Especially if someone is thinking Big, Loud, humbucker...
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#25
MAJOR METAL said:
You know i am really trying to think where i have seen them sale new , where ever i saw it on the internet i was really struck at how cheap they were compared to other humbuckers.
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I know I've seen them as well and was floored by the price. I think someone her on TB mentioned the website you could get them. It's been awhile....

-Bazz-
 

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