Bootsy Collins 5 pickup bass question.

[derrick007]

This one, if you don't know what I'm talking about.
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Yeah, he's got 5 jazz pickups, so my question is, how many of those are neck pups, or bridge pups, or are they made specifically for that bass?

I ask, one, just out of curiosity, and two, because I'm currently building a bass modeled loosely off of the old Silvertones, and to keep with the Silvertone spirit, I want to put 4 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder J-Bass pickups on it. I love the sound of those pickups, and they have those big magnets, so I think they'll look great. I'm guessing it would still sound okay with two neck pups and two bridge pups, what do y'all think. I'm positive I'll need wiring help on this damn thing, but that's for a later date.

Thanks for the help, Derrick.

 

[kcamsdog1387]

I'm not sure about his personal bass, but Traben's production model uses Rockfields. More here http://www.trabenbass.com/bootsy_star.php

 

[derrick007]

Thanks for the info, I emailed Rockfield, and they said their bass pickups are not commercially available yet, only sold to Traben. I'll shoot Traben an email asking if they're different sizes.

 

[clicheband]

This one, if you don't know what I'm talking about.
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Yeah, he's got 5 jazz pickups, so my question is, how many of those are neck pups, or bridge pups, or are they made specifically for that bass?

I ask, one, just out of curiosity, and two, because I'm currently building a bass modeled loosely off of the old Silvertones, and to keep with the Silvertone spirit, I want to put 4 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder J-Bass pickups on it. I love the sound of those pickups, and they have those big magnets, so I think they'll look great. I'm guessing it would still sound okay with two neck pups and two bridge pups, what do y'all think. I'm positive I'll need wiring help on this damn thing, but that's for a later date.

Thanks for the help, Derrick.

I have mine wired with 3 being the neck and 2 being the bridge