That's definitely in the top three coolest basses I've ever seen. Gotdam.
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That's definitely in the top three coolest basses I've ever seen. Gotdam.
I was very lucky to get it! And, blessed that the seller worked with me and was patient. It was not cheap, but oh so worth it!
Thanks! I’m a classic car nut so it was perfect, IMO.
Yes!!!Sweet!
GT-40 Gulf Livery!!!!!!
I'll bring this thread down from the clouds with my dual P.
Mahogany body (unsure of make,) MIM fretless Jazz neck, and 916 Super Ferrite (ceramic blade) re-creation pups with stacked vol/tone controls and dual mono outputs.
I'd been gassing for an Alien Audio P/Reverse P for a long time. When the neck fell in my lap, I started looking for a P body that I could add the bridge pup to.
This Steve Harris knock-off was listed here on TB. I'd guess the Steve Harris look is DIY, as the mirror pickguard is acrylic and not quite a standard shape. But, from looking at the neck pocket, the body is almost certainly a nice heavy piece of mahogany.
I'd been gassing for an Alien Audio P/Reverse P for a long time. When the neck fell in my lap, I started looking for a P body that I could add the bridge pup to.
This Steve Harris knock-off was listed here on TB. I'd guess the Steve Harris look is DIY, as the mirror pickguard is acrylic and not quite a standard shape. But, from looking at the neck pocket, the body is almost certainly a nice heavy piece of mahogany.
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I'm curious, but don't have time to dig through the 22 pages of this thread, might have already been discussed.
What are folks' preferences of configuration for dual split Ps: Standard vs. reverse, bridge vs. neck? Matched or opposite?
I'd probably do both reverse; not necessarily sure why, other than I don't have that configuration in any of my basses, and more importantly, if it's good enough for Leland Sklar...
What are folks' preferences of configuration for dual split Ps: Standard vs. reverse, bridge vs. neck? Matched or opposite?
I'd probably do both reverse; not necessarily sure why, other than I don't have that configuration in any of my basses, and more importantly, if it's good enough for Leland Sklar...
Awwww, thought I would be next. So, I am happy to learn from you!
I've recently read through a lot, but not all, of this thread. I saw almost entirely positive opinions about all the different configurations. The one negative that I saw was for the standard P in the bridge position. The negative feedback for that was specific to the E and A strings.
From a purely theoretical point of veiw, I'm able to rationalize my choice of P in the normal position and reverse in bridge by thinking the standard P's E&A can benifit from a super tight response from a pup very close to the bridge. And the D&G string pup needing less assistance in that regard since the standard D/G pup is already closer to the bridge than the E&A.
In practice, the only dual P config I have experience with is the P/Reverse P. The closest comparison I can make is with the P/Js that I own, and have owned. I prefer the P/Reverse P. Although there are plenty of other variables, I do think that my preference is largely due to the pickup configuration.
For my fretless needs, my P/Reverse P has overthrown my Peavey G Bass which has Graphtech Ghost Piezo saddles as a supplement to it's magnetic pup. The Peavey plays a little better, and sounds great. But, I like the sound of my dual P better.
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Hello! For those of you that got their Double P-routed bodies through Warmoth, what was the ordering process like? They don't seem to offer a Double P option on their website, so I'm guessing a phone call is in order? And do they let you choose between standard or reverse for either position? Any info would be great, thanks.
A phone call is all it will take. They'll do standard or reverse in any position (for an upcharge.)
Unsolicited opinion: P in the standard position and reverse P in the bridge is so sweet!
I have done exactly that. At the time I did it, it was an extra $45. Of course, that assumes you want one of your Ps in the spot they would normally route for it. If you wanted two custom locations, it would be two additional charges. And yes, you can specify forward or reverse. But again, if you want a reverse P even in the normal location, it counts as a custom route, so you're going to get charged for it.
My unsolicited option on the matter: Reversing the P at the bridge or anywhere else doesn't do anything beneficial for the sound. I'll explain why if you're interested (I'm not going to bother you with it if you're not interested).
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Since you asked...
When you play up the neck, typically you play more on the D & G strings than the E & A strings. That's not universally true, but it's true as a rule. Likewise, when you play the low notes at frets 1-5, you're often playing on the E & A strings more than the D & G strings. What that means is that the standard layout for the split P pickup has you playing, the majority of the time, on an area of the string that is proportionally similar relative to the section of the pickup that's doing the picking up.
To illustrate, I'm taking measurements on my P (with one pickup). It's approximately 5 inches from my bridge saddles to the midpoint of then D/G segment and 6.25 inches from my bridge saddles to midpoint of the E/A segment. Ten more inches on the D/G gets me to the 14th fret, while another 12.5 inches on the E/A strings gets me to about the 10th fret. So when I'm playing on those two places on the neck -- 10th fret on E/A and 14th fret on D/G -- the strings vibrations are behaving roughly equally relative to the part of the pickup that's actually picking up the sound.
Now, if you were to flip the segments, now the 10th fret on the D/G is proportionally similar to the 14th fret on the E/A. How often do you play on those two areas? You probably do sometimes, but the majority of the time you are likelier to to be playing higher up the neck on the D/G strings and lower on the neck on the E/A strings.
That came out nerdier than I anticipated, but hopefully it was clear enough to understand. If I failed at that, ask, and I'll try to explain it better.
That actually makes a lot of sense! I never thought in terms of the fretboard. I'm inclined to think this was part of the design when Leo Fender developed the split coil pickup in the first place.
