fender humbucker vs dimarzio model one

[ognihs]

I'm looking to mod my mustang bass to include a humbucker in there for a deeper, fuller tone. Ideally I'd be able to get a punchy midrange with some simple eq.

Is the Fender Pawn Shop Mustang Humbucker or a Dimarzio Model One the better fit? I believe both are 4 conductor, so there's a variety of tones, just trying to figure out which one will hit the spot... or if i should just get them both and conduct an expensive experiment (then sell the loser).

Thanks!

 

[Smooth_bass88]

no, YOUR mom (plus the DiMarzio)

 

[iiipopes]

I wouldn't use either. I would use a pickup like the soapbar in another one of the Mustang bass variants (I can't remember the artist's name on the model) and use a 500kohm linear tone pot to a .1 capacitor to get the option of the dub while keeping the flexibility of the full range and everything in between.

 

[ognihs]

I'm planning to put in 500k volume and tone pots, one with a push pull for series/parallel switching

Good call on the cap, would a resistor be useful for a treble bleed? I don't use the volume to clean up my tone since I only play clean.


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