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How do I get this sound?

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Scott Sauna, Jul 7, 2013.

  1. Jul 7, 2013 #1
    Scott Sauna

    Scott Sauna

    Oct 12, 2012
    Oregon
    I have an all maple Squier VM P bass. I would like to make it sound like this:



    What pickups could I put into it to make it sound more chunky?
     
  2. Jul 7, 2013 #2
    paulears

    paulears

    Sep 20, 2004
    The most easterly town in the UK - Lowestoft
    what does it sound like at the moment?
     
  3. Jul 7, 2013 #3
    Scott Sauna

    Scott Sauna

    Oct 12, 2012
    Oregon
    More woody than the RD bass. I'm thinking it might need a J pup in the bridge but Im not really sure. It has a PB 101 vintage sounding pickup in it currently.
     
  4. Jul 7, 2013 #4
    Dave W

    Dave W Supporting Member

    Mar 1, 2007
    Westchester, NY
    I thought the bodies on those were made of Agathis?

    In any case, a J bass would get you much closer to that sound. Adding a J pickup to it would get you a little closer, but it's still going to sound a lot more like a P bass than a J bass.
     
  5. Jul 7, 2013 #5
    pfactor2

    pfactor2

    Jun 18, 2008
    why would you want it?
     
  6. Jul 7, 2013 #6
    Scott Sauna

    Scott Sauna

    Oct 12, 2012
    Oregon
    I was thinking about putting a Hot Stacks J pup in the bridge. The same that are on the Krist Novoselic bass.
     
  7. Jul 7, 2013 #7
    Dave W

    Dave W Supporting Member

    Mar 1, 2007
    Westchester, NY
    You'd probably want to replace the P pickup too so the two pickups balance together. But again, it's still going to sound more like a P bass.

    Why not sell it and get a VM J bass instead? By the time you buy the pickup(s), get the body routed, and have it installed you'd be more than half way there.
     
  8. Jul 7, 2013 #8
    Scott Sauna

    Scott Sauna

    Oct 12, 2012
    Oregon
    Because I can't play jazz necks.