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J J J Bass Options

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by countbassiedad, Oct 10, 2011.

  1. Oct 10, 2011 #1
    countbassiedad

    countbassiedad

    Apr 29, 2010
    No affiliations
    Anyone done a J J J bass starting with a regular J bass and then adding a third J pup in the "mudbucker" position?

    I am adding a mudbucker to my P bass and am thinking about adding a third J pup to my jazz.

    The main question I have is about hum cancellation. If I stick with single coils, do I want to use a bridge pup in the far neck position (so that it would hum cancel in the normal way when I run the middle and far neck together)?

    I did not measure yet, but am guessing the pole spacing would be closer if I used a J neck pup. If I did that do I just have to reverse the polarity of the leads to make it hum cancel with the middle?

    Thanks.
     
  2. Oct 10, 2011 #2
    line6man

    line6man

    Jun 20, 2008
    Close to Los Angeles, CA
    You could do it Strat style, with the middle pickup RWRP from the neck and bridge. The neck and bridge will not humcancel together, however.

    Simply swapping the leads of a pickup will put the signal out of phase with the signals from the other pickups, giving you a very thin tone. You need to also reverse the magnet polarity.

    Perhaps you should consider humbuckers.
     
  3. Oct 11, 2011 #3
    hillcitykid

    hillcitykid

    Apr 4, 2011
    Chattavegas Tn.
    im not super technicaly minded on the subject.but, outside of MAJOR mods. its still gonna sound like a j bass. ive tried everything, and they always sound more or less the same. just my experience.
     
  4. Oct 11, 2011 #4
    PikeoftheLake

    PikeoftheLake

    Oct 11, 2005
    Whitby, Ontario
    The godin shifter has 3 single coil pickups and I haven't heard people complain about hum with them.

    Perhaps you could look into the setup of the Shifter?
     
  5. Oct 11, 2011 #5
    stflbn

    stflbn

    May 10, 2007
    Nashville
    Musicman Big Al 5. Passive, Active, 3 bad arse pickups.

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  6. Oct 11, 2011 #6
    line6man

    line6man

    Jun 20, 2008
    Close to Los Angeles, CA
    Don't some of the MM basses have dummy coils?
     
  7. Oct 11, 2011 #7
    Stealth

    Stealth

    Feb 5, 2008
    Zagreb, Croatia
    I don't think so, I believe all their narrow-aperture pickups are actually stacked.
     
  8. Oct 11, 2011 #8
    tedsalt

    tedsalt Supporting Member

    Aug 5, 2010
    Kansas City
    Big Al

    Pickups:
    Standard - Single Humbucking with ceramic magnets;
    Optional - Triple Single coil Neodymium magnets
     
  9. Oct 17, 2011 #9
    countbassiedad

    countbassiedad

    Apr 29, 2010
    No affiliations
    Thanks for the comments. I'll probably add a mudbucker to my P first and then maybe do Mud/P/J to the Jazz at some point.
     
  10. Nov 29, 2011 #10
    countbassiedad

    countbassiedad

    Apr 29, 2010
    No affiliations
    I opted for mudbucker/sidewinder....

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  11. Nov 30, 2011 #11
    Omnipharious

    Omnipharious

    Mar 14, 2010
    Douglasville/Villa Rica, GA
    Yes, I actually just had a thread about this three days ago. There is still an unanswered question in it, and if someone can help me with it, I can start drawing up plans, and hopefully get started on the bass soon.
     

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