Jack Casady and adding extra magnets to pickups

[edwinhurwitz]

Mann's Fate - Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady (Hot Tuna) 1969 (youtube.com)

Ah, a classic! Jack's playing and the tone of his highly modified Guild Starfire are just perfect. This is the bass that was stolen in Seattle shortly after Woodstock and returned to him just a few years ago.

Here's the story: A Guitars Journey Written by Loren Watts.docx - Microsoft Word Online

 

[Larry Balara]

Ah, a classic! Jack's playing and the tone of his highly modified Guild Starfire are just perfect. This is the bass that was stolen in Seattle shortly after Woodstock and returned to him just a few years ago.

Here's the story: A Guitars Journey Written by Loren Watts.docx - Microsoft Word Online

Thanks for the link! The UT video must have been from before it was stolen.

 

[Laurent]

I experimented with this idea by adding rare earth magnets to the back of my P bass pickups. I did this so long ago that I do not remember the outcome.
It's easy enough to get micro rare earth magnets and put them on the underside of the pickup poles and test it out. I would expect a stronger output (think of a SD Quarter Pounder which has larger poles) and some changes to the tone.