What replacement bridge is that? I need one for my Les Paul Standard EPI bass
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Hipshot direct replacement for the old style Gibson 2-point bridge. The original was a really sad excuse for engineering! If you have a 3-point, this is probably what you'd want:
SuperTone Bass Bridge > Store > Hipshot Products.
There's been at least one bass put out with a sliding pickup from Westone of Japan. I seem to recall a Gibson as well.
This is all I've got - MIJ Bass VI from '96/'97:
This thread has me intrigued.
I've got an SX Jazz that I'm considering adding a third pickup to, another jazz pickup (or maybe a humbucker) near the end of the fretboard.
To anyone who has done this, what wiring scheme did you use, and was the mod actually worth it? What tone can I expect?
I've got an SX Jazz that I'm considering adding a third pickup to, another jazz pickup (or maybe a humbucker) near the end of the fretboard.
To anyone who has done this, what wiring scheme did you use, and was the mod actually worth it? What tone can I expect?
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Clearly, ^THAT^ is the best bass for everything.
I don't know, I feel like there's still a lot of empty space on the body that could be filled up with knobs.
100% photoshopped by someone who doesn't know how pickups work.
12 knobs, 8 single coils or 4 humbuckers in one pickup ring. Uh huh.
I've read it plays like a full scale and is prone to neck dive, but have never had the pleasure of playing one. I think they look rad.I don’t own one, but I’ve been intrigued by the Fender Rascal. Does anyone here own one? Did you have a positive experience with it?
Four pickups, all with on/off and phase, plus coil split for the hindmost:
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Pics of some of mine below.
The Koa one technically has two but there are two inline split singles inside of each MM shell which are individually switchable as if they were four separate pickups. Same with the triple dual coil bass which has 63 possible combinations of the 6 coils, all of which hum cancel via the custom Audere NC preamp (which has phantom coils in the control cavity).
The Aircraft Carrier Theme (which was donated to JDRF) has two J pickups and a Mudbucker which is concealed under the pickguard near the neck. Only the poles poke through the PG.
Similar thread with 60 pages of them here: Show us your 3 pickup basses!
The Koa one technically has two but there are two inline split singles inside of each MM shell which are individually switchable as if they were four separate pickups. Same with the triple dual coil bass which has 63 possible combinations of the 6 coils, all of which hum cancel via the custom Audere NC preamp (which has phantom coils in the control cavity).
The Aircraft Carrier Theme (which was donated to JDRF) has two J pickups and a Mudbucker which is concealed under the pickguard near the neck. Only the poles poke through the PG.
Similar thread with 60 pages of them here: Show us your 3 pickup basses!
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I had a chance to play one in a store when they came out - I copied my impressions that I posted at a different site:
The volume pot is push-pull - with just the bass pup selected and the knob up, you get neck & bridge pups; with the neck & middle pups selected and knob up, you get all three pups (or at least that's what the guy helping me found in the manual). Seems accurate - those were my favorite two positions, the neck & bridge had a nice full sound, all three was fat & punchy. I think it was selling for $799. My wife really liked the look of it - the pickups, the color - but I'm not in the market... It was a bit on the heavy side, though comfortable to play seated. There isn't a dedicated place to rest your thumb - I found myself using the pickguard (used to that on my Ric 4001) or on the pickup screw. The neck felt nice - the short scale was definitely comfortable.
Your wish is my command...
This beast will play anything from blues to medium blues. It weighs a small 50lbs and runs on its personal nuclear reactor (not included). Now it's your job to try and figure out what all these knobs mean.
