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Well that's good. I liked mikes tone in the videos he did but there haven't been a ton of good clips otherwise (this thread notwithstanding).
Wow what is that string spacing? It does look TIGHT! The 5-string neck pickup has a P-bass coil arrangement with one short coil and one long coil so that the middle string has coverage and isn't getting sensed by both coils (which would cause the tone of the A string to be duller than the other 4 due to phase cancellation than the others in my experience). My guess is that either your A or D strings is sitting quite close to the edge of the larger coil (since we aren't sure which is the long coil in this pickup), but you may have been saved by that super tight spacing. If you bend the A upwards towards the E or the D downwards towards the G do you hear any weirdness with one of the two?
Damn I'm jealous! Is it a modern L1000 or vintage? I had a couple vintage ones that were beasts, and I think the Inez package would totally work on those basses somehow!At one point I foolishly sold my MFD pup & replaced it with a EMG. I was going to buy another MFD, but saw the Inez pup & thought I'd give it a try. Looks like the best of both worlds......
Hi,
Pretty sure just based on the info Fishman gives that it is a pretty standard split-coil design, and on that design a string that ran over both coils would have phase cancellation and output irregularities (being on the proximity of the magnetic field of two coils). I had a cheapo project tight-spacing 5 string bass years ago (bought from a pawn-shop for $30 as a fun repair challenge project) that had a standard PJ route with EMGs and the A string ran right down the center of the P over the ends of both coils and sounded quite different to the other strings. I ended up fudging a fix on that one by shifting the neck and bridge slightly so that the strings were off center from the pickups and it worked alright.
) It's a great bass and should sound great with the Inez pups.
There is certainly a part of me thats like "how could you sell that original pickup?", but then an equal (or bigger) part that is also an endless/restless tinkerer says "hell-yeah"! Please tell me its a mahogany model??? My best L2K was (also the heaviest though, which is why it didn't last)It's a 81 L-1000. Over the years it's been converted to an L-2000, had MFDpups, T-bird pups as well as active EMG & a DG Tonecapsule. So it's not exactly stock. But it plays great and has what some may call "Mojo". (And yes I hope you had Dr. Evil giving air quotes when you read this
( http://www.gwbarryguitars.com/1About/indexAbout.html )
The bass I fixed up looked like it had been played near to death when I picked it up, so clearly the A string thing didn't bother the original owner. The fretboard was splitting off the neck and the finish was in ruins. I pointed out the fretboard damage and offered them $30 planning to just salvage the EMG pickups and preamp, then later I decided to give the bass a second life instead for awhile because I needed a beater bass for a spectacle of a punk band I was starting where I expected the bass to get bashed around a lot. Fun project and it served me perfectly in the role for a couple years til I broke the headstock clear off haha! Those were the days...I know what you are talking about. I guess I just lucked out on this particular setup and it works.
But as you said. There is often an issue with some spacing. Way back... around 30 years ago...
I had a 5 string custom built. Playing left handed, a leftie 5 string DID NOT exist. This was about the time when 5 strings were just starting out. I went to a shop in Toronto, Ontario Canada called the 12th Fret. I had them build me a custom 5 string left handed. I was so lucky to get a luthier named Gordon Barry that was working there at the time. He was given the job of building my bass. It turned out awesome!! Gordon Barry is the man
At the time, there were no 5 string bass pickups. And I mean none, Aftermerket... Some manufacturers had some available to them or had their own made. I didn't have that luxury. I had to use an EMG P-Jazz active 4 string set. Much like Mike Inez put in his "Moon Bass". They sounded great. But the P bass pick up wasn't designed for a 5 string set up. I had a luthier in Ottawa Canada do new set up, fret dress, etc after a number of years of abuse.
He told me that the spacing was doing weird things. The "A" string was sitting "FAT and HAPPY!!" right in the middle. I never forgot that LOL
Thanks for helpful info!I know what you are talking about. I guess I just lucked out on this particular setup and it works.
But as you said. There is often an issue with some spacing. Way back... around 30 years ago...
I had a 5 string custom built. Playing left handed, a leftie 5 string DID NOT exist. This was about the time when 5 strings were just starting out. I went to a shop in Toronto, Ontario Canada called the 12th Fret. I had them build me a custom 5 string left handed. I was so lucky to get a luthier named Gordon Barry that was working there at the time. He was given the job of building my bass. It turned out awesome!! Gordon Barry is the man
At the time, there were no 5 string bass pickups. And I mean none, Aftermerket... Some manufacturers had some available to them or had their own made. I didn't have that luxury. I had to use an EMG P-Jazz active 4 string set. Much like Mike Inez put in his "Moon Bass". They sounded great. But the P bass pick up wasn't designed for a 5 string set up. I had a luthier in Ottawa Canada do new set up, fret dress, etc after a number of years of abuse.
He told me that the spacing was doing weird things. The "A" string was sitting "FAT and HAPPY!!" right in the middle. I never forgot that LOL
