Modulus Mob

[carsonchilders]

yeah, you might want to be absolutely sure about it being an easy 'drop-in' replacement. m4-sized pickups (4" x 1.5") from various manufacturers can vary ever so slightly. iirc, emg's can be a bit wider at the bottom than at the top. so if you have a bass with original routings for bart m4-sized pickups, the emg's might not fit. you might have to widen the pickup routings a mm or two all around to accommodate the emg's. i've picked up used basses where the emg's were sanded down a bit so that they'd fit into the pickup routings.

most of my basses have aggie obp-3 pre's and i run them 18v, no prob.

Is this also the case with lane poor?

EDIT: According to both websites they SHOULD be the same size.

 

[carsonchilders]

I feel like I should start from the beginning.

I’m looking to replace my Bart’s in a lovely buckeye topped Q5. Their output is low in comparison to my p bass (winding on the hot side) and I’m fighting to get it as bright as I want it without changing strings every other week. Maybe the Barts are defective.

I’ve been considering the EMG DC or J sets at 18V. What do you all think? I know modulus is known for being bright so maybe it’s my technique that yields a darker tone. I don’t know what I could change at this point because the hi end blows me away when I plug in my p bass.

 

[bubba-b]

Is this also the case with lane poor?

EDIT: According to both websites they SHOULD be the same size.

my m4-sized lane poors are approximately 3 15/16" so if you have them, they should fit fine.

also, to confirm the specs on the size of emg 40 housings, i measured the top of the emg pickup (100mm) and the bottom (102mm). i don't have digital calipers on hand but that's basically what i measured. so the bottom of the emg's are slightly larger than the top. so keep that in mind if you're swapping out your m4-sized pickups with emg 40's.

 

[bassmike2010]

I feel like I should start from the beginning.

I’m looking to replace my Bart’s in a lovely buckeye topped Q5. Their output is low in comparison to my p bass (winding on the hot side) and I’m fighting to get it as bright as I want it without changing strings every other week. Maybe the Barts are defective.

I’ve been considering the EMG DC or J sets at 18V. What do you all think? I know modulus is known for being bright so maybe it’s my technique that yields a darker tone. I don’t know what I could change at this point because the hi end blows me away when I plug in my p bass.

EMG 40 DC/ CS pair with BTC preamp is very strong.without 18v

 

[GeoffGould]

strong is not the same as headroom

 

[loveandbass]

I’m about to drop a 35P and a 35JX in my tbx. Any issues running an x series with a regular EMG?

 

[bassmike2010]

strong is not the same as headroom

They've never lacked in head room or tone great sounding pickups

 

[drewphishesp]

isnt the 35jx a 4 string pick up

 

[GeoffGould]

Usually yes. It depends on the string spacing too.

 

[loveandbass]

Yes my 5 string tbx has 35dc pickups in it currently. Not sure when they went to 40s on the fivers. Should just drop in yeah?

 

[GeoffGould]

I don't mean to harp on the model ID, but I guess your 5 is not a TBX, but a TB. If the 35 worked before, it will be fine now. What position are you putting the 35JX in? I would recommend neck.

 

[loveandbass]

It’s a 91. What’s the diff between a TB and a TBX? Was gonna throw the j in the bridge and a p in the neck

 

[GeoffGould]

the difference is in the bridge spacing. What is the width of the 24th fret?

 

[loveandbass]

2 7/8?

 

[GeoffGould]

Should be either 2.5 or 3. If you post a pic of the back of the neck joint I can be definitive.

 

[loveandbass]

 

[GeoffGould]

looks like a TBX. I'm surprised the 35 is working. Have you had any volume problems with the outside strings?

 

[GeoffGould]

PS, if it were me, I'd put the P in the bridge, and the J in the neck. You also need to make sure you have the right kind of 35P

 

[loveandbass]

It works fine...I mean you guys built it. Is there a reason y’all went with 35s on the early 5 strings?

 

[GeoffGould]

well, at first it may have worked, but the 40 is better. For the P, you should make sure you have the
EMG-35P5-X model, or your middle string may not be as loud as the others.