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MY NEW 9 STRING BASS TODAY!!!!!!!! (Bee Basses Content)

#201
Brado said:
I found my humor detector under the couch. :)
I certainly didn't want my last post to sound like a slam to anyone who uses a two-pickup bass...My fretless has 2 & I also have a Fender 5 string P bass. If anything, I want to let more people know about this triple JSBC setup. It has really expanded what I can achieve. Reinhard builds some of the best sounding pickups out there. Fred's basses are right up there too. Those two guys are responsible for putting my little idea into motion & actually making it work. Without their genius, it would still just be an idea. Big Cheeto; I can't get over how great your bass looks. Congrats, again!
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I have to agree that three pickups provide a different kind of sound. I have an old Fender USA HM (Heavy Metal) bass with three, passive, super-hot jazz-style pickups and a 5-position switch. I urge folks to leverage the considerable work and care that Brady and Fred put into this design!
 
#203
Bassman7PM said:
Wow, what a work of art. Maybe I missed it but can you give me a run down of the electronics?
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Thanks again Bassman! :bassist:


Heres some good detail on the electronics layout directly from Brady Muckelroy (the setup is his design). "There's a "master" volume that controls the bridge & neck pickup/ along with a pickup blend....like a jazz bass that has a blend pot.....Then, you have a seperate, independent volume for the middle pickup. To finish out the passive routing of the signal, you have a passive tone. Even without touching the EQ, you have tons of versitility here. You can run any of the three pickups by itself, any combination of two, or all three. The passive tone adds the ability to really darken things up/ smooth it out when needed. You have your three band EQ from there. The Bee Pre is powerful. A dab'll do ya'. Be careful; especially if you're used to twisting a knob all the way.......this pre has 18db worth of boost or cut!!!! The cutting won't get you into too much trouble. It's the boosting that'll do the damage. If you're planning on a heafty amount of boosting in your EQ, leave yourself some headroom in your gain structure. Otherwise, you'll be overdriven/ distorted from the get go........The JSBC pickups are naturally bright & articulate. Very rarely, do I EVER have to boost my treble. If anything, I leave it flat, or cut/ depending on the gig...There's PLENTY of clarity in regards to treble response. I DO end up boosting a bit in the bass & mids (for ensemble playing). Not much, though......maybe 3-6db max."
 
#207
JAUQO III-X said:
Some people don't like how basses with three pickups look. And some people don't see the purpose for having three pickups in a bass.
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Yeah, I hear ya Jauqo, heck, allota peeps don't even like ERBs for that matter... unbelievable! heheh. :p

I would say that these people would understand the benefits of a triple pup setup, if they got the chance to try a triple Delano JSBC pup configuration. Delano and Bee Basses/Brady Muckelroy really nailed it on my 9.
 

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