NBD: Warmoth Jazz 5 purple flake

[PaulS]

Whooooo love it!

 

[JFlo]

I did add a tone pot to mine, VVT + T/B stack, A/P and Series/Parallel switches.
(Sorry for hijacking the post with a photo…)
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That's beautiful!

 

[Polfuste]

This purple is A-WE-SOME.

 

[JFlo]

I also need to shout out FatBassTone for the Aguilar OBP-1 preamp. Only $25 to have them prewire it with terminal blocks and it was shipped out in 2 days! It was a real time saver and the workmanship was excellent.

 

[Big Louzer]

I often think about adding a P to my MM, but I would like the pickups to match. I wrote to SD’s custom shop and asked if they can make a symmetrical P with large pole pieces to match the SMB5-D ceramic MM pickup I have.
They said “No, because the pole pieces won’t leave enough room for the windings”. They suggested I glut get a QP P.

I never wrote back to say, “Yeah, but Delano has exactly what I’m looking for, I’d like SD to make one”, but I just left it alone.
If I ever do decide, it’ll most likely be the Delano PMVC5-FE…

I’m note sure if I’ll go so far as to switch out the MM to a Delano, though…it would be quite an expensive modification. When I think about the cost, I might just leave it as-is…lol

 

[SharpCat]

I often think about adding a P to my MM, but I would like the pickups to match. I wrote to SD’s custom shop and asked if they can make a symmetrical P with large pole pieces to match the SMB5-D ceramic MM pickup I have.
They said “No, because the pole pieces won’t leave enough room for the windings”. They suggested I glut get a QP P.

I never wrote back to say, “Yeah, but Delano has exactly what I’m looking for, I’d like SD to make one”, but I just left it alone.
If I ever do decide, it’ll most likely be the Delano PMVC5-FE…

I’m note sure if I’ll go so far as to switch out the MM to a Delano, though…it would be quite an expensive modification. When I think about the cost, I might just leave it as-is…lol

The Delano is a great pickup.

But I guess I would say if you’re gonna make them match, just pick your favorite and let the other go. Even better, embrace the differences and enjoy them both for what they are.

 

[JFlo]

Here's one of my other Warmoth builds with a SD QP p and Carvin MM wired vol/vol. They don't sound great together at equal levels but do sound great with one full up and the other just barely on. Honestly a preamp would probably make a big improvement.

 

[Big Louzer]

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Here's one of my other Warmoth builds with a SD QP p and Carvin MM wired vol/vol. They don't sound great together at equal levels but do sound great with one full up and the other just barely on. Honestly a preamp would probably make a big improvement.

I imagine you have the Carvin pickup wired in Series to match the output of the QP?

I had a pair of those (but 5-string) in one bass, and they really sounded excellent; very smooth, sweet top end. I had them wired in Parallel and Single coil.

I wound up changing them out to a pair of the SD SMB5-D (yes, again). I just absolutely love that pickup

 

[JFlo]

Yeah, the MM is wired in series.

 

[MistaaFeast]

I did add a tone pot to mine, VVT + T/B stack, A/P and Series/Parallel switches.
(Sorry for hijacking the post with a photo…)
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I LOVE this wow!