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Yes, 60's position. 70's is always too trebly for my playing.
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Nordstrand BigRig Pickups
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Yes, 60's position. 70's is always too trebly for my playing.
I just looked up that Fodera model and both the bridge and neck pickups seem much more forward towards the neck than traditional set ups. Looks very similar to what I am thinking for my build. However, it is 33” scale, and not sure how much of a difference that would make compared to a 34” scale? It was good to see that set up in a fodera, and makes me more comfortable going that route.
Simply scale the positions of the PUs relative to the nut proportional to the scale length.
That sounds fantastic!! Love the warmth and the articulation. Very round, clear and even though it was a mellow piece I can hear the punch of the bass. I imagine with flatwounds all that good stuff would be intensified and the highs would sound less bright. If so, I would be totally happy to get that tone on my bass. Do you remember how your neck and bridge pickups were blended for that? Thanks for sharing!! Also did you wind up switching out the Big Split for a Big Rig in that bass?
I don't remember the blend, but I would normally have the neck fully up and blend in the bridge to taste. I now have a custom BigRig in the bridge of my bass. It has the magnets slightly closer together.
Thanks, brother. You KNOW I'm a fan of your playing for sure. Hope you're well!
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I just recently moved to Bushwick.
Thanks for the heads up on my mailbox...for the life of me I can see how to delete old messages
select the box to the left of the message thread title. This opens a menu box. Select all if you want. There is no delete function per se, but there is a "Leave Conversation" option that is effectively the same thing.
For those who have played them, how would you say the Big Rig in the bridge (in parallel) compares to Smith or Fodera (SD dual coil) humbuckers in the bridge?
In my experience, the BigRig in the bridge (when set to parallel) doesn't have the same presence. In Series, it adds some heft and will get you closer.
The BigRigs are incredibly wide, open and hi-fi sounding, which can be a very good thing...but they don't sound like a more traditional snarly bridge pickup.
Hi, I owned two Foderas, one with the SD Dual Coils and one with BigRigs; in both instances, the pickups were wired in parallel. My experiences would entirely echo Lonnybass's; the BigRigs didn't have nearly the same amount of presence as the SDs. The BigRigs had a cool, open sound, but the sound of the SDs felt more focused and tight, which I preferred.
I've found that boosting the bass on my preamp while the bridge pickup is solo'd really helps fill things out significantly. It's still the hi-fi nature associated with the BigRigs, but with more defined presence.
I wonder if that is wired in series or parallel? Most of the Boden Prog Bass examples I have heard make it sound like it will do the bridge thing pretty well. I also like what I hear in @nostatic's video of his Bid Rig eqipped Fodera.
My Zon Legacy Elite currently has older Bartolini quad coils wired as parallel dual coils and I'm curious if the Big Rigs would offer similar bark but with more mid-upper mid texture and clarity.
My tonal goal would be the Fodera dual coil SD's, but a little more traditional and smoother in the upper mids. I feel like that is what I hear in @nostatic's video.
My Zon Legacy Elite currently has older Bartolini quad coils wired as parallel dual coils and I'm curious if the Big Rigs would offer similar bark but with more mid-upper mid texture and clarity.
My tonal goal would be the Fodera dual coil SD's, but a little more traditional and smoother in the upper mids. I feel like that is what I hear in @nostatic's video.
This has been my experience. My bass has the same coil switching Bigrigs, in the same exact positions, as the Fodera in the Nostatic demo video. I had been using Barts for many years the Bigrigs are more even and open sounding. More present in the upper mids, and lacking in the warm lower mids that I’ve found in all my Bart equipped builds.
Boden has a comparison video that shows an A/B between the Bigrigs and the Zen Blades and you can make out the differences pretty well. The Bigrigs sound “bigger” in terms of the overall range whereas the Zen Blades sound more focused and punchier in the mix.
I have a Big Rig in the bridge position of my Sadowsky PS5 like LEH uses. It’s wired series, sounds excellent and is a very good match with the P5 pickup. I had a Big Rig installed in the neck position of my G&L Kiloton 5. It is also wired series and adds warmth and thickness to the MFD pickup. IME the Big Rig has a stronger signal, more focus, and mid presence when wired in series. It loses presence and impact when switched to parallel.
I very much feel the same. Mine are hard wired in series
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And I always leave my coil switch set to Series, at least on the bridge pickup, for the same reasons described above.
