I also have played a Stingray at Guitar Center quite a few times and I'm in love. Too bad that it probably costs more than my car is worth. Even a Sterling is out of my price range now.
I have a project Jazz Bass that I'm working on trying to figure out what to do with. My idea is to try to create a Leatherman Bass, an all in one, super versatile bass. I already have some SD Quarter Pound pickups that I haven't decided if I should keep. I didn't really care for them, I found them a little too dark sounding. I'm wondering how close I could get to a Stingray sound using passive pickups and an active preamp.
I plan on wiring this with a series/parallel switch and a bypass on the preamp so I can switch between my "Stingray" tone and the normal tone of a Jazz Bass. What value pots should I use for a setup like this? I found that the quarter pound pickups were too dark with 250k pots, so maybe I should try some 500k pots before I go shelling out for a preamp. I'm actually not sure how the pots work in an active setup, are they attached to the preamp? Is the wiring setup I'm describing practical, or even feasible?
Think I can cop the tone of a Stingray this way? I also thought about routing out the body and throwing Stingray electronics in there, but then I wouldn't have my Leatherman bass.
I have a project Jazz Bass that I'm working on trying to figure out what to do with. My idea is to try to create a Leatherman Bass, an all in one, super versatile bass. I already have some SD Quarter Pound pickups that I haven't decided if I should keep. I didn't really care for them, I found them a little too dark sounding. I'm wondering how close I could get to a Stingray sound using passive pickups and an active preamp.
I plan on wiring this with a series/parallel switch and a bypass on the preamp so I can switch between my "Stingray" tone and the normal tone of a Jazz Bass. What value pots should I use for a setup like this? I found that the quarter pound pickups were too dark with 250k pots, so maybe I should try some 500k pots before I go shelling out for a preamp. I'm actually not sure how the pots work in an active setup, are they attached to the preamp? Is the wiring setup I'm describing practical, or even feasible?
Think I can cop the tone of a Stingray this way? I also thought about routing out the body and throwing Stingray electronics in there, but then I wouldn't have my Leatherman bass.
