PLAN B ?

[funkinbottom]

Join the two routes together, and set it up like a Gibson Grabber, with an even bigger area for the pickup to slide positions in.

Actually a pretty interesting idea.

Curtis Novak makes the set up.

Grabber pickup slider plate

My vintage spec reproduction of the pickup slider plate for the famed Gibson Grabber bass. This will drop right in a vintage bass, or with the router templates, can be retrofitted to another bass.…

www.curtisnovak.com

 

[BearlyBass]

Before I saw the routes you've made, I voted for the EMG thunderbird p pickups and was going to say install them reversed (G and D string coil closer to the neck). But with the routes, I'd commit to making the G&L fit.

Also welcome to the overly upgraded Bronco club, a few years ago I did this:

Schaller tuners, Fender badass-style bridge, Guild bisonic, Novak goldfoil, and Fender WRHB pickups, jaguar selector plate. Tone for days!

 

[definenredefine]

Welp, at this point, I'm just curious to see which way you go and how it turns out.

As per usual.

 

[Yahboy]

I looked at those, and would like to try some in the future, but they’re smaller than the routes…so I’d have to use a pretty big ring around the bridge pup, and make a new pickguard for the middle.

That said, I really want to try those, I’m guessing they sound really good and have a ton of character.

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* prefer single pickup configuration .....

 

[Yahboy]

Before I saw the routes you've made, I voted for the EMG thunderbird p pickups and was going to say install them reversed (G and D string coil closer to the neck). But with the routes, I'd commit to making the G&L fit.

Also welcome to the overly upgraded Bronco club, a few years ago I did this:

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Schaller tuners, Fender badass-style bridge, Guild bisonic, Novak goldfoil, and Fender WRHB pickups, jaguar selector plate. Tone for days!

Wow ， dude ,you resurrected the legend using only jaguar and bronco ~~~~ Jaco !!!!

 

[Dark Horse]

Before I saw the routes you've made, I voted for the EMG thunderbird p pickups and was going to say install them reversed (G and D string coil closer to the neck). But with the routes, I'd commit to making the G&L fit.

Also welcome to the overly upgraded Bronco club, a few years ago I did this:

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Schaller tuners, Fender badass-style bridge, Guild bisonic, Novak goldfoil, and Fender WRHB pickups, jaguar selector plate. Tone for days!

That bass is wicked !!!

It’s kinda like a short scale version of another project of mine….

 

[crazycloud]

EMG P/DC

 

[JIO]

Well, I was going to mod this Bronco bass with a pair of Thunderbird pickups (PLAN A), but at the last minute I decided to put those into a Jazz Bass instead. It turned out to be a KILLER bass, so that was the right choice. Here’s a pic of how it turned out….

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So that leaves me with a Bronco in need of some modding. I love these little basses, they can be made to play and sound awesome, and are amazing for fly dates and stuff. Anyway, in deciding what to do with the Bronc, I remembered that I have a pair of these old G&L pickups. “Smart me” would take some time and explore what these are worth now that G&L has shut its doors. But they are a possibility for this bass. I also have three EMG Thunderbird pickups…. To of the ones that house a precision style pickup, and one that’s the TW, can split for more versatility.

Either setup would sound great, I’m sure.

And the bass is getting a ridiculous set of upgrades … USA Hipshot lollipop tuners, hipshot string tree, bone nut, rolled fingerboard edges, an Albridge bridge, CTS pots, PIO cap, etc…. It’ll be the worlds most expensive Bronco

Anyway, which set of pickups would you put in there ?

Here’s a quick mockup with the G&L pickups…

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You can't go wrong with G&L MFD pu's.

 

[JIO]

Curtis Novak makes the set up.

Grabber pickup slider plate

My vintage spec reproduction of the pickup slider plate for the famed Gibson Grabber bass. This will drop right in a vintage bass, or with the router templates, can be retrofitted to another bass.…

www.curtisnovak.com

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That's such a cool retro thing that Novak made available. It's a great company!

 

[Dark Horse]

Before I saw the routes you've made, I voted for the EMG thunderbird p pickups and was going to say install them reversed (G and D string coil closer to the neck). But with the routes, I'd commit to making the G&L fit.

BTW - the EMG and MFD are both a bit larger than the regular Thunderbird pickups, so it’s easy enough to do a little more routing and use either pickup.


I would’ve responded to this earlier but I was distracted by your badass Bronco ! It’s definitely an attention getter !

 

[Dark Horse]

Curtis Novak makes the set up.

Grabber pickup slider plate

My vintage spec reproduction of the pickup slider plate for the famed Gibson Grabber bass. This will drop right in a vintage bass, or with the router templates, can be retrofitted to another bass.…

www.curtisnovak.com

View attachment 7481609

Very cool, I’ll look into that ! Thanks

EDIT: looks like the cost of ordering it would be way too prohibitive, unfortunately. I have WAY too many medical bills, so dropping $500 for a grabber pickup, plate, and template is a non-starter.

However, now I want to look into how I could do that as a DIY solution. Either that, or something like the rotating pickup setup that the Turner basses/guitars use. Maybe not for this build, but for a future one .

EDIT 2 : looks like the sliding Grabber setup is pretty simple to implement. I’m definitely going to try that on a future build.,, thanks !

 

[JIO]

Very cool, I’ll look into that ! Thanks

EDIT: looks like the cost of ordering it would be way too prohibitive, unfortunately. I have WAY too many medical bills, so dropping $500 for a grabber pickup, plate, and template is a non-starter.

However, now I want to look into how I could do that as a DIY solution. Either that, or something like the rotating pickup setup that the Turner basses/guitars use. Maybe not for this build, but for a future one .

EDIT 2 : looks like the sliding Grabber setup is pretty simple to implement. I’m definitely going to try that on a future build.,, thanks !

I didn't see the price - I guess it would be worth it if restoring a vintage Grabber...

 

[Dark Horse]

I didn't see the price - I guess it would be worth it if restoring a vintage Grabber...

The pickup, sliding plates, and router template cost a little but under $500 without tax or shipping.

Very cool setup, and the pickup is a perfect repro it seems

 

[Malak the Mad]

@Dark Horse; That's weird…I don't see a "sell Malak my MFD pickups" as an option to vote for.

 

[Dark Horse]

@Dark Horse; That's weird…I don't see a "sell Malak my MFD pickups" as an option to vote for.

Hey man… I’m not saying “yes” but I’m not saying “no” either .

Heck, now that G&L is closed up, I don’t even have a clue what these are worth.

But I do know this… that little Bronco will sound awesome if I put these in it ! These MFDs are seriously incredible pickups.

 

[Malak the Mad]

Hey man… I’m not saying “yes” but I’m not saying “no” either .

Heck, now that G&L is closed up, I don’t even have a clue what these are worth.

 

[Dark Horse]