pups picking up.

[bass4nds]

Hey- I'm new to the board, but not to bass playing. And I feel really stupid asking such a newbie question. But I just bought a new Jazz bass, and it sounds awesome!! The kind of music I play calls for that raunchy, nasty punk sound that I love, and it works like a charm. However, my pickups don't pick up the low E string as well as all the other strings... what do I do? Is it just crappy electronics? or can I raise or lower the pickups to get a more even sound?

 

[Magneto]

Yes, you can raise or lower the p'up to get the sound you want. In your case, you'd start by raising the p'up on the low E side of course. Depending on the angle of the pup across the strings, this sometimes moves the pup closer to the A string too, making it too loud.
Since you have two pups, you can experiment with raising them both or maybe just the neck pup..
Do yourself a favor.. Measure the current height of the p'ups before you start adjusting. You might mess things up and want to put it back the way it was..

Mag...

 

[bass4nds]

thanks man. that's exactly what I needed to know.