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Replacement stingray pickups?

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boglej2

Dec 3, 2007
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Dublin, Ireland
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#1
I own a stingray 4, love the tone but i'm having some problems with my fingers constantly getting caught on the pole pieces on the D and G strings on the pickup. Because of the low output from the g mentioned in some other threads that side of the pup has to be closer to the strings which is why the pole pieces keep getting in the way.

So what i'm looking for is suggestions for replacements pups that would suit this bass, have a better output from the G, and i think i'd like one with the pole pieces not being visible... something like whats on the Flea modulus bass. I can't get that particular pup over here though so obviously something similar??

Thanks, any help/opinions appreciated
 
#2
I have a Basslines (Seymour Duncan) MM in one of my basses. The G string pole pieces are actually slightly below the surface and the D protrudes just barely. Also, the edges are beveled. Even if your fingers did contact the polepieces it would be fine. Oh, and it sounds fantastic.
 
#3
+1 on the Seymour Duncan. At the time I got mine, I had a choice of Alnico II, Alnico V, and ceramic. I read somewhere that Alnico V was a tad brighter than Alnico II, but not nearly as bright as the ceramic. Or maybe it was the other way around - II was a tad brighter than V? Whatever, I got the slightly-brighter of the two Alnicos and it is definitely fantastic.
 
#4
Yes, Alnico V is brighter than Alnico II. I like the ceramic models. They are louder and clearer.

With regards to the original post... your fingers really should never extend below the string's plane when picking. That's just wasted finger motion! You can pluck very forcefully with very little movement. Only engage the string to about half it's diameter, and use a slightly angled motion.

That's my 2 cents anyway. :D
 
#5
I'm going to changing the pickup in a EBMM SUB (sometime :ninja:).

I'm no fan of what is in there now and was thinking about either the Nordy or Delano.

I also wanted the brighter pickup, because my bass has a rosewood board which I think is a bit duller sounding IMHO.

I will do some searching :hyper:

But while this thread is up I was curious is anybody else was using those pickups for their MM and what pre amp's they where using with them.

:):hiding:
 
#6
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Is a traditional EBMM wired in series of parallel?

The above pickup is dong in parallel, but just looking for confirmation.:)
 
#8
DavidRavenMoon said:
... your fingers really should never extend below the string's plane when picking. That's just wasted finger motion! You can pluck very forcefully with very little movement. Only engage the string to about half it's diameter, and use a slightly angled motion.

That's my 2 cents anyway. :D
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That's actually a million bucks answer :smug:

Nordstrand have beveled p-p, too

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#12
scottbass said:
Putting in a new pickup? Then you can also put in a micro switch to switch from parallel to series. It will definitely give you a new and different sound to work with.
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+1

I've put a lot of MM pickups in basses for a particular client of mine. When ever I'm playing them I like the series setting, and he says he almost always uses parallel. It really is two very useable tones. If you use an on-on-on switch, you can also get single coil operation.
 
#13
I think I'm going for the above pickup and putting in a switch for s/p mode.

I'm thinking the Bart ntbt 2 band. (Not really a fan of the Aguilar that most like).

The Humanbase X-over I played had one of the best (MM) sound ever and it it had one of the Delanos (not sure which one) and a Glock 2 band pre.
 

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