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Too many knobs, etc. 
Good lord. I mean, just get a Keytar at that point.
Hey this is what is under the Gibson SG bass neck cover, right? What's the deal with these? I assume these sound different from the traditional 30K mudbucker, yes? What are these even called? I've been trying to see if I can get one but I don't even know the name of it so I can't search for it lol.
The humbucker you have when you not having a mudbucker Genuine Gibson SG Bass "Non Mudbucker" Humbucker Neck Pickup | Reverb Anyone know of a clone of an EB-0 long scale? Have seen used Gibson EB-0L but too pricey for my modest budget. "just get the EB-3 longscale EPI" you might say. But the minimalism is surging in me. I guess I could pull the bridge pickup out and cover the hole and get rid of some knobs. But you ask " just get the 30" EB-0". I'm going thru a BEAD phase and I want another BEAD machine that looks the part. B on a short scale is too loose for this goose he he
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If I had a spare 5 grand to splash around, I reckon one of these Gibson EB-4L would be right up my alley. The position of the pickup. The tonal variation of the kind of humbucker in it. The non bound fretboard which is rounded at the end. Me likes Gibson EB4L 1973 | Reverb Australia
It's got 4 individual coils, each one wound around a pole. And the poles are staggered. Gibson EB4L humbucker (1972-79) Gibson EB4L Super Humbucker Pickup | Vintage Guitar Parts
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HaphAsSard mentions the EB-4L and the pickup here SG & EB Bass Club
Chester Hansen playing one.
Sounds gorgeous. I'm in love.
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So that helps a little but I still can't find these pickups anywhere. I'm trying to look for other options for the neck pickup that have more clarity, but will still fit under the standard chrome cover. Doesn't look like there are many options.
They sound very different. Like 9.7k compared to 30ish.
A part number should be on a sticker on the other side.
Ok cool the part number helps a little. But I still can't find any online when I search for "rhy SG bass". Any ideas on how I can get one?
Try SG Bass pickup or Midtown Bass pickup.
I'm trying to look for other options for the neck pickup that have more clarity, but will still fit under the standard chrome cover. Doesn't look like there are many options.
You could ask Jerry Sentell if he'd be willing to mount his Unmudbucker under a chrome cover provided by yourself...the worst thing he can do is say "no"...
Pretty sure both Ibanez and Greco had their versions.
That's gonna be one muddy B string....bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbboooooooooooooooooom....
I did ask. He said he could (but I didn't end up purchasing the pickup).
There is a guy over on the "Midtown" forum that will sell the complete electronics and bridge, pups, pots, everything out of a Midtown bass.
Goes by "mazinda26" PM him ..........
Goes by "mazinda26" PM him ..........
Thanks for the tip, I just PMed him. I've never played a Gibson bass before so I don't know what that pickup sounds like. But anything has to be better than the stock EB-0 pickup lol. Hopefully he'll let me have it for a decent price.
I have the SG/Midtown pickup in my Epi EB-0 and vastly prefer it to the original. YMMV.
Maybe not the right thread but anyone here ever roll their own pickups?
The original pickup designer/experimenters surely had crude tools and methods and they created the great, classic pickups! Just curious...
The original pickup designer/experimenters surely had crude tools and methods and they created the great, classic pickups! Just curious...
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