Share your reverse P bass!

[MaglorOnBass]

I just made what should be the finishing touch on my “custom build” [Franken]bass.

I routed out the pickup cavity, installed a custom pickguard, and reinstalled the pickups in reverse configuration with black mounting screws.

The tonal consitancy across the fretboard is the best I’ve heard. I no longer have to remember to play closer to the neck to get a rounder sound with the D and G strings. I have been chasing this sound for a while and am very pleased. Does anyone else think the reverse configuration sounds better?

Let’s see yours!

 

[dabbler]

OK, it's a little more than a reversed P, but it has one!

 

[lug]

 

[MaglorOnBass]

Not that kind of reverse.

 

[lug]

Not that kind of reverse.

My pup is reversed!

 

[aproud1]

How about a reverse Double P Fretless??

 

[fermata]

Maybe not quite a P by standard definition, but it’s a split coil, it’s reversed, and it’s fabulous.

 

[JRA]

Does anyone else think the reverse configuration sounds better?

IME: every single case! and for just the reasons you cite in your OP.

i don't why fender didn't "correct" this long ago. some of the same folks who encourage experimentation and technological advancement re: all things bass are some of the same folks who would say things like "it just doesn't look right" or "it's fine the way leo made it, originally." obviously: it's a superior arrangement on most instruments. anyway, great work...glad it turned out for you!


https://www.talkbass.com/members/aproud1.97850/ : really nice! what a looker!

 

[cholyoke]

Two From One 1

• cholyoke
• Jul 17, 2018
• precision bass

Two from one

Yay for dual reverse Precision pickups! The one on the right is fantastic. The one of the left is about to go under the knife for a reverse bridge pickup.

 

[Lackey]

Thread revival - I'm bored and thinking of doing a bass build for the first time in a long time... J neck , p body with reverse pickup.

Question: does the stock pickguard template accommodate the reverse pickup fully? Or do you need to slide it up towards the neck a bit. I'd rather keep it at the exact position, just flipped...

 

[cholyoke]

The stock pickguard shape can accommodate the reverse precision pickup. When I bought my first reverse P pickguard from WD music, they moved the position slightly (1/4") towards the neck (top white/black bass). I made my most recent pickguard and I put it in the same position, just reversed (bottom red/white bass, formerly four string).

 

[fourstringdrums]

I have a reverse P Serek in the pipeline.

 

[PhatBasstard]

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Not that kind of reverse.

Sure it is.
Look at the stringing.
It's strung righty, achieving the same purpose.

 

[kevinpmajka]

You know, I have to do this for the 4th precision. I was wondering about what to do to make this one different. Thanks Talkbass for the gear consultation!

 

[Need Gigs]

Maybe not quite a P by standard definition, but it’s a split coil, it’s reversed, and it’s fabulous.
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I had a look inside one of these pickups (I have a TSB-400) and discovered that both magnets inside the pickup cover all four strings. Very odd.
But yeah, those pickups rule

 

[imabuddha]

Not a P bass, but does have a reverse P pickup that sounds very good.

 

[fermata]

I had a look inside one of these pickups (I have a TSB-400) and discovered that both magnets inside the pickup cover all four strings. Very odd.
But yeah, those pickups rule

You're right, and I think the coils may be full-size, like a normal humbucker. But the steel slugs are arranged like a split coil. Odd design--but sounds great!

 

[Need Gigs]

You're right, and I think the coils may be full-size, like a normal humbucker. But the steel slugs are arranged like a split coil. Odd design--but sounds great!

Yes, the coils are full size. Thanks, I didn't really know how to explain that.
My Aria is at the tech's right now for some mods
- Adding a middle pickup and a separate control plate with on/off switches for each pickup
- Adding extra slugs to each coil, allowing each coil to sense all four strings
- Adding a push/pull switch to activate single coil mode
New Zealand began a four week lock-down yesterday so I won't get it back until mid-April but I'll make sure to post clips when I do!

 

[nFinnyD]

I definitely like reverse Ps. I think it has even more of an advantage on 5 string basses! Only thing about a reverse P is that mine is a 24 fret, so the higher coil feels a bit in the way for popping when I slap. But I rarely slap, and if I do, I use my 4 stringer. Overall would always pick reverse for 5ers.

 

[Bill Thompson]

Here's my reverse P. This is a Charvel 1B that I picked up back in '87. With it's 20 degree radius fretboard, consistent neck thickness from nut to heel & large frets, it's a unique player. My friends who have played it say the current Charvels don't compare to it