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Show us your 3 pickup basses!
- Thread starter Doner Designs
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Thanks for the response. So is it an octave higher? (I'm obviously ignorant about such things.)
Yes, it is. In fact, it's more like a guitar with a deeper end due to the 34" scale.
You can hear what it sounds like on "Charlotte's song" by Stu Hamm.
Or finding some videos of Zander Zon on youtube.
You can hear what it sounds like on "Charlotte's song" by Stu Hamm.
Or finding some videos of Zander Zon on youtube.
What string gages do you use? And do you have to do anything with the nut or bridge? Is intonating any problem?
Eldo, how does that Gibson play? Are those single coil pickups? If so, how do they sound noise-wise?
Eldo, how does that Gibson play? Are those single coil pickups? If so, how do they sound noise-wise?
String gauge is 18-50 with GHS piccolo set. And no, no issue with nut, bridge or intonation. It's like playing a set of extra ultra super light strings.
This bass sounds and plays wonderfully! The neck is a nice size, neither too thick nor too thin. Satin finish on that back which make it a nice quick player. Set neck rather than bolt on like the original G-3s so it changes the sound a bit. The pickups are single coils and are the only Gibson basses to use them so far. They are strong! The switch operates all pick ups in the center position, middle and neck pickups in the forward position and the middle and bridge pickup in the back position.
I really, really don't understand why these didn't become more popular. They are fantastic basses. A while back I loaned mine to a buddy who for years has mostly played a Ric 4001 V63, which he says is one of the best basses he's ever played. The entire time he had my G-3 he didn't touch his Ric. That says something!
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This is my custom PPJ5 bass - something between Fender Boxer PB555 and Fender Urge II bass (neck is maple/palisander, alder body, ceramic Wilkinson pups). All passive. CTS master volume 1M audio (SPST switch on/off bridge J), Burns MN500k balans for both P splits, Burns master tone B250k no-load, Orange Drop cap 0,47uF, copper shielding, Fender cables wiring.
Picking sound sample straight into an audio interface (without any postprocessing or normalization):
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1) neck P
2) both PP
3) middle P
4) middle P & bridge J
5) all pickups PPJ
6) neck P & bridge J
7) bridge J
Picking sound sample straight into an audio interface (without any postprocessing or normalization):
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1) neck P
2) both PP
3) middle P
4) middle P & bridge J
5) all pickups PPJ
6) neck P & bridge J
7) bridge J
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Interesting you slanted the pickups "backwards"
You must think Leo was right vs the Warwick and Spector approach.
I like reverse-P sound but... I had an idea that's better makes them slant forward for more ergonomic picking style. That's all.
I had an idea that's better makes them slant forward for more ergonomic picking style. That's all.
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Audere, Nordstrand... Nice choose! What is the body and neck materials?
What is the body and neck materials?
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Audere, Nordstrand... Nice choose!
Thanks. I started a build thread with all the info. Mahogany/birdseye, wenge/ebony, burled walnut PG.
The fingerboard is ebony but is highly figured. I grabbed it from the showcase when I saw it and ordered the rest afterwards.
Interesting combinations of wood, pre and pup... Can I expect any samples soon?
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Interesting combinations of wood, pre and pup... Can I expect any samples soon?
It wont be assembled until after Christmas, but will try to get my son to do some clips after that.
And per usual it looks like it will be yet another wonderful work of yours.
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And per usual it looks like it will be yet another wonderful work of yours.
Flux! How are you doing? Seems like you have been ill for a long time. Getting better I hope.
Getting there. Two severe kidney infections resulting in roughly two weeks in the hospital. The main problem afterwards has been the lack of red blood cells (kidney function has everything to do with making red cells). So it's taken a while to recover from all of it. Three surgeries just since Feb of this year. Pile it all on top of the upper back injury and the way my shoulders keep becoming impinged due to reduced range of motion caused by the back injury. ACK!!!!! It's a friggin mess! I'm not used to being less abled, I've been a pretty healthy person until I hit about 50 years old or so (4 years ago).
So yea ... thanks for asking, and thanks for tolerating my blurting all of this out here. I hope to be able to return to work very soon (kinda have to, savings about totally tapped out). It's not as morose as I may have made it sound, I've been through worse .... I'll get through this. "Die Falling Forward" and all of that.
Here is my Hofner Club bass with three pick ups, gold top, Tom Petersson model: http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/fb/a9/27/fba9274e0b1527dd928e56e4f6713670.jpg
