Looks like something that Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam would play. Very nice!
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Show us your Double P Basses!
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My modded Fender Blacktop Jazz in it's current incarnation, using the neck from an MIM Classic '70s Jazz. No doubt, she's a ferocious beast of a bass! Here's the more-detailed thread about it, complete with anecdotes, in-depth evaluations and of course, lots of pics. 
Startin' the (New Bass) Day by poundin' the Blacktop
Startin' the (New Bass) Day by poundin' the Blacktop
Sorry for the necro post, but I joined the club.
Hadean 511. Other is my bronco bass which will eventually get a new rout and some new pickups.
Anyone have thoughts on good replacements for the Hadean pickups? Will an overwound help for the bridge pickup to make it sound less thin?
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Hadean 511. Other is my bronco bass which will eventually get a new rout and some new pickups.
Anyone have thoughts on good replacements for the Hadean pickups? Will an overwound help for the bridge pickup to make it sound less thin?
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I just bought this EXACT bass on eBay. any specs on it?
Nope, had one in the mid 80s wanted to have one again. Thick poly on a single piece of mahogany, thick hard maple neck. They came with era correct Epiphone through body bridges, and cream colored DiMarzio pickups. Korean made likely on the same line as epiphones , by Cor-tek. A lot of similarities to Hondo's of the same era.
- Dec 28, 2009
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The irony of this thread. I don’t have a double P bass but will have one in the next year or so. I’m endorsed by Killer B Guitars and am having Kevin build my 2nd P bass right now. After it is completed, I have a Ronny Cates Signature Series bass in Q and a 4 and 5 string T Hawk after that. The 4 string T-Hawk will possibly be a double P pickup but if not it, then the following 4 string T-Hawk will be but in addition to that, there are 2 other P basses being built for me and then after that or maybe at the same time if budget permits, I’m having a double P bass built. I am also endorsed by Nordstrand Audio pickups and all of the basses will have those pickups in them. Normally for P basses I use the NP4A pickups but on the double P bass, it will have 2 sets of Nordstrand Audio Power Blades. The finish will also be a white wine/goldish color. White pickguard, Birdseye maple neck with an ebony fingerboard and abalone dot inlays.
The P bass on the left, has a finish very similar to the one that mine will have.
The P bass on the left, has a finish very similar to the one that mine will have.
Strongly encourage you choose reverse P orientation
wow thanks! that's more info than I've found anywhere on the internet so far. here it is by the way!
Thought this was interesting enough to post this link here
Schecter Japan Progauge dual pup P Style bass
Schecter Japan Progauge dual pup P Style bass
- Dec 28, 2009
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- Endorsed by K.B. Guitars, Nordstrand Audio Pickups, Von York Strings and Gallien-Krueger Amps.
If you wouldn’t mind doing so, educate me on the reasons and/or advantages in going with a reverse P set up as opposed to a standard P set up?
Reason #1:
To my ear, the D and G string are already too thin sounding compared to the E and A strings. Especially the G string. So by reversing the orientation of the P pickup you fatten the sound of the D and G (closer to neck, further from bridge) and brighten the sound of the E and A. I find that between strings is more even and balanced in tonality when playing lines that cross from the A string to the D string.
Reason #2:
When you have both pickups up full on a JJ, PJ or PP bass - you hear a mid scoop effect that sounds like a resonant filter. You can test this by plucking a note and while it's ringing switch between neck pickup only and both pickups on full. Do this plucking the A string and then again plucking the D string. On a JJ the resonant change stays consistent between the A string and D string (because both pickups are catching the strings at the same points on the two strings) - On a PJ there is a distinct difference in the harmonic shift between the A and D strings because of the different spacing between the two pickups under those strings. On a PP that has both pickups oriented the same way, the harmonic content seems consistent (like on a JJ). But some PP basses have one pickup in normal orientation and the other reversed - on those double P basses the harmonic inconsistency between A and D string is even worse than on a PJ.
Reason #3:
When using the edge of the neck pickup as a thumb rest it puts your plucking position a little closer to the bridge - something I prefer.
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Update, here's my 80s Hondo I just received!
needs some love and the body is dinged to hell but it sounds awesome!!
needs some love and the body is dinged to hell but it sounds awesome!!
Marauder's Double-P cavity looks like a Y-wing...
Lol
I just came across this old thread, but what the hell…..
I just came across this old thread, but what the hell…..
Interesting pickup locations. Are they positioned around the original P-pickup location?
Looks great!
Here's mine. The pickups are Dimarzio DP's in larger housings. The neck pickup is slightly more towards the neck, approx. in 60's Thunderbird position.
The pickup compared to MM -style pickups:
The pickup compared to MM -style pickups:
