Squier 51 Bass Mock-up

[bassdude51]

Looks pretty good! DO IT!

My .02 cents. Slant the neck pickup the other way. So that the G magnet is toward the neck and the E magnet is toward the bridge.

This will balance out the tone/sound. Since the E and A strings are more bass inclined and the G and D strings are more treble inclined, slanting the pickup the other way will even out the tone. IMHO

Build it!

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[KevInDaBassment]

I'd be down for the blue one...agreed with the comments on possible shifting of how close pickups are to the neck/bridge though.

 

[DonaldR]

Maybe just me but I have only two use of a volume pot: on and off. Since my tuner pedal can do the "off", I would only have a blend and a tone. Or an active blend and a stack active bass/treble.

 

[iiipopes]

While I think you’re correct that that would result in a more even tone, for this example I was simply trying to make a literal translation of the guitar design to a bass w/o adding much of my own influence. I personally think that with the pickup being at such a shallow angle, and that far from the bridge, the difference would be pretty insignificant and the aesthetic would be disrupted if it were angled the other way.

The bridge pickup, I just had to guess, so I picked what seemed the two most likely options though there could definitely be an argument for a JJ pickup in lieu of either of the two I used.

Yes, I am all about tone. Aesthetics come third behind feel and tone (If you are not comfortable playing a certain bass, you will get to the point you don't play it, no matter how it sounds or looks). Yes, the JJ pickup configuration would work well.

To further elaborate about the neck position pickup, the "reverse" rotation would be similar to the "reverse-P" set up that many other manufacturers' P-style or P-inspired or P-pickup basses have. (The Ibby SR basses come to mind.) I find on my P/J with the reverse orientation of the P-pickup that there is a significant difference compared to a conventional P-pickup orientation, which gives clarity to the E string and rounder tone to the G string.

 

[jd56hawk]

Those are just single coil p basses, though. Pretty different beast.

They make a PJ version, too.
I thought they had a model with a humbucker, but I can't find one in my bass album or doing a Yahoo search.

 

[Lance Bunyon]

I'll take a 5 string version of each please.

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

Fun! Cool! Red with the blue control plate. And I do like the idea of the reverse slant on the neck pup.

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[PennyroyalWe]

A lot of folks expressing the reverse angle preference. Makes me think, were this real, it’d be a good idea to simply route for a humbucker under the pickguard. Then people could adorn it with a pickguard that had the pickup at whatever angle they’d like. Built in aftermarket parts demand.