So this isn't really a pedal thing, but I just got an email from the guy that's building my bass body, and I wanted to let you all know that future demos will be featuring this beautiful thing:
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I haven't ordered anything yet so I'm still open to suggestions, but I was leaning toward the Fralin P-J set. I've heard good things about them and I like the hum-free bit. My current bass has Bartolini mk 1 so I figured it would be good to have a passive bass around for diversity.
Very cool.
Though tinkerers like to tinker. I'm sure this is just the beginning...
Take a look at Nordstrand pickups as well.
Never heard of them, I shall definitely check them out!
I'm still fairly new to bass pickups so I appreciate the more suggestions.I have played Antiquity II on a friend's bass a few years ago, I remember liking them.
I have absolutely no idea
I would lean toward rock-ish maybe? My brain is ruined by guitar pickups, where "vintage" usually means warm but low output and "modern" usually means bright but high output. I like warm and smooth, which is why I play flatwounds on my bass right now, but I was planning to be adventurous and put roundwounds on this one, so I probably want a nice fat warm pickup to balance it. I was looking at Nortrand stuff I like the sound of these, any thoughts? NPVJ4SE Hum-Cancelling Set
What kind of neck are you thinking to put on it? Sorry if this was in an earlier post.I have absolutely no idea
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I've had pretty good luck with Fender replacement necks on guitar builds, I was leaning towards one of those. Probably roasted maple.
The Fender Roasted Maple necks are awesome.
Got one on a parts P Bass that is just perfection.
Here are my initial thoughts on the Deep Dish:
The Deep Dish sounds pretty darn good. It has clear, crisp compression across the whole frequency range just like the LA-1A. As you can expect it adds some warmth to your signal with its two tubes. The pedal is very quiet as well.
When the DD is engaged the metering shows three illuminated lights at all times. The metering lights are very responsive when a note is played. It’s definitely a nice feature that the LA-1A is lacking.
The DD is 4 5/8” wide and 4 1/4” high with cables in. My Cioks power cable sticks out the furthest from the top. My EBS gold flat patch cables fit just inside the power cable. Speaking of power, I’m running two 12V ports off my Cioks 8 with the Cioks 8800 adapter cable. There are no issues with powering up or operation. It gets a little warm but nothing like the mini tube pedals.
In summary, the Deep Dish takes your signal and makes it clearer, warmer and bigger. It packs a lot of tone in a reasonably sized enclosure. I recommend trying one out!
The Deep Dish sounds pretty darn good. It has clear, crisp compression across the whole frequency range just like the LA-1A. As you can expect it adds some warmth to your signal with its two tubes. The pedal is very quiet as well.
When the DD is engaged the metering shows three illuminated lights at all times. The metering lights are very responsive when a note is played. It’s definitely a nice feature that the LA-1A is lacking.
The DD is 4 5/8” wide and 4 1/4” high with cables in. My Cioks power cable sticks out the furthest from the top. My EBS gold flat patch cables fit just inside the power cable. Speaking of power, I’m running two 12V ports off my Cioks 8 with the Cioks 8800 adapter cable. There are no issues with powering up or operation. It gets a little warm but nothing like the mini tube pedals.
In summary, the Deep Dish takes your signal and makes it clearer, warmer and bigger. It packs a lot of tone in a reasonably sized enclosure. I recommend trying one out!
I have absolutely no idea
No doubt the Nordstrands are nice. The last PJ I set up was with a current Fender Vintage P set and a Dimarzio Ultra Jazz bridge pickup. It was a good combination.
I'm all about P-basses and it's pretty much impossible to do better than the Antiquity II in my opinion.
Pickups are a rabbit hole item but you can’t go wrong with any of the suggestions mentioned so far . For rockish tones the “geezer butler’s “ are often recommended too by many here . My personal favorites are the Wilde pickups built by Bill Lawrence’s family . They are really responsive and incredibly fairly priced . I also have an original “ Hammon Darkstar “ which is incredible but not the right size for your build . Lovely build too by the way .... Kelly
Ive used Fralin Jazz pickups (vintage - "stock wind"), Lollar P (vintage and overwound) pickups, and Nordstrand (just about everything). Can't go wrong with any of the three companies.
Curtis Novak also makes some nice P pickups. Vintage correct offerings and some more interesting stuff as well.
I mean, there's almost an infinite amount of options available. Most "which pickup is best" threads quickly turn into "this is my favorite". I haven't tried a lot of pickups that I've completely disliked, some are just more appropriate for certain tonal goals than others.
I can say that I've grown out of using hot/overwound pickups. In general I find them too muddy and middy. The only exception is the Dimarzio Model P, which will always have a special place in my heart.
I mean, there's almost an infinite amount of options available. Most "which pickup is best" threads quickly turn into "this is my favorite". I haven't tried a lot of pickups that I've completely disliked, some are just more appropriate for certain tonal goals than others.
I can say that I've grown out of using hot/overwound pickups. In general I find them too muddy and middy. The only exception is the Dimarzio Model P, which will always have a special place in my heart.
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