Thin low E,F,F# on precision lyte

[doo-bop]

Hello,
I have a 1985 Fender Precision Lyte, with EMG PJ and BQC system. I bought the bass and did this upgrade after hearing thaddeus tribbett live with jill scott playing on the same setup.
The bass sounds and feels amazing.

lately I have noticed that the lowest E,F and F# sounds thin compared to the overall sound of the bass.
when I go up from G on the E string, or on the other strings it sounds just amazing.
I have tried DR sunbeams and ernie ball strings.. same problem.
Any idea what could be the problem?

Many Thanks!!

 

[Lownote38]

Raise your pick ups. EMGs are designed to sound best when they are pretty close to the string.

 

[doo-bop]

Raise your pick ups. EMGs are designed to sound best when they are pretty close to the string.

The rest of the E string sounds good and in balance with the other strings...so I'm not sure if that's the problem, but I'll try.
Thsnks!

 

[eukatheude]

Raise your pick ups. EMGs are designed to sound best when they are pretty close to the string.

Not IME. How close, approximately?

 

[doo-bop]

Not IME. How close, approximately?

The E string is about 5mm from the P pickup and 2mm from the J pickup.
The other strings are little closer.

 

[doo-bop]

anyone?

 

[Lownote38]

Not IME. How close, approximately?

According to EMG, close enough that the strings don't hit them, but higher than non-active pick ups.

 

[Dave Curran]

Assuming your playing this through a cab, it sounds like the cab is tuned above 50hz. While I have no idea if this is it, I can tell you I don't play through a cab. I use a di, and in my practice space I only use 12" tops. Anything below the G is noticeably quieter. Funny thing, I just got a Jazz 5 string and it's the same way, however it doesn't tale off on low B From B to G it's just noticeably quieter.

 

[doo-bop]

Assuming your playing this through a cab, it sounds like the cab is tuned above 50hz. While I have no idea if this is it, I can tell you I don't play through a cab. I use a di, and in my practice space I only use 12" tops. Anything below the G is noticeably quieter. Funny thing, I just got a Jazz 5 string and it's the same way, however it doesn't tale off on low B From B to G it's just noticeably quieter.

I use 15" polyton combo amp.