Two "P" pickups???

[definenredefine]

Reupping after a month!

So how about this - a split coil in the neck position and a '51 style single coil in the bridge position???

 

[Snert]

So how about this - a split coil in the neck position and a '51 style single coil in the bridge position?

Not really that much different from ye generic-y PJ.

 

[definenredefine]

Not really that much different from ye generic-y PJ.

Drat.

 

[uOpt]

Also try putting the two pickups in series. Should be a nice fat sound with some bite.

 

[definenredefine]

Also try putting the two pickups in series. Should be a nice fat sound with some bite.

Okay so how does one do that? Do you wire one pickup into the other some how? Hot from pickup (A) into ground of pickup (B) is what googling seems to have brought up. Can you have a pickup selector with series wiring? Would it just be wiring the hot wires on a 3-way On-On-On switch?

 

[uOpt]

Okay so how does one do that? Do you wire one pickup into the other some how? Hot from pickup (A) into ground of pickup (B) is what googling seems to have brought up. Can you have a pickup selector with series wiring? Would it just be wiring the hot wires on a 3-way On-On-On switch?

It's a bit more complicated, you need a switch with 2 rows of contacts.

I recommend doing it with crocodile clips first so that you know what it is like.

 

[definenredefine]

It's a bit more complicated, you need a switch with 2 rows of contacts.

I recommend doing it with crocodile clips first so that you know what it is like.

Gotcha. I guess I have some research to do if I decide to go that route.

In the meantime, my kingdom for a Fender Blacktop Jazz body...

 

[BlueTalon]

Gotcha. I guess I have some research to do if I decide to go that route.

In the meantime, my kingdom for a Fender Blacktop Jazz body...

How much of your kingdom?

 

[definenredefine]

How much of your kingdom?

Considering that it would be a mod platform (refinish, new pickups, etc), probably not too much...a couple hundred, maybe?

 

[BlueTalon]

Considering that it would be a mod platform (refinish, new pickups, etc), probably not too much...a couple hundred, maybe?

Ah, well, your best bet might be to just get a POS P body and route another hole (or two -- I'm looking at my P here, and there's room for another pickup on either side of the one that's there).

 

[Snert]

Ah, well, your best bet might be to just get a POS P body and route another hole (or two -- I'm looking at my P here, and there's room for another pickup on either side of the one that's there).

That's sort of what Lee Sklar did and put a cover over the original P hole.

 

[BlueTalon]

That's sort of what Lee Sklar did and put a cover over the original P hole.

No, I mean there's room for a pickup on both sides of the one that's there, while keeping the one that's there there.

 

[definenredefine]

Ah, well, your best bet might be to just get a POS P body and route another hole (or two -- I'm looking at my P here, and there's room for another pickup on either side of the one that's there).

Maybe. Only problem is I have no real experience with a router. However, I did find a website that does custom routes on bodies. I would be limited to "normal" orientation but I would probably be okay with that.

Bass - USA Custom Guitars

 

[Snert]

No, I mean there's room for a pickup on both sides of the one that's there, while keeping the one that's there there.

Leo didn't need no three steenkin' pickups...

 

[BlueTalon]

Leo didn't need no three steenkin' pickups...

Yes he did. He just didn't need them on a bass.

However, I remedied his obvious deficiency.

 

[BlueTalon]

Maybe. Only problem is I have no real experience with a router. However, I did find a website that does custom routes on bodies. I would be limited to "normal" orientation but I would probably be okay with that.

Bass - USA Custom Guitars

That's why I specified "POS" P bass body. You could learn how to route without a mistake costing too much.

That said, I can't route either. I had Warmoth do my custom pickup routes.

 

[definenredefine]

That's why I specified "POS" P bass body. You could learn how to route without a mistake costing too much.

That said, I can't route either. I had Warmoth do my custom pickup routes.

I have a friend who CAN route and has offered to teach me, so at this point it depends on how patient I'm willing to be - buy a custom body and start the project sooner, or take the time to learn to rout?

In the meantime I'll keep posting my inane questions here!

 

[definenredefine]

Since we're on the topic of builds, any opinions on Guitar Fetish's bodies? They're the cheapest I've found so they definitely ring the "too good to be true" alarm. Anybody have experience with them?

Bass Bodies and Necks

 

[Green Knight]

Apologies if this has been addressed, but is it advisable to use a higher output Bridge pickup, like a DiMarzio or Lawrence of something, the same way one does so on a Jazz bass (to even out the blend)?

 

[ctmullins]

Apologies if this has been addressed, but is it advisable to use a higher output Bridge pickup, like a DiMarzio or Lawrence of something, the same way one does so on a Jazz bass (to even out the blend)?

Regardless of what type of pickup you use, the answer is “it depends”. If the bridge pickup is very close to the bridge (like less than an inch), then I think a higher output pickup could be beneficial. But if there is a bit more distance from the pickup to the bridge, then it’s less of a problem. And you can always fine-tune output levels by adjusting pickup height.