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Yamaha Attitude Club

#283
I used to own an Attitude Deluxe.

The pickup is called a "six pack" and it has six split coil components. It's like 3 precision-style pickups all packed under the one pickup cover.

The pickup selector switch will give you 5 different configurations of these six coils.

In my experience, because all the coils are so close to each other, the differences between the different options are really quite subtle. They ARE different, but it's not like night and day.

The neck on that bass is VERY thin.

The Attitude Deluxe has very little (or nothing) to do with the Billy Sheehan basses, but if you can get it for very cheap, it is a solidly built and unique bass guitar. I regret selling mine, especially since I paid next to nothing for and got next to nothing when I sold it.
 
#284
Hi guys, I have tried asking this generally, but maybe this club is the best place to ask!

I need some info regarding the front neck pickup on the Yamaha Attitude basses......

I have discovered that this 'woofer' pickup is a Dimarzio DP145 Will Power model, but I am confused as to how it it fitted / sits in the body on the bass.

On some models of the Yamaha Attitude bass, there appears to be a cover of matching pickguard material covering the top of the pickup, so that the 8 pole pieces are totally covered and non adjustable. Do the pole pieces still exist under this cover-and so can still be adjusted?, and, doesn't the thickness of the cover affect the volume of the strings??

Another question I have is the how the pickup itself is mounted. Is it routed flush with the surrounding pickguard, then the cover is added on top-raising its overall appearance?, or does the actual head of the pickup cover (the black part with the pole pieces on the Dimarzio DP145 model) screw on top of the pickguard, making the pole pieces sit nearer the strings? I'm very curious to know how proud of the pickguard this pickup sits, because if it's too high, surely slap style must be impossible?!

Many thanks,

Rob.
 
#288
HalfManHalfBass said:
I need some info regarding the front neck pickup on the Yamaha Attitude basses......

Do the pole pieces still exist under this cover-and so can still be adjusted? Yes

doesn't the thickness of the cover affect the volume of the strings?? Not really

Is it routed flush with the surrounding pickguard, then the cover is added on top-raising its overall appearance?
No it is not mounted flush to the pickguard,

does the actual head of the pickup cover (the black part with the pole pieces on the Dimarzio DP145 model) screw on top of the pickguard, making the pole pieces sit nearer the strings? The pickup itself has no cover and is kinda floating under the cover, height can be slightly adjusted

surely slap style must be impossible?! Slapping is limited but still possible bescause of the cutaway at the bottom of the neck..

Many thanks,

Rob.
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hope this helps.. if i get bored i may take a pic to help explain
 
#295
I have a feeling is it the norm. Mine's like that too. But saying that, even then I tend to roll the volume back a touch on the woofer when blended out of single output as it seems to affect the split P's volume and tone a little.

Running the outputs independently negates the need to balance the pickups.
 
#296
Jason P Bass said:
I used to own an Attitude Deluxe.

The pickup is called a "six pack" and it has six split coil components. It's like 3 precision-style pickups all packed under the one pickup cover.

The pickup selector switch will give you 5 different configurations of these six coils.

In my experience, because all the coils are so close to each other, the differences between the different options are really quite subtle. They ARE different, but it's not like night and day.

The neck on that bass is VERY thin.

The Attitude Deluxe has very little (or nothing) to do with the Billy Sheehan basses, but if you can get it for very cheap, it is a solidly built and unique bass guitar. I regret selling mine, especially since I paid next to nothing for and got next to nothing when I sold it.
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Looks rather like a bass version of the Pacifica guitar series to me.
 
#297
ga_edwards said:
I have a feeling is it the norm. Mine's like that too. But saying that, even then I tend to roll the volume back a touch on the woofer when blended out of single output as it seems to affect the split P's volume and tone a little.

Running the outputs independently negates the need to balance the pickups.
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Yes and yes. Or is that +2? :)

For me, the woofer is the key to the tone. Run the P full and then dial in the woofer however you want. Running a 2-channel rig, while certainly a luxury, is the ideal way to make the low end be as enormous as you want while still maintaining the clarity of the P.

I can't believe I just referred to a P pickup as being clear.
 
#298
Thanks ModuMan and ga_edwards, i feel comfortable about my bass now, i'm just worried that the pickup is busted or something as i got this bass for almost half the retail price.



I've read in the pages that you can raise the neck pickup. I removed the pickup cover and didn't see any screws that i can adjust to raise it, any idea about having it done?
 
#299
IT IS the norm...the p pickup is much hotter than the woofer, mainly because it has no tone (the tone might suck some gain) besides it has a natural high gain.

BTW I wanted to pay a little tribute to this unique Attitude Bass in chrome plating.

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Fitted with blue leds

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Billy Sheehan signature on the pickup cover

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This same bass was used live on tour with Mr. Big, Steve Vai and in few live recordings. Now it's for sale! if anyone's interested :hyper:
 
#300
ModuMan said:
Yes and yes. Or is that +2? :)

For me, the woofer is the key to the tone. Run the P full and then dial in the woofer however you want. Running a 2-channel rig, while certainly a luxury, is the ideal way to make the low end be as enormous as you want while still maintaining the clarity of the P.

I can't believe I just referred to a P pickup as being clear.
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I can confirm this after today's band rehearsal. I've always run my attitude blended out of one output. I occasionally run into 'mud' problems due to both pickups being full range. Besides, I've never been completely happy with either single band or dual band compression.

So I had a think to work out a way to make the most of the two outputs with the gear I've got. I ended up running the P pickup in my Pandora, set with a fairly heavy compression and a tubey amp sim with the low end dialed out, and the woofer into my White Finger compressor then into the Pandora's aux input. Thus mixing both signals out from the Pandora into my amp.

Oh my God! The sound was incredible. Fantastic note definition, clarity, grind and harmonics from the heavily compressed P - tapping was a breeze. But I still retained a fat, punchy, floor shaking low end, that didn't sound too compressed when I played way down low. Truly the best of both worlds. And the icing on the cake was no mud. Taking out the low end from the P gave the woofer room to breath and do it's job. They stopped fighting each other.

I also found I had a lot more control over tone using just the volume knobs. I had quite a gritty tone coming out the P in conjunction with the Pandora, but backing off the P's volume reigned in the grit and allowed me to get a more 'conventional' bass tone. No tone control required.

But the best thing is I know it can sound even better. The Pandora isn't really made for getting a high quality live tone, but I have a plan in mind that'll do exactly what I want, it just required a few beer token! I'm thinking a TC Nova Drive, TC Nova Dynamics and a Boss EQ pedal. I'd run the woofer into one side of the Nova Dynamics, and the P into the EQ to dial out some low end, into the Nova Drive for dirt when required then into the other side of the Nova Dynamics, then mix both out into the amp. The only thing I'll need to turn on and off is the drive, so I can run a G-Switch out to the front and keep the pedals at the back out of sight. (PS, pretty much settled on the Nova Drive due to it's 2 parrallel drive tones and the OD is blendable).
 

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