Your favorite pickup configuration

[Shoewreck]

I love JJJJJJ for it's versatility.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

A single soapbar, exactly halfway between the typical bridge position and the "sweet spot".

Here's my example:

That Gecko is awesome! Very (very) similar to one of my works-in-progress.

Do you have any sound examples of that, or any other with the pickup in that location? I've been seriously toying with the idea of a single split-coil (probably a Bartolini P2) in the "Anthony Jackson" location, which is more or less between the "P" and "MM" positions (compensated for scale). Yours is interesting, too.

I'm also considering 2 soapbars (Basslines Passives) in the P and MM locations. I haven't decided, but it's holding me up, so I'm gonna have to decide real soon.

 

[kjpollo]

I'd have to say P-J is #1 and P-MM is #2.

 

[kranahan]

pp and ph

 

[darkstorm]

P set for neck and bridge or soapbars for neck and bridge.

 

[sikamikanico]

still haven't found what i'm looking for... but i love singles

 

[line6man]

J - Just the J neck pickup. that's all.

Give me the opposite...

 

[KingRazor]

Give me the opposite...

Jaco would be proud I think.

 

[line6man]

Jaco would be proud I think.

I would certainly hope so.

But to be fair, Jaco hated people that tried to imitate him.

 

[Korladis]

My favorite pickup configuration ...
A pair of single coils in the Rickenbacker locations.

This. Pretty much the perfect pickup configuration, IMO.

 

[spaz21387]

I like p basses alot to me they sound perfect... thump but very grindy. I love the mm humbucker tone but dont like stingrays for their almost baseball bat like neck. All my p basses have been modded with j necks though. or had the neck slimmed down alittle. I like pj basses but it seems like the p pickup always over powers the j pickup

 

[LDonnie]

Single MM so far. I am getting a P-MM soon though, so things might change! I am very excited