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To me, it was a Jazz bass (especially a '70s one) with the bridge pickup's volume set full on and the neck one's for about a third but also a Stingray (it was 3EQ one), both strung with stainless steel roundwound strings (DR Hi-Beam), that sounded woody.

Gemini pickups might do something to fit

Grand Fu*k Railroad

Also have a chat to Steve at Catswhisker… they make great pickups and are very amenable to tweaks. https://www.catswhiskerpickups.co.uk

Best pick up and pay in person?

… you can buy hand held strip heaters for this very thing. They do look a bit like hair straighteners, but are definitely not (you’d burn your hair if you tried lol)

It's the modern way 👍

I've been listening to a lot of reggae over the summer, it seems like my whole family agrees to like only one genre of music. There was one album that captured the rest of my family's imagination, Benjamin Zephaniah's 'Rasta' ('82/'83 ish). A fantastic album with some great instrumentation. Apparently the ol poet himself was fond of picking up the bass, I've seen pics of him holding one but I'm unsure if he played live or on his own recordings. Rasta was my introduction to Benjamin Zephaniah back in the early 90s, I taped it off a mate and wore that tape out in the car stereo, I've listened to subsequent albums of his and, although good, none match the impact of that first album. Anyway, can anyone shed any light on Benjamin's bass playing out there please?

This is a good idea. Why not?

Hi, yes tried it with a few

The all important mid frequencies on bass carry a lot of the timbre information and that would be where the “woodiness” tones live too. As low as 300hz and up to 800hz depending on the instrument and signal chain configuration. Being careful to find which regions impart boxiness or muddiness. There’s a balance to be had, because, for example a speaker cabinet may have a big dip in it’s mid range, making it sound “lower” and deeper, however it will mean there’s more to be pushed in the mids to get them back. So, I suppose I am starting from a “plug the bass straight in to a studio monitor” sort of place. Actually that’s not a bad way to learn what your bass actually sounds like before it enters the signal chain. (I play my basses through big @$$ studio monitors every day, which frankly, dialled in is an absolute joy.. all those lovely rich details coming from such a sublime instrument….) *someone get Dood his meds, he’s off on one again…

That’s a shame. I was planning to visit them next month when I’m in the area with time to kill. Very friendly on the phone and I bought a number of accessories/rosin etc from them online.

You can still give it a thumbs down.

Bite The Hand That Feeds - Paul Young

Warwick used to advertise 'the sound of wood'

Harley Benton do a Brian May "tribute" guitar, which is supposed to be rather good, and better than the official models if you don't want to be dealing with all the fiddly phase switches, etc. They also do a bunch of "tribute" Strat-a-likes, includng a Hank Marvin one in Fiesta Red with gold hardware, and a Dave Gilmour one in black, with white pickups. They're all pretty cheap on Thomann too. I've not played those particular HB Strats, but I've played one of their regular ones and it's a bloody good guitar for £150. Basically, you could have a decent collection of tribute guitars for some of the UK's greatest guitarists for under £500!

Wow! Nearly there, getting excited 😎👌🤣

Sorry if this is a silly question, but have you tried it with a different bass? Could also be your output jack.