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Thanks, BTH. Yes, the bass sounds fantastic anyway, so I'm not worried about its weird blend control. You had the same idea as Jack and the three slightly different flavoured sounds do seem to be splitting between the coils.

If I was installing a J pickup into a Stingray with the aim of getting both MM and J tones I might consider a blend control that blended between the neck coil of the MM and the J pickup, wired in parallel with the always active bridge coil. That would give you: 1. Traditional MM with both coils in parallel. 2. J pickup and a single coil close to the bridge J position in parallel for the Jazz sound. 3. All three at once for something else. And of course any combo in between the two extremes. Not sure how accurate it would be but pretty sure I could get something useful out of it (I would actually put it on a switch because I don't like blends). When the tech reinstalled the new pickup they might have just wired each coil of the MM to either side of the blend pot assuming that was what it was for. Looks like a cool piece anyway!

I've been using one of these for both guitar and bass (only at home/rehearsal (for now!) and really like it. Really really like it. Enough to have also bought the Mvave Chocolate Plus Midi controller to use with it, which has been great for patch switching and additional control, and the Mvave IR box for a mini rig as well as opening options for NAM files of just amps. This mini set up has been great for a guitar rig that can go straight to FoH via DI. Hopeful it'll continue to improve with updates, as some of the effects are okay at best, and all the pitch based effects are bad, but as is and for the price I can't really complain, especially as it's stereo in/out, and has 2/2 in/out USB audio. For raw tones, reverb, delay, the chorus options are okay but not great. App has been smooth and easy to use, patches are easy to navigate and it didn't take long to have it all up and running comfortably. I'm digging the stock modelling, but NAM files really open things up - I'm going to experiment with making a NAM file of my main rig, and an IR of the cab to compare in future if I can find the time. Including postage, and the Mvave Choco plus, and the IR box, was about £110 all in, to my door, for an absolutely tiny rig (fits in the top pocket of my gig bag with room to spare) that I can use to practice with headphones, or go DI out, or record with? Bonkers compared to what was out there even 5 years ago!

Just bought a tuner from Harry. Great comms and speedy posting. Pleasure doing business. Cheers!

I just bought some patch cables from Simon. Great comms and super speedy transaction. Buy with confidence folks!

Ok, here's my entry, another hurried effort, but I'm out tomorrow, hence the rush! Inspired by the picture and by a jam at a friend's house over 40 years ago. Turned out a bit more guitarry than I intended, but these things do tend to evolve a life of their own, once started. Guitars and bass going in via a NuX Mighty Plug thing, except the lead guitar, Cry Baby into a Session Rockette 30. The usual Gretsch kit and tambourine, all into Reaper.

Thanks chaps, I know it’s New Bass Honeymoon at the moment but it’s one of those basses you don’t have to convince yourself about, you just play it - it virtually plays itself - and find yourself immersed in the playing, rather than thinking about the bass, this to me is the sign of an instrument you “get”. For me the Fender US Standard Precision is king but this bass, like Musicman Stingrays, is a notch above in quality imo, it just feels ergonomically more thought out. The neck at 40mm feels like a very comfortable Precision/Stingray, again very well thought out. Sound-wise, well I’m using it passive, 90% front pickup/10% bridge, with tone halfway which will most likely change when I put a set of Elixir nickels on it, as these are warmer and less toppy than the Elites steels it’s come with. Puts me in Precisiony territory. But being active, with bass and treble controls it has a lot more versatility to it, though I doubt I’ll be making much use of this aspect.

Here's the pic I should have included in my previous post! I'm planning to raise the board a few mm to fit the HPF underneath as soon as I find some suitable feet.

Ah well, it has three distinctly different sounds now. 🤔 With the blender set to the centre detent, it's like the two banks of polepieces very slightly cancel each other out, sort of like a PJ setup does. Fully clockwise, it's like it's running the rear coil closest to the bridge. Fully anti-clockwise, it's much more bassy, like it's running the front coil.

I have no idea but am answering to bump the question to the top of the pile.

Moby, of all people, has some nice words:

There's no 'right' bassline to it. Follow whst feels right.

Not beyond the realm of possibility I suppose. The blend control will be first in the circuit and have two wires coming out of it going to the pickups. The pickup might be wired per coil and the tech just connected the wires up either without thinking or without caring.

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. A riff that's heavy by any standards, plus an even heavier riff, all combined with delicate acoustic guitar. And it all fits together as a coherent whole, creating a musical vision of heaven and hell that's arguably the heaviest song ever recorded. Others have tuned lower, played slower or used more distortion but never achieved the sheer force when that song hits. That ability to cast light as well as shade is what sets Sabbath apart from their imitators.

Ah cool, thanks very much. Will hit buy now. 👍🏻

Lovely! I love mine. Long gigs are much easier with that low weight.

Can confirm it's got a regular center negative / common style PSU input as well, that's how I run mine 👍

That's lovely, Lozz. I was playing a rather nice Sandberg PM 5-string earlier today - I've never seen the J-type before. Very smart! 😎👍

Yep - that neck is a good un!