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    J Bass pickups? Where to start! So much choice!

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    33 minutes ago, ped said:

    I much prefer the 70s spacing myself, you might also find a manufacturer who makes a rear pickup that can do both settings (I know Sadowsky do one) but then things start getting complicated!!

    I'd say that the rear pickup being nearer the bridge might give your overdriven sound a bit more 'bite' and definition... sounds like an afternoon on YouTube for you, sir.

    Yeah, that's what I was going to plump for....

    J Bass pickups? Where to start! So much choice!

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    1 hour ago, ped said:

    On a 70s the rear pickup is in line with the tone control. 

    I find it really weird how most jazz makers don’t mention the spacing (it’s not always easy to tell is the bass has non standard controls etc)

    Its the single biggest thing you can do to influence the sound!

    One of the reasons I'm going to leave body and pickups as the last things to get! I think I'd go for 70s, as the pickup further back might suit more overdriven styles better? (work back from that then with pickups...)

    J Bass pickups? Where to start! So much choice!

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    Hi all, I'm in the process of gathering bits and bobs over next few months for a J bass build. Where to even start with pickups. I suppose I'll work back from the type of music I'd like to play.

    Hopefully if things get back to some kind of normality, I can get into a covers band again and this time around, I'm hoping to keep it a bit more alternative, heavy. Safe to say there won't be much pop or country.

    I had been thinking of Seymour Duncan quarter pounders, but have read good things about Kent Armstrong pickups as well. I don't *have* to go for a particular brand I suppose, but seems to be a lot of choice out there. Di Marzio would be next on my radar I suppose. 

    Build will be a maple neck, and I haven't yet decided on a body.

    Any advice?

    Reccommended sellers for a decent budget Jazz bass neck?

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    8 minutes ago, pst62 said:

    I intended to buy a Rosewood JB neck from Northwest, but settled on a Maple board (£127 satin finish one, as the Rosewood was OOS) Sadly I had to return it, as the project I was intending to undertake had to be shelved. From what I could tell it seemed like a quality neck, no sharp frets edges, and no visible flaws in the construction. Their necks sell out pretty quickly, so they must be doing something right.

    I had a rosewood j bass neck from nthwest too and sold it for a shelved project (was decent quality too, I think I might have bought the last one before they went out of stock!) but just ordered a vintage gloss maple j neck for a project on the long finger. 

     

    The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!

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    5 hours ago, ezbass said:

    I have no experience of their bass pickups, bit if they are anywhere as good as their P90 pickups for guitar, I'd definitely give the Artec Mudbucker pickup a go https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/ebc4-mudbucker-pickup-for-sg-bass/ ridiculous value for money and quality tones.

    Wasn't aware of this model hb. Funnily enough I have a Gibson SG Faded bass which I picked up for €450/£400, and it'll never be a "no 1" bass, so I was half thinking of selling it, getting an Epi EB0 and upgrading a few bits and have it as an extra bass. I suppose if I take into account what I'd spend on the extras and the Epi EB0, I may not be far off 400 quid!

    THE G&L THREAD

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    Had my eye on the jb2 for a while. How do they fare out? Seem to be priced around Squier CV territory. I like the body on the jb2, seems to be more of a p bass body and is light apparently.

    Lipstick pickups in bass (Dano etc)

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    I think the only ones I’ve seen are Dano, Jerry Jones and old Silvertone vids on YT.

    Sound seems very clear and crisp. The Dano 59 demos I’ve seen sound pretty good but you’d be hit or miss with rest of guitar, especially the tuners from what I can gather. 

    Other brands seem to have stayed away from lipsticks for good reason maybe? Too weak ?

    Tele bass necks / 51 p bass neck query?

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    Posted · Edited by barrycreed

    Thanks folks. So for example in this, I have the option of choosing a vintage correct neck socket or a reissue neck socket. I would assume I'd still need a neck with a square heel?

    https://www.guitarbuild.co.uk/products/pb-51

    On reflection, it's the 54 countoured body I'd go for. Any suggestions for wood. (Not heavy!). Guitarbuild has quite a few options. Plan would be to keep it a natural finish, as dark as possible once finished. No pickguard, possibly black hardware... Or else finished where the natural grain would show through.

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