TRBboy Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Ok. So I wanted a bit of a project, something to customise a bit, and bought a cheap Yamaha RBX270 because I know they play well and are pretty well built for a cheap bass. I've got an Aguilar OBP2SK which I was gonna plumb in but now I've decided to keep it passive, buy new pickups and re-wire from scratch. The trouble is, I can't decide which pickups to go for, or what control configuration! I like a nice full, powerful sound (in rock covers band at the mo) but I don't want to spend a fortune. I was looking at the Chinese(?) Kent Armstrongs from WD Music, but not sure that they'll hit the spot. I'm leaning towards Dimarzio Model P/Js but I've also considered SD Quarter Pounders (although I've already got some in my Jazz, so I fanvy something different). The other consideration is what control config to go for. I definitely want to do away with the blend, so it's either VVT or 3-way toggle (if I can find a decent one with a longer thread!) HELP!!! Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 korean. i take it you've tried maplins for toggle switches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Normal Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 My current project has a Dimarzio "Model One" at the neck position for a dark Gibsony sound, a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder split P in the middle and a Dimarzio Ultra J at the neck. (Pickups chosen for me by Basschat forum members!) I fitted a Babicz full contact hardware bridge to improve resonance too. You can have lots of fun with wiring configurations too, check out these options: Parallel/series switching (Series is more ballsy I think) Coil tapped humbucker (my Model One is coiltapped) Switched or infinite panning/independent volume controls a'la jazz (can cause problem with independent tone controls though, which is one of the reasons why Les Pauls have a pickup switch and (most) Jazz basses only have one tone). Home made Varitone! In its most basic form, a switch that changes the capacitor used across the tone pot for lots of different sounds. Phase switchine (is pretty useless) Just some ideas for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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