lojo Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Never used one , rarely seen one, but the last few live videos i've seen they have sounded awesome, maybe thats just the ampeg, do they differ that much from P bass pickup ? They also look great Anyone use one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I have a couple of custom made ones - assuming you mean the 50's P and not the mudbucker P version. They have a very distinctive old school, woody tone compared to the split P versions and sing with flats on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Yes! Absolutely no treble, just one big mudbucker pickup. Sounds great through my Aguilar setup. It depends what stuff it is you play. Some band members would call it 'too wooly" Or too muffled, especially with flatwounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Haha two very contrasting opinions about two different basses with the same name. Some clarification might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 or I would say there aren't much more different pickups than these two which have been fitted to the same type of bass during a production run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I would say a precision is the top pickup and a telecaster has the bottom one? Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I had a mudbucker. Great bass, but an unusable pickup for my needs. Earthworms could hear it, but no-one else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='neepheid' post='1246923' date='May 27 2011, 12:19 PM'] or I would say there aren't much more different pickups than these two which have been fitted to the same type of bass during a production run [/quote] But which is better? There's only one way to find out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Or have a mudbucker,precision split and a jazz like my old Telecaster bass had,13lb of bass heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1246943' date='May 27 2011, 12:25 PM'][b]Or have a mudbucker,precision split [/b]and a jazz like my old Telecaster bass had,13lb of bass heaven.[/quote] I'm currently building a fretless version... kinda almost exactly like a certain "vision bass" from another thread .... chrome hardware though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 That was my first thought M/P/J fretless Precision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBassman Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Ive got a newly acquired Crinson Mk1 Precision for my blues band work. Its very powerful for a passive and has a great tone control which can take you to DB tones with flatwounds. Not for slapping but a lovely lovely thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1246933' date='May 27 2011, 12:21 PM']But which is better?[/quote] I have to say that the Telebass humbucker would win most things in a game of Top Trumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='Truckstop' post='1246931' date='May 27 2011, 12:21 PM']I would say a precision is the top pickup and a telecaster has the bottom one? Truckstop[/quote] The first version Telecaster bass had the early Precision style pickup-in fact the whole bass was very similar. The second version of the Telecaster bass used the humbucker up by the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='neepheid' post='1246998' date='May 27 2011, 01:03 PM']I have to say that the Telebass humbucker would win most things in a game of Top Trumps [/quote] Would it win aggression, top end, growl, punch? I know who's side I'd be on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1247149' date='May 27 2011, 02:35 PM'] Would it win aggression, top end, growl, punch? I know who's side I'd be on. [/quote] I was thinking it would win brown note strength, mud, weight, dimensions, DC resistance, number of turns, number of coils and amount of metal used in the construction thereof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='neepheid' post='1247166' date='May 27 2011, 02:45 PM']I was thinking it would win brown note strength, mud, weight, dimensions, DC resistance, number of turns, number of coils and amount of metal used in the construction thereof [/quote] Oooh! Can you get pickup top trumps now then? (Who wants to put one together then?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='neepheid' post='1247166' date='May 27 2011, 02:45 PM']I was thinking it would win brown note strength, mud, weight, dimensions, DC resistance, number of turns, number of coils and amount of metal used in the construction thereof [/quote] Right, although the majority of your catagories mean virtually zip in the real world .... GAME ON *clicks finger* [u]Mudbucker vs '51 SC P[/u] 1 brown note = win (although yet to be proven) 2 mud = win (it's a given, the clue's in the name) 3 weight = lose (lighter wins) 4 dimensions = lose (too much chrome - your words not mine ) 5 DC resistance = NA (+ or - means squat - too many other factors) 6 number of turns = NA (the presumption of more winds = better sound is flawed) 7 number of coils = win 8 amount of metal used = lose (bad for the planet and old bassists backs - also see catagory 3) 9 aggression = lose 10 top end = lose 11 growl = lose punch = lose 3 : 6 to the '51. QED old chap. I'll have your cards please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='1246943' date='May 27 2011, 12:25 PM']Or have a mudbucker,precision split and a jazz like my old Telecaster bass had,13lb of bass heaven.[/quote] that sounds pretty awesome. Any pics of it and where is it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1247190' date='May 27 2011, 03:12 PM']Right, although the majority of your catagories mean virtually zip in the real world .... GAME ON *clicks finger* [u]Mudbucker vs '51 SC P[/u] 1 brown note = win (although yet to be proven) 2 mud = win (it's a given, the clue's in the name) 3 weight = lose (lighter wins) 4 dimensions = lose (too much chrome - your words not mine ) 5 DC resistance = NA (+ or - means squat - too many other factors) 6 number of turns = NA (the presumption of more winds = better sound is flawed) 7 number of coils = win 8 amount of metal used = lose (bad for the planet and old bassists backs - also see catagory 3) 9 aggression = lose 10 top end = lose 11 growl = lose punch = lose 3 : 6 to the '51. QED old chap. I'll have your cards please. [/quote] As I recall it was always the higher number that won in TT... oh hang on, not on 0-60... sorry wrong again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 [quote name='munkonthehill' post='1247191' date='May 27 2011, 03:12 PM']that sounds pretty awesome. Any pics of it and where is it now?[/quote] No pics,and no idea where it is now,about 14 years ago it cost me £150,IIRC it was a 1972 or 73 model in Telecaster magnolia.It sounded huge but it got traded to Bass Doc,i think,for either a bass build or a lighter bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 i love my 51, got mine new for £450 and it feels like a million pound instead. i wanna be burried with it hahaha. one problem i had was my cat knocking it off the stand and f***ed both the pickup and electronics up- very delicate! if it helps, ive played reggae to funk to heavy metal on it and sounded mint with the SD Basslines replacement though with a big enough strap you dont feel the weight so much. [b]BSB[/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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