Stroopy121 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I'm after something similar to a MM pickup although not necessarily trying to replicate MM tone. I'm currently thinking EMG is going to be the best bet through a John East pre. Also thinking about using an EMG P-pup in the middle and adding a series/parallel switch in. Hoping to be able to get a nice grinding RAWK crunch out of it but be able to scale it back to a smoother (but still ballsy) bluesy tone if need be. Any thoughts on a better choice than the EMGs? I've seen a few on ebay for decent prices but some can be pretty damn pricey - not sure if seymour duncans could be a more cost-effective choice? And the pre - any suggestions to look up other than John East? From what I'm seeing JE is the be-all-and-end-all but I'd like to see more options to look at? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Your post is a little confusing. What bass is this going in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='1354684' date='Aug 28 2011, 07:49 PM']Your post is a little confusing. What bass is this going in?[/quote] Sorry, it was late - It's for a 'from scratch' project. Humbucker at the bridge and a split coil in the middle is the style I'm after after falling in love with the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t86953.html"]PingRay[/url]. Any clearer now? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 You know, in the back of my mind I knew you were talking about my Pingray. All I can say is that the Delanos I'm using are astounding and I'm very happy with the SD pre - although oddly I just keep it set in a fixed position and use the pup blend to find the tone I'm after. The other bass I have that produces a fantastic "rawk" tone has J Fralins and an OBP-3 <- highly recommended combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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