Monckyman Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Hello all. I`ve recently been fiddling with some old P pickups on my double bass, and I have to say it sounds pretty damn good. I have a Planet Wings Piezo fitted but it just doesn`t cut it in the po/rock wedding band context. I have a problem though, either I`m not earthing the pickup properly or I need to shield them in copper tape, because I have a constant mid to high freq buzz. I can roll most of this off with some tone adjustment, but obviously that`s not ideal. I do have an old P bass loom with a tone and vol pot on that I may velcro to the back of the fingerboard for some control but if anyone has either done this already or has any ideas about it, please post here. Ta, Dave M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 In an electric bass the stirngs are earthed in common to the pickup, that might be a good start, but shielding the pickups themselves and earthing might also help (copper foil inside the covers if there is space). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Do the pups have the grounding plates attached? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jamin Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Roy Mitchell-Cardenas of Mutemath attached P pick-ups to the end of his fingerboard and it sounds pretty cool! There might be an interview about it somewhere... Sorry that's not much help Anyway, here's what his sounds like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee85ItE5C_0&feature=youtube_gdata_player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 active emg pickups might be good for this as they are shielded internally & don't require the earth connection at the bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Thanks for the replies all. No shielding plates, just a box of copper slug tape. I tried earthing to a string and it did indeed lessen the buzz. I think the remaining noise is lack of shielding. I`ll go with what I have but it sounds like the actives would be perfect. I`ll place an ad in wanted. Ta, MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzbass2000 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) I'm pretty sure this Scott Owen of The Living End uses a DB with Pbass pickups - looks like an EMG from this: [url="http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/index.php/artist-interviews/158-scott-owen-the-living-end-bgm-issue-33"]http://www.bassguita...nd-bgm-issue-33[/url] Edited June 18, 2012 by Fuzzbass2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 If you do go for EMGs remember some you can run at 18v for extra headroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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