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P-Bass with 2 MM pups


LewisK1975

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Been considering a dual MM Pup bass for some time.  I know I prefer the feel of precision shaped basses, but can find myself liking the sound of other types of Basses.  A look through the limelight gallery on the Classic and cool website showed this!

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Whilst I would change a few things aesthetically and probably have a preamp onboard, it's about as close as I've seen to what's in my head...

I wonder what clever sort got their hands on that!

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The trouble is , is that all of the double Stingray pickup'd basses , all have the rear pickup way too far back - so not getting that 'Stingray sweetspot' .

The only mainstream maker that I've seen 'dong it right' (subjective, I know) , is Warwick, with the Doublebuck

 

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2 hours ago, E sharp said:

The trouble is , is that all of the double Stingray pickup'd basses , all have the rear pickup way too far back - so not getting that 'Stingray sweetspot' .

The only mainstream maker that I've seen 'dong it right' (subjective, I know) , is Warwick, with the Doublebuck

 

There's an MTD too

http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/MTD_Super_4_Black_Rosewood.html

But I can't think of any others

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13 hours ago, E sharp said:

The trouble is , is that all of the double Stingray pickup'd basses , all have the rear pickup way too far back - so not getting that 'Stingray sweetspot' .

The only mainstream maker that I've seen 'dong it right' (subjective, I know) , is Warwick, with the Doublebuck

 

Whilst this is absolutely true, the main sound I'd be looking to get in the ball park of is the Wal sound, which do have the rear pickup further back.

Here's a great vid of a Bass which Carey Nordstrand made for Justin Chancellor (I think Chancellor ultimately rejected it), but it shows that you can get pretty darn close to the Wal tone, without paying £5k+ for it..Be sure to listen with headphones / good speakers!

 

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12 hours ago, Graham said:

I have one of these (in red with 5 strings) and can confirm it is excellent. Really lightweight, lovely neck and incredibly versatile tonally- in large part because each pickup is switchable between series/parallel/single coil. I love it but it’s nowhere near a precision shape so that may be a dealbreaker for the OP.

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Oooo, Nordstrand...I have a single Bigman pickup in one of my Shukers, it's basically two Big Singles, and I have it three-position-switched for single coil (front coil), parallel and rear coil (series was just wayyyy too mental) - it's a great pickup in a MM shell.

Now then...a nice light P with two of these and the switching/controls of that MTD (two 3-way switches, plus blend)? Bwahahahaaaaa.... 😀

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19 minutes ago, Muzz said:

Oooo, Nordstrand...I have a single Bigman pickup in one of my Shukers, it's basically two Big Singles, and I have it three-position-switched for single coil (front coil), parallel and rear coil (series was just wayyyy too mental) - it's a great pickup in a MM shell.

Now then...a nice light P with two of these and the switching/controls of that MTD (two 3-way switches, plus blend)? Bwahahahaaaaa.... 😀

Now we’re talking! I was actually toying with the idea of putting 2 Bigmans (Bigmen?) in my MTD for a while.

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56 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

I love a reverse headstock 

Tuning is a breeze

I have to agree. The tuning pegs being “under” the headstock is no harder than “over” the headstock. If anything it’s a more comfortable arm position.

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16 hours ago, Grahambythesea said:

Why’s the neck on back to front on the Limelight? Must make tuning awkward. There was a reason why Leo designed 4 on one side.

I think it'll be so that the lowest string will have the longest distance between bridge and tuning peg, whilst not increasing tension (as that is measure between the bridge and nut) it increases (or decreases?) compliance, which is like tension.

Or so I've read in the past.

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What you really want is an Enfield with the SimS system installed. You get J/P/H options and combinations.

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The pick ups are available individually - a bit pricey but if you're planning on keeping the bass, it's money well spent. After all, who's more deserving than ourselves??

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