Pups - what's your favourite flavour?

[Dood]

(EMG Active) PJ for my 4 stringers mostly and for everything else I favour dual-rail pickups, specifically the EMG DC Active models in J bass positions. 

[silverfoxnik]

I realised after I'd voted for a P/J combination that what I actually use more often than anything else is a P/P combination as can be seen in the attached pic of my BC Rich Eagle.  Then I realised that I also have a double humbucker set up on my Gibson Thunderbird, and something similar also on my Roscoe Beck V...

So there's complete confirmation that I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about most of the time! 😄

[r16ktx]

On 30/03/2019 at 17:53, TheGreek said:

Just noticed no "piezo" option....wouldn't expect too many votes for this option anyway (even though I have these in two of my basses).

Looks like it would just be me for 'piezo' then... I haven't used a magnetic pickup for some years now. I daren't in case I suddenly realise that it's all been a terrible mistake!!

[BigRedX]

It's not just the type of pickup but also where they are positioned and how they are wired up when both are selected.

[Krysbass]

I wouldn't choose a single pickup bass as my only bass as I doubt if it would be versatile enough for all the music I play.  Just my view - but doubtlessly others will disagree. 😊

Other than my acoustic bass with a piezo pickup, my other 4 basses are all twin pickup. Two of them are P/J (Bartolini and DiMarzio) and the other two have soapbars (Bartolini and EMG).

If I had to choose to keep just one of those, it would probably be the one with the twin Bartolini soapbars - again for the versatility. 

Edited April 1, 2019 by Krysbass

[dannybuoy]

I think one of the most interesting combos around that I'd like to try if I had to have one bass is two Jazz pickups with an MM in-between, as used by Atelier Z. I'd like to be able to flick a switch to go from both J pups to the single MM.

[silverfoxnik]

2 hours ago, dannybuoy said:

I think one of the most interesting combos around that I'd like to try if I had to have one bass is two Jazz pickups with an MM in-between, as used by Atelier Z. I'd like to be able to flick a switch to go from both J pups to the single MM.

That's exactly what I have on my Ander van der End JB5 - it's a great combination! 

[dmccombe7]

27 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said:

That's exactly what I have on my Ander van der End JB5 - it's a great combination! 

What's that look like ? Never heard of it before.

Dave

[silverfoxnik]

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

What's that look like ? Never heard of it before.

Dave

Will post a picture up tomorrow as am out this evening... 

[dmccombe7]

googled and its one of these maybe a different colour tho but looks nice. Had never heard of them before this.

Dave

[silverfoxnik]

14 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

What's that look like ? Never heard of it before.

Dave

As promised.. 

[dmccombe7]

8 minutes ago, silverfoxnik said:

As promised.. 

Looks as tho its either been relic'd or its a good age. Nice looking bass and prefer yours to the one i found on google images. Very nice and thanks for sharing pic

Dave

[silverfoxnik]

Cheers!

It's about 18 years old I think Dave and has acquired that relic'd look naturally.. 

I've always liked it this way - gives it a more beat up 70s jazz look in my eyes.