What gear have you bought or acquired, simply because you thought you ought to..?

[Roger2611]

Bartonlini, had a Tune Woodbass fitted with Barts, hated the sound of it, had a top end Bass Collection fitted with Barts, hated the sound of it, had an ESP Horizon 5 string where the original pickups and electrics had been replaced by Bartolini stuff....double hated the sound of it....sorry if you just looked at you ESP and thought "hey! I'm stuck with that POS now!"

[Terry M.]

11 minutes ago, Roger2611 said:

Bartonlini, had a Tune Woodbass fitted with Barts, hated the sound of it, had a top end Bass Collection fitted with Barts, hated the sound of it, had an ESP Horizon 5 string where the original pickups and electrics had been replaced by Bartolini stuff....double hated the sound of it....sorry if you just looked at you ESP and thought "hey! I'm stuck with that POS now!"

I mentioned Barts in my earlier post. I just don't understand them. They have a legion of fans however so it's probably just you and me ☺️

Edited 7 hours ago by Terry M.

[paul_5]

Also the Sansamp Bass Driver never really scratched me where I itched - I still reckon the Paradriver is vastly superior 

[Russ]

3 hours ago, Roger2611 said:

Bartonlini, had a Tune Woodbass fitted with Barts, hated the sound of it, had a top end Bass Collection fitted with Barts, hated the sound of it, had an ESP Horizon 5 string where the original pickups and electrics had been replaced by Bartolini stuff....double hated the sound of it....sorry if you just looked at you ESP and thought "hey! I'm stuck with that POS now!"

I don't hate them, but they're very "polite". The MMC/MME MM pickups were decent in terms of tone and output, but didn't really have the MM sound. 

 

Their cheap Mk1 pickups are ubiquitous on basses from the Far East and are fairly terrible. Low output and not particularly pleasant-sounding. 

[tauzero]

2 hours ago, Russ said:

 

Their cheap Mk1 pickups are ubiquitous on basses from the Far East and are fairly terrible. Low output and not particularly pleasant-sounding. 

 

Nothing wrong with the MK-1s, they just have a flat output rather than any particular peaks and troughs. It's fashionable to criticise them though. So, appropriately for this thread, people buy or acquire replacements for them because they think they ought to.

[neepheid]

1 minute ago, tauzero said:

 

Nothing wrong with the MK-1s, they just have a flat output rather than any particular peaks and troughs. It's fashionable to criticise them though. So, appropriately for this thread, people buy or acquire replacements for them because they think they ought to.

 

I've heard them referred to as "Fartolinis" - very mature. Honestly I think they're the three point bridge of the pickup world...

[Russ]

1 hour ago, tauzero said:

 

Nothing wrong with the MK-1s, they just have a flat output rather than any particular peaks and troughs. It's fashionable to criticise them though. So, appropriately for this thread, people buy or acquire replacements for them because they think they ought to.

Not a fan, personally. They sound very bland to my ears and have no sound of their own. They're functional, and that's probably the best I can say about them. 

 

You're seeing more and more Nordstrand Big Singles showing up in lieu of the Mk1s these days, and they're a lot better. They actually have a bit of welly.