Randy_Marsh Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I've been playing my Warwick Corvette relentlessly recently and although i like the pickups (which are passive) im thinking of replacing them. Ideally my sound would be as close to Alex Katunich's out of Incubus. Which pickups do you reckon would be best suited to the job and still give that Warwick growl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB26354 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Swapping pickups makes very little difference to the tone of a bass. I've tried identical corvettes and streamers with MEC passive, MEC active, Bartolini, EMG and Seymour Duncans and they all sound pretty much the same. I also had a custom made bass once where I tried several different pickups (with the same circuit) and the bass sounded the same. The output volume will vary - more coils = more gain - but the tone hardly changes. Maybe look at a different circuit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 thanks thats some good advice. can you think of any circuits that'd fit the bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 the dude in incubus uses a pretty complex rig to get his sound i think the bass only plays a small role in his sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 [quote]the dude in incubus uses a pretty complex rig to get his sound i think the bass only plays a small role in his sound[/quote] damn, i completely forgot about his monster eden rig! god i wish i was rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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