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New pick-up for fretless

  • 22-02-2006 11:47am
    #1
    curt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi guys

    Would anybody know a luthier in dublin who would be able to rout a second recess into my fretless bass as I want to add a second pup (see jpeg attached).

    I was thinking of placing it closer to the bridge pup than the standard jazz neck placement as in general I am not a great fan of the sound a neck pup produces. Just want to add a bit of warmth to the bridge sound. So I would need to measure string spacing at this position to find out whether a bridge or a neck pup would have more suitable dimensions. How far could a string be off the centre line between the individual pup poles?

    Any comments are welcome.

    Thanks
    Curt


Comments

  • #2
    Doctor J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,848 ✭✭✭✭Doctor J


    Check the instrument resources sticky. Derrick Nelson (Danvel) is your man.

    As for the pickup, don't worry about it. Either will do. You won't notice if the string is a millimetre or two off centre, once the vibration of the string is over a pole piece.


  • #3
    ferdi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭ferdi


    curt wrote:
    I was thinking of placing it closer to the bridge pup than the standard jazz neck placement as in general I am not a great fan of the sound a neck pup produces.

    Any comments are welcome.

    only comment i have is that i completely disagree, i love the tone out of m neck pickup on my jazz, lovely 'dumpy and warm' sound. too many people rely completely on the bridge.


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