Members adamjohnson Posted February 6, 2018 Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 Here's the deal.... My dad is a luthier and wants to build me a custom bass (the first electric bass he has ever built). He is really wanting to go all out on it. It is going to be a 5-string fretless. Here is the advice I am wanting. Part 1. I want an amazing PASSIVE j-pickup for the bridge (Think Fender J-bass sounds). I want an amazing PASSIVE neck pickup. Now for this pickup, I am looking for a super low-end (but prominent) thud. Think Gibson Thunderbird sound. Not a funky, metallic sound like you tend to hear from most Warwick players. If what I want for the neck pickup simply does not exist in the realm of passive pickups, I would be willing to compromise with the best P-bass pickups you could advise. Also, I don't NEED to have a neck and bridge pickup if one pickup could do it all. I know triple-coil pickups exist (as you'll see below), but I can't find any that are passive. Part 2. I currently have a an Ibanez ATK that has really turned me into this tone-snob as it already gives me the best of both of these worlds. For anyone unfamiliar with them, they have a crazy pickup with a 3-way pickup switch to split it up. This means that I can easily achieve a jazzy Jaco, funky-metallic, or deep-skull-crushing tone...BUT The treble, mid, and bass tone knobs affect the the ENTIRE pickup. This means that if I have my tone dialed in for that deep, skull-crushing tone and use the 3-way switch for a jazz-tone, I need to re-dial in all of the knobs to get that Jaco tone. What I need is a configuration that would give me full tonal control over both the neck pickup and the bridge SEPARATELY (with a 2 or 3-way pickup selector switch). I know this is probably really simple, but I obviously know nothing about pot-configurations. Thanks for all the help in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted February 13, 2018 Members Share Posted February 13, 2018 Why are there Vietnamese spam links in your message? If you want separate active tone controls you'll have to install two separate preamps and controls, and switch between them with a pickup switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted February 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 13, 2018 I have deleted the spam links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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