Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Anyone exclusively use the bridge humbucker? Active or Passive? Do you dial in extra low end at the amp? on the bass? What are the characteristics of good bridge pickup tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 The Stingray is a great example. The pickup sits pretty far back. Can't say it much better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 How is that not shrill and thin? The active electronics automatically compensate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 How is that not shrill and thin? The active electronics automatically compensate? It works. Maybe that's why they have such a punchy sound. It works well on the B string. Picks up the vibration at a tighter spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 punchy I get, but how you retain the low end? Or is that not the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 punchy I get, but how you retain the low end? Or is that not the point?All I know is it works. No shortage of low end. Note that it's not all the way back against the bridge. Personally I think they have found the perfect placement for a single humbucker. They are kick ass basses. 4 string or 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rose Pickups Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 This is a bit old school to say, but I love a good bridge humbucker like a good Roy Orbison clean tone. He had this thick creamy yet ultra clear tone that I would die for. His tone to me was what liquid would sound like if it were tone. Cheesy to say, but I cannot describe it any other way. My Rose New Dawn is my shot at emulating his tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackcheez Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Check the guitar in this pic. This guy always get the most kick ass sound. His guitars are custom made, always with a single humbucking in the bridge position. Guitar or bass win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 yes the stingray..not quite the bridge bridge position but in the right spot for one pup...being a humbucker the tone is fuller and quiet even on single coil as for the twin pup set up...the bridge is too nasal for me and i feel just is there to define the neck pup morealthough my shuker 51P sounds fine without any bridge help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 yes the stingray..not quite the bridge bridge position but in the right spot for one pup...being a humbucker the tone is fuller and quiet even on single coil as for the twin pup set up...the bridge is too nasal for me and i feel just is there to define the neck pup more although my shuker 51P sounds fine without any bridge help exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 On my ASAT and Jazz Bass(es), I use the bridge pickup in single-coil mode, with tone rolled off (or highs EQd down) to simulate the "fake fretless" technique. I also prefer this setup for soloing. Examples of that is the melody-line/soloing sections of the wanky-stinky songs on my MySpace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Any youtube or mp3 samples of good bridge HB tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 QEbL7gHqQt0 A well-placed bridge pickup will have less low end, but that's made up for by the fact that it tends to emphasize the midrange more, which is more useful in live situations anyway. For example, the single-humbucker Bongo 6 I borrowed for a few months didn't have a ton of lows, but it always came through well in a mix, and was never "shrill" or "thin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Very punchy, I can see how that tone would lend itself to a lot of music. The attack seems almost over whelming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wishicouldplayl Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 I play a Sterling 5 HS and mostly use the bridge pickup. Very punchy, aggressive tone with plenty of lows. I sometimes use the neck pickup in combination with the humbucker for a more mellow sound but I really dig that bridge pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fingeringam Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 I don't know how it gets teh low end but it does And at the same time it cuts through great...I want one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 [YOUTUBE]qDmy4_iQU2c[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Sounds like a Stingray to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocknrumble Posted October 20, 2009 Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 I believe the extra large pole pieces in the pickup are what produce the low end on a Stingray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 20, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2009 Other then the MM, how do other bridge HBs sound? Like Warwicks, Fenders or ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Mow Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Extremely honky and woody on my DeArmond starfire, playing up near the bridge though its hard to get much out of it, pretty thin and plinky, doesn't get much closer to the bridge than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpax Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Jaco did, well not a humbucker. Jazz with all or mostly bridge pickup.He didn't use much low end.Great players don't need it.You won't get much low end from the bridge position.A Stingray pickup isn't in the full-on bridge position like a Jazz. Stingray pickup is in the Rick position. Anyone exclusively use the bridge humbucker?Active or Passive?Do you dial in extra low end at the amp? on the bass?What are the characteristics of good bridge pickup tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Jaco did, well not a humbucker. Jazz with all or mostly bridge pickup. He didn't use much low end. Great players don't need it. Since when does skill level change the amount of bass you need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jesse Neil Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 The better you get, the more wanking you can do. You don't need any bass for wanking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Makes sense.....why the biggest wankers are guitar players! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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