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kbithecrowing wrote:

kbithecrowing wrote:

Achtane wrote:

kbithecrowing wrote:I want a mudbucker bass. I played an old Murphy bass from the 60s today at a local guitar shop and the sound just fucking poured off this bass. I got similar results with a CV P bass, which has a single coil, but still has the pickup close to the neck. I think I may be on the quest to make a franken-bass.

DO IT!!

I really, REALLY like the mudbuckers I put in. It's not the most versatile sound ever but what it does, it does well.
I wasn't sure how I'd like them but I'm totally enamored! I like neck+bridge even more than neck alone.

Did you get a full, rich sound? Or was it more just straight bass?
What kind of pickups did you use?

I think I came up with an idea. I have a jazz bass currently... maybe I can replace the current neck pickup with a dimarzio model J and then route a space for another pickup closer to the neck and drop my old neck pickup in there... on/off switch an volume knob for all three and an overall tone control, and finish it off with a new bridge and custom pick guard.

Anyone think this is a good/bad idea?

I think you should go for it...and not only because the neck Model J is fuckin' awesome...

Sorry I didn't respond earlier. I noodled around a bit with my amp set flat to get a different view on them. I usually have it set to a low/low-mid heavy tone and in that context it's a little less defined.
It's definitely not as articulate as a normal Jazz or P pickup. Even playing right next to the bridge, it is not going to sound like a Jazz. It's altogether different.
With my normal settings it's big, warm and round. JUST LIKE...meh, too easy.
With the amp set flat...well, it's still huge but a bit "tighter". Yes, I would say it's "full and rich". Despite its name, it isn't all bass. You aren't going to make a P or J sound like one of these just by messing with the tone knob. It's not bassy in that way. But I'm sure all of this depends on your setup.
I run a Peavey VB-2 into a Hartke 410.
To summarize, it's a really "deep" sound, maybe not as great of an all-rounder as a P or J, THE SHIT for mellow stuff especially. Play near the bridge or with a pick to get more articulation out of it. My P pickup sounds thin in comparison, especially playing right up on the neck. Not even close.
On that note, the difference between stock neck J and neck Model J is immediately noticeable; same thing with neck Model J and neck mudbucker. But that's with normal J spacing -- your idea of moving it even closer is interesting...

My brain feels fried right now, so I'm really sorry for the horrible descriptions.
I got both of mine in a TB deal, so I'm not sure exactly which ones of these they are:
http://basspartsresource.com/bass_pickupseconomy.htm
or http://basspartsresource.com/bpickup_aftermarket.htm

Not sure what the difference is between those two anyway...

Also, regarding my mud - P - mud bass (and Bassus' post), combining all three is pretty mediocre. I think this is because of the impedance difference (30k vs 11), but that configuration sucks out all of the bass and just leaves you with a weak P sound. Maybe if there was a way to better balance it.

traded a few pedals for this today!

Epi dot deluxe Vintage SB

plays sweet

kosta wrote:

devnulljp wrote:

adrianlee wrote:Where are these coming from????? I searched the DAM Forum and found nothing.

Read em and weep

Why did you show me that thread dude? Not cool. Not cool.

I need someone else to buy all that stuff so I don't.
(You'll notice I waited until I had snagged the U-drive though )

grindonomicon wrote:

insubordination wrote:

grindonomicon wrote:^ I bought his Jerms Brassmaster clone... What a page of amazing pedals.

And I released a record by the seller's old band in @ 1994!

Unreal pedals. Awful time to be broke/saving.

What band?

Holyshitfireyeah to all three of those. And that goes for that dang fuzznugget of yours too!

He was in the mighty FLOOR on their first split 7" with Spazz.

You did Bovine?!

Achtane wrote:It's definitely not as articulate as a normal Jazz or P pickup. Even playing right next to the bridge, it is not going to sound like a Jazz. It's altogether different.
With my normal settings it's big, warm and round. JUST LIKE...meh, too easy.
With the amp set flat...well, it's still huge but a bit "tighter". Yes, I would say it's "full and rich". Despite its name, it isn't all bass. You aren't going to make a P or J sound like one of these just by messing with the tone knob. It's not bassy in that way.

Yeah I'm basically not looking for a regular P or J sound, which is the main reason I want a pickup configuration like this. & knowing it isn't just straight bass is what I hoped for.

I'm just not sure if I should do single coils in the neck and even closer to the neck positions or humbuckers or one in either. If I should use an EB kind of humbucker or a Model J, or both. I think I need to get out and play more stuff to figure it out. I wish I could actually try a model J somewhere, though.

insubordination wrote:

grindonomicon wrote:

insubordination wrote:

grindonomicon wrote:^ I bought his Jerms Brassmaster clone... What a page of amazing pedals.

And I released a record by the seller's old band in @ 1994!

Unreal pedals. Awful time to be broke/saving.

What band?

Holyshitfireyeah to all three of those. And that goes for that dang fuzznugget of yours too!

He was in the mighty FLOOR on their first split 7" with Spazz.

You did Bovine?!

Did, and am doing again. Click that little button under my forum name and you'll go to my crappy blog.

Ha, that's awesome. I used to own several Bovine releases (sold a lot of my records to fund grad school, etc.), and I actually found an MRR from 1996 the other day with a Bovine ad that made me miss a few of those. Didn't know you were doing the label again, that's great!

insubordination wrote:Ha, that's awesome. I used to own several Bovine releases (sold a lot of my records to fund grad school, etc.), and I actually found an MRR from 1996 the other day with a Bovine ad that made me miss a few of those. Didn't know you were doing the label again, that's great!

I always love to hear from ppl lovin' on those old records! And new ones, but not enuff o' those.

I would trade you a stack of NOS 1st press Bovine records for yer fuzz nugget or fOXXY too!

But know @ yer car funds needed... Hoping to sell my boost or COT50 clone so I can buy a pedal from you or D to help out a bit.

If it were like a year ago I would probably take you up on that! I appreciate the thought though, and hope you might be able to buy, of course.

i have a major GAS for

desirable yet affordable:
Squier J Mascis
Boss RT-20
Boss RE-20

VERY desirable but UNREAL:
Empress Superdelay
El Cap+Brigadier
Blue Sky Reverb
Korg G4/Strymon Lex
Sandberg strat in trans black

FML seriously, how old am i

DarkAxel wrote:i have a major GAS for

desirable yet affordable:
Squier J Mascis
Boss RT-20
Boss RE-20

VERY desirable but UNREAL:
Empress Superdelay
El Cap+Brigadier
Blue Sky Reverb
Korg G4/Strymon Lex
Sandberg strat in trans black

FML seriously, how old am i

I got a superdelay in a trade

WORTH EVERY PENNY

MaxMaps wrote:

DarkAxel wrote:i have a major GAS for

desirable yet affordable:
Squier J Mascis
Boss RT-20
Boss RE-20

VERY desirable but UNREAL:
Empress Superdelay
El Cap+Brigadier
Blue Sky Reverb
Korg G4/Strymon Lex
Sandberg strat in trans black

FML seriously, how old am i

I got a superdelay in a trade

WORTH EVERY PENNY

out: ummm, lots of shit sold off awhile ago.

in: trogotronic custom hot rod tube oscillator

delaydecay wrote:out: ummm, lots of shit sold off awhile ago.

in: trogotronic custom hot rod tube oscillator

Holy guacamole...

Grrface wrote:

delaydecay wrote:out: ummm, lots of shit sold off awhile ago.

in: trogotronic custom hot rod tube oscillator

Holy guacamole...

it makes guitars and other stuff sound like a mixture of 1000 pigs being slaughtered and a million of sasha grey's anal warts exploding simultaneously.