Acousticraft Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) I am going to build an ash Telecaster bodied bass with a Maple P bass style neck, purple heart fret board and large P headstock for home recording. Has anyone used the EMG select bass humbucker pickup? There are some reviews on the Select P bass style pickup but none I can find on the standard humbucker shaped pup which is the hottest of the range. I want to keep it simple with a tone and volume and a single neck mounted pickup. I was planning to build a Tele guitar (the body is already made) but as I already have a real nice Strat I built, I figured a bass would be more use. A Tele shaped bass is less common than most other body shapes as well. Edited June 24, 2008 by Acousticraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I;ve got an EMG select in my 6 string bass right now. Its a pretty nice pickup, nice even response. Its pretty much you get what you pay for Not the greatest pickup but its pretty nice and gets the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inisheer Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I haven't used the humbucker type, but I have an EMG Select P/J combo in my bass. I agree with what was said above...it's not the best, but I enjoy it. If this is for high quality recording you might want something a little better, but I am happy with my pickups. I'm guessing that the humbucker model would be about the same quality as the P/J pickups. Good luck with whatever you decide on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Meh... I had them for a while and they're nothing to write home about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Thanks for the replies. I suppose the bonus is they are very cheap. As long as I can lay down a reasonable bass line to go with all the guitar tracks that will be fine with me. I can plug it straight into my Line 6 Toneport and model different basses anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 i personaally like them; i got a humbucker and jazz combo, seriously its my favorite sounding bass; you rely on your amp for getting the volume cause theyre not perticularly loud , but its warm and perfect i think for the design ; not wanting to buy gibson mini h.b. and stuff; its an sg i made; one thing to keep in mind about the humbucker specifically is its size; keep it close to the fingerboard or your strings will not be centered over the entire pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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