bassplr19 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 If I'm making a multiscale/fanned fret Precision Bass, does that mean I should use a Jazz Bass pickup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Not necessarily. It depends what you want. I have a multi-scale P/MM in my head (my 3rd build when I get to it), but I'll be mounting the pickups perpendicular to the centre line. I'm not a huge fan of angled pickups - if that's what is behind your question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Chill-Out Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 On 12/7/2017 at 7:07 AM, Norris said: Not necessarily. It depends what you want. I have a multi-scale P/MM in my head (my 3rd build when I get to it), but I'll be mounting the pickups perpendicular to the centre line. I'm not a huge fan of angled pickups - if that's what is behind your question Norris, stupid question here, but is there any difference between mounting the pickups perpendicular compared to angled? My second build (in my head - still planning) is a 5-string multi-scale and that was one of the items for me to research. Cheers, Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 6 hours ago, Chuck_Chill-Out said: Norris, stupid question here, but is there any difference between mounting the pickups perpendicular compared to angled? My second build (in my head - still planning) is a 5-string multi-scale and that was one of the items for me to research. Cheers, Chuck The positioning of the pickup determines which overtones are predominant in the sound, with many manufacturers having their own "sweet spot". I think most people making multi-scales align the pickup with a virtual fret so as to get the same balance of overtones across the strings. However a P pickup is split, so you would never get exactly the same overtones anyway. Plus of course the overtones change as you fret a string. IMHO I think it mainly comes down to aesthetics: do you prefer the look of it at an angle or perpendicular? I doubt that you'd notice a massive difference in tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplr19 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 I was just making a joke... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Chill-Out Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 12 hours ago, bassplr19 said: I was just making a joke... Your joke assisted me in my planning and drawing of my second build. That is a +1 in my book! Cheers, Chuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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