Pickups for bass with 'rails' instead of individual pole pieces

tone4days

tone4days

Heel Whacker
Do they exist?
Not interested in the aesthetics - practical reason
I'm planning a build with non standard string spacing and am trying to figure out my options
Thoughts? Suggestions!?
Thanks
 
Re: Pickups for bass with 'rails' instead of individual pole pieces

Lots of them. Most of the EMG soapbars, the Duncan soapbars. Joe Barden pickups. I make a bunch too, including Jazz styles.


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Re: Pickups for bass with 'rails' instead of individual pole pieces

Thanks! I guess I always assumed that under the covers were pole pieces ... good to know!
 
Re: Pickups for bass with 'rails' instead of individual pole pieces

I believe the Duncan replacement bridge pickups for Rickenbacker basses are use the blade design as well.
 
Re: Pickups for bass with 'rails' instead of individual pole pieces

Any blade pickup will work for bass, even if it is meant for guitar.

Hell, Fender put six-pole guitar pickups in their Musicmaster Basses back in the '70s, and I think they sound great.
 
Re: Pickups for bass with 'rails' instead of individual pole pieces

ItsaBass said:
Any blade pickup will work for bass, even if it is meant for guitar.

Hell, Fender put six-pole guitar pickups in their Musicmaster Basses back in the '70s, and I think they sound great.
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Rickenbacker also uses toaster pickups with 6 magnets.

Guitar pickups that aren’t wound too hot sound fine in bass. Hot pickups have too much midrange and sound barky.


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