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Dual Coil 5
Description
Tone (Series) Tone (Parallel) Magnet Types Dimensions Artists Media The Dual Coil is top shelf sonic kinesis that leaves its player in a state of wonder as they begin to mold the dynamic spectrum of tone available from this pickup’s resonant malleability. The versatility of this pickup lies in the players cFirsthand experiences
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Discussed in The Official MARUSZCZYK CLUB! in the TalkBass community
road-cat1
======================================== You are correct in many ways. I just found DR High-Beams in short scale and they are actually plenty long. I really thought that "short scale" would be for a 30" scale not a 32" scale. I do like them better. IMO the combination of the strings that come on the bass along with the ... ... more
Discussed in Nordstand pickup description in the TalkBass community
two fingers
Yeah they've been doing it for years. Good for him for not taking himself, or his company, too seriously. It's a little corny. But they do make some outstanding pickups. I think they usually include enough real info on their site to allow you to make an informed decision as to how hot, and what tone profile, a pickup is. ... ... more
Discussed in Opinion poll does passive Or active sound better on a fretless? in the TalkBass community
eastcoasteddie
I would say this...since you're not really starting from scratch and only replacing pickups & controls, you're limited (not in a bad way) to work with what you have. Those pickups are (maybe) an EMG 40-size 1.51″ x 4.02″ (you have to measure) so you will need to use a pickup of the same dimension. Aguilar and Nordstrand ... ... more
GTHintz
The pickups that came in there are emg sized. 4xinch and a half I believe. It did have a 3 band pre inside. Thing is that it sounds really missing something. It's almost like the eq sucks the organic fullness of the tone away. That's why I'm going to put something nicer in there. I'm just posting this thread to see who's ... ... more