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Discussed in Fender Bass Setup Specs........ in the TalkBass community
dwizum
Out of curiosity I went to Fender's website and noticed they have a "vintage" filter for category type under bass pickups. This filters to 4 pickups, all have "vintage" or "original" ... ... more
bassdude51
Excellent advice! Fender's pickup height is based on their specs for string action (string height). So if your action is really low then your pickups will need to be set down lower ... ... more
Discussed in Is Guitar Parts Resource legitimate? They list a lot of parts Fender doesn't list. in the TalkBass community
colcifer
All of these pickups: Guitar Parts Factory - Bass Fender Jazz Pickups They have ten sets listed, but Fender only sells five sets on their own site: Pickups | Fender ... more
J Wilson
If you get on the Bass Parts Home page, and click on 'pickups' at the top of that column on the right, they list Genuine Fender Seymour Duncan Gretsch and so on down the column. ... ... more
Discussed in Bass Player Series Pick ups VS V-Mod VS YOSEMITE VS Custom Shop 62's VS Original Precision Bass in the TalkBass community
Matt Walton
Bass Player Series Pickups VS V-Mod VS YOSEMITE VS Custom Shop 62's VS Original Precision Bass What is the difference? These can all be found on Fender's website here: Pickups ... ... more
Discussed in Pickup upgrade for American Performer Mustang Bass? in the TalkBass community
DC in ATX
Right. I don't think you'll find much in the way of balanced sets, if that's what you have in mind. But that doesn't mean that you can't mix and match. That's presumably what Fender ... ... more
Rob4
Thanks. I agree its the Mustang PU that's key for me. I'm confident I'll be happy with the Nordstrom NM4, and I just thought sticking with Nordstrom for the J made sense. I'll ... ... more
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