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I learned that many years ago when I bought a cheapo Fender Jazz Bass for around $275 and replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncans, then recorded it and my brother's original 1965 Jazz Bass.
After 56 years of playing and recording my feeling is player+pickup+pickup height+string gauge primarily determines guitar sound. The rest is icing or generally inconsequential.
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JoeM wrote:
I learned that many years ago when I bought a cheapo Fender Jazz Bass for around $275 and replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncans, then recorded it and my brother's original 1965 Jazz Bass.
After 56 years of playing and recording my feeling is player+pickup+pickup height+string gauge primarily determines guitar sound. The rest is icing or generally inconsequential.
I need to learn more about pickup height. Is it just a matter of trial and error and listening, or is there a rule of thumb?
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Trial and error works for me.
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JoeM wrote:
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[quote=JoeM]
I learned that many years ago when I bought a cheapo Fender Jazz Bass for around $275 and replaced the pickups with Seymour Duncans, then recorded it and my brother's original 1965 Jazz Bass.
After 56 years of playing and recording my feeling is player+pickup+pickup height+string gauge primarily determines guitar sound. The rest is icing or generally inconsequential.
I need to learn more about pickup height. Is it just a matter of trial and error and listening, or is there a rule of thumb?
Will, this is a good explanation with a how to:
https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/lates...kup-height
Ah, thank you, I should have guessed.
I got to meet Seymour a few years back. Great guy, lots of great stories.
