The Pearl Export Bass (=Epi Genesis) that I had bought a while ago didn't get enough attention. The competion of my other bass guitars was too strong.
I had initially bought it to use the three point bridge and humbuckers (a la TB+) for the BaCHbird. But along the way of that project it became clear that the bridge and Artec pickup on the BaCHbird were going to excellent. No need to replace them.
So I tried to sell the Pearl. I got a few silly bids. But none of them was tempting enough to sell this brave little bass.
Then I decided to use it for some experimenting. I took out the toolbox and started hobbying...
When I finally had figured out how the wiring works I hooked it up to my amp.
It sounds amazing!
The bass features
A Gibson LO-Z
bass pickup at the neck
A Gibson LO-Z
guitar pickup at the bridge
A three position dial for the neck pickup to chose the coiltap.
Two stacked pots. The top ones are volume, the bottom ones are tone.
So you can dial in as much of the individual pickups as you wish. This gives you even more sound possibilities/colours than the Les Paul Basses already have!
The combination of the maple and the bass and guitar pickup is awesome.
There's one hole left that I should fill with a switch. I think I am going to place a pickup selector so that I can switch fast during a song.
I'll post sound samples later.
