Author Topic: Large pickup cover to fit in a P-pickup (Read 3770 times)

Pekka · « **Reply #15 on:** September 29, 2011, 11:38:05 PM »

Quote from: Pekka on September 28, 2011, 09:48:09 PM

No, I once asked Neil what that pickup was and he said it was a Mighty Mite split coil reversed IIRC. I should ask him again.

Well, I did and he had 4 Mighty Mite P -pickup halves trimmed and fitted in under a cover he made from regular P-bass PU covers. He therefore could use whatever combination he wanted and ended up using mostly the one with D&G closer to the neck and E&A closer to the bridge = the reverse P.
The bridge pickup was two Jazz PU's wired together.

Pekka · « **Reply #16 on:** December 01, 2012, 07:17:13 AM »

After a year or so I finally got it made. The cover is made from 4 P-bass covers and the pickup is in a reversed position (ala Yamaha BB2000, Spector NS-2 etc.). Allparts Teleneck and some old Schaller tuners. The bridge PU will be replaced by a humbucker and I'll add a switch for mono/stereo.

A string guide will be added, it just don't look right without it.

nofi · « **Reply #17 on:** December 01, 2012, 02:58:43 PM »

a fender humbucker cover?

Pekka · « **Reply #18 on:** December 02, 2012, 11:28:12 PM »

Quote from: nofi on December 01, 2012, 02:58:43 PM

a fender humbucker cover?

I doubt it but anyway it doesn't matter anymore. The bass sounds great and I really love the Tele neck. If I ever get myself a Fenderbird the neck has to be the D neck.

Here's a short sharp clip of all the pickup combinations: