New Doublecut Junior Tribute Bass update

[slinkp]

I noticed the coil switch doesn't have as much noise as I'd expect from going fully single coil.
And somebody in this thread (sorry I forget who) mentioned there's a capacitor wired to the switch.
I wondered what that could do?
A bit of googling turned up this excerpt of this article - the description sounds pretty accurate for how the switch behaves:

Tuned Coil Tap

This pickup wiring is featured in some Gibson guitars and basses. It resembles a coil split, because there's a connection to the junction of a humbucker's two coils. But it also resembles a tap, because it doesn't take the coil out of the signal path. Instead, it sends signal to ground through a capacitor, which filters only certain frequencies. This provides a gentle midrange scoop—like a single-coil, there's more apparent high end, but much of the humbucker's low end remains (as do some of the hum-canceling properties). Changing the capacitor value alters the tuned coil tap effect.

- from https://www.guitarplayer.com/technique/get-smart-taps-splits-and-tuned-coil-taps-demystified

[Chris P.]

I stay with my first impression: this bass is the perfect bass for people who want a Gibson sound and are used to Fender guitars: Pickup in the middle, not very small body and neck, good for finger style. Being used to a Fender-style bass (so almost ANY other bass) you feel strange playing a Tbird or EB3. This one feels more natural. And the coil tap brings you a bit more into P/Rock territory.

[patman]

Agreed with the above...except...

I find the coil tap to be not particularly useful...the double coil mode has a very useful mid-range bump for cutting through the mix...and this is pretty much from a Fender guy...

It does get a very pure bass sound that sits very well in the mix. Love it so far. Specially the short scale.

[Grog]

Isn't this bass using the exact electronics that is used on the neck pickup of the EB bass?

[patman]

yes.

The placement is closer to the bridge, though. Neck pickup on the EB tends to woof a little bit more (more sub-lows).

[Dave W]

I've never seen anything about what difference there is between the neck and bridge pickups of the EB. Bridge pickups are often wound a little hotter but who knows in this case.

[amptech]

I've never seen anything about what difference there is between the neck and bridge pickups of the EB. Bridge pickups are often wound a little hotter but who knows in this case.

I've had two EB basses in with broken bridge pickups, and the new units I got from Gibson (marked EB Bridge) measured roughly the same as the neck units. Maybe I have written it down on the orders, if I can find them.

[Grog]

Could the only difference be just lead wire length?

[Dave W]

Or maybe the polepiece spacing is a little wider at the bridge.

[Grog]

It looks like the clearance price might be over. Guitar Center raised the price on its remaining cherry stain basses back to 999.00.

[Dave W]

CME still has their worn white exclusive run at $749. They're out of other colors. Sweetwater, Sam Ash and zZounds/American Musical are completely out. It must be discontinued.

[Grog]

Oddly, GC has re-listed the two versions of the DC Les Paul guitars keeping the price drop. They even have three color choices for the LP Special. Why sell six strings at a clearance price & sell basses at full retail? The stores actually raised the price after Presidents Day, but price matched the on-line price. This could be the last short scale LP bass for many years...........

[westen44]

You don't hear about the 2011 bass (below) and it's likely you won't hear much more about the LP Junior Tribute DC bass, either as time goes on.

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/05/09/gibson-releases-lp-junior-dc-bass/

[slinkp]

Yep, probably another gone quick and forgotten.
It's too bad. Initial misgivings aside (from trying one with terrible action in a store through an amp I didn't like), I really like the one I got.

[westen44]

I'm glad I acted in time. I learned from past mistakes to strike while the iron is hot.