bloke_zero

Thanks - loving your calm and organised approach! I'm thinking of buying the full IVP kit from them - I have the PCB but haven't got round to sourcing the components yet (what happened to my life!?) - getting the enclosure drilled will help too. How're you planning to do the labelling?

Good call - enjoying seeing your work

Musikding are good - bought a few things from them. Aion I've seen on there site for years so I guess they must be at least ok or they would have dropped them due to support issues?

Oh wow - that is monster! I'm pretty tempted by the Pompei, but I think my PCB build backlog now exceeds my likely years remaining. I think I still have a deadendfx board to make, though I can't remember what it is... good luck - someone must want something!

Monty's do good work: https://www.montysguitars.com/pages/rewinds

There is also a lot in magnet configuration e.g. the MFD has a ceramic bar under the pole pieces that, to my ears, increases the output, but also the dynamics and definition. Or, to take another Leo Fender design - the dual pole pieces under the each string with a p-pickup were specifically there to diffuse the bass response and attack from the earlier 'telebass' single pole per string version because that was apparently blowing speakers!

Overwound would be a good example - https://www.fralinpickups.com/2019/10/24/overwinding-and-underwinding-a-pickup/ hotter, but also 'thicker'

I have a '38 Rickenbacher lapsteel that I inherited (they changed the name to be less german after the war). Hand wound around a massive magnet. It does sound, er, warm and I suppose dirty - it's the same basic design as the rickenbacker horseshoe bass pickup, but I've never played a ric bass.

Hmm, good question - and so subjective! I'm going to say DiMarzio Model P? I have some EMG active P and know what you mean by clean. I don't have model P's, but I have some PAF ones which are supposed to be pretty consistent with the modern Model P. Interestingly they are ceramic. Looking forward to other replies!

Also: https://lusithanddevices.com/product/double-nfp-special/

A friend of mine was talking about these (https://aquilacorde.com/en/short-bass-one/) and how much he liked it compared to the u-bass. Anybody had one for a while? I'm tempted by Kala but I understand that they really aren't loud enough to play with, say a acoustic guitar. I'm thinking campfire rather than pub...

That's the trouble - this stuff is invaluable!

I like the geezer, very clear defined sound From that video I prefer the dimarzio - sounds a bit fuller, but still ballsy. I always liked the geezer, but it does seem a bit thinner, more mid. I have an old kramer with pat pending dimarzio P that feels similar to the DP-122, different circuit though. Thanks for posting that! They sound *really* different.