Three (or more) pickup basses

[neepheid]

As I gazed thoughtfully at my Gibson G-3, I thought to myself "you don't see many basses with 3 (or more) pickups". I thought it might be fun to try and list as many as I could. Feel free to add any I've missed

Gibson G-3


EBMM Big Al


Fender Urge


Danelectro Hodad


Burns Bison (and Marquee and others)


Ibanez JTKB300


Can anyone think of any others?

[risingson]

There used to be a bass in my Uni, it had 4 single coils, had an Italian type name? It sounded bloody terrible. EDIT - could have been a DiPinto but I don't think it was.

Edited November 10, 2010 by risingson

[Grand Wazoo]

My two 1986 PRS's

[MoonBassAlpha]

Fender V1 anyone?

[WarPig]

[quote name='risingson' post='1018300' date='Nov 10 2010, 12:56 AM']There used to be a bass in my Uni, it had 4 single coils, had an Italian type name? It sounded bloody terrible. EDIT - could have been a DiPinto but I don't think it was.[/quote]

Was it the Italia Modulo:

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74231"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/74231[/url]

[Musicman20]

After being dubious about the Big Al, after testing one for a weekend, I can definitely say the 'strat' style 3 single coils works very well on a bass, as long as they 'get it right' so to speak.

[markstuk]

And there is this from the rocking past :-) (apologies to Dom for crossposting)

[wotnwhy]

Dubious of the Big Al? But have TWO on order?.. Brave man!

[Musicman20]

[quote name='wotnwhy' post='1018402' date='Nov 10 2010, 09:27 AM']Dubious of the Big Al? But have TWO on order?.. Brave man! [/quote]

Dubious until I tried it and thought it was absolutely awesome! Thats when I ordered two.

[BottomEndian]

Traben Bootsy Star Bass:

5 pickups, 3 Aguilar OBP-3 preamps.

[BigRedX]

Five Pickups? PAH! That's nothing!

[url="http://www.loewenherzbass.com/english/model_00907.htm"]This Loewenherz bass has 12![/url]

[Musicman20]

The new Ernie Ball Musicman Gamechanger will apparently have endless pickup combinations...Ive no idea how it works!

[Ou7shined]

My [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=110172"]latest project[/url] nearly went down this route.

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But seriously, if you think about it any HS bass has 3 pups in it because inside that humbucker sits 2 very separate pups....







Does this thread mean your Danelectro is nearly here Matt?

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1018434' date='Nov 10 2010, 09:55 AM']Five Pickups? PAH! That's nothing!

[url="http://www.loewenherzbass.com/english/model_00907.htm"]This Loewenherz bass has 12![/url][/quote]


Cor they don't come much uglier.





I've always had an inclination toward the Urge II.

[Doctor J]

The Lomenzo Yamaha is quite tasty, wish they'd put that into production

[cetera]

My 2 80's ESP 'Masayoshi Yamashita' basses....

The black one is active & EMG loaded, the white/cream one is passive....

[neepheid]

Hmph, phantom coils and coil tapping is cheating!

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1018483' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:25 AM']Does this thread mean your Danelectro is nearly here Matt? [/quote]

Having started in Tucson, Arizona, it is currently somewhere between here and Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday delivery estimated.

[Musicman20]

[quote name='Johnston' post='1018991' date='Nov 10 2010, 04:48 PM']what is the craic with that I seen somewhere where there was something like 50+ selections from a reflex [/quote]

Yep...more than 50 apparently...with possible iphone links for pickup settings/save patches.

[BigRedX]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1018490' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:32 AM']Cor they don't come much uglier.[/quote]
Who cares when it has 12 pickups!

[Shaggy]

Custom shop T'bird

Fairly crap, apparently

[EdwardHimself]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1018434' date='Nov 10 2010, 09:55 AM']Five Pickups? PAH! That's nothing!

[url="http://www.loewenherzbass.com/english/model_00907.htm"]This Loewenherz bass has 12![/url][/quote]

12 pickups!? Just looks like a big ramp and a load of switches to me

[juice]

At first I thought there was someone else with a seafoam green prs bass, then I realised this is mine!!
so does that count as a +1?

hope your keeping well, must have been 4 years ago I bought the prs off you?
[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1018303' date='Nov 10 2010, 01:05 AM']My two 1986 PRS's

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[AndyTravis]

[quote name='Shaggy' post='1019399' date='Nov 10 2010, 09:47 PM']Custom shop T'bird

Fairly crap, apparently [/quote]

That's a pretty bass, as a design.

[fragglefart]

I won a Fret-King Blue Label Ventura Super 80 Bass a while back, that has three pickups.

Great fun to play with some of the meaty sounds you can coax from the humbucker & P combination. Interesting shape too, the finish is decent - bloody heavy though!





'scuse the crappy pic!

[neepheid]

Found another one - Spear Flextool: J/P/MM