stingraybassman Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 hey peeps. In need of some advice, I'm having a Custom Grabber built (see build diaries - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=126724"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=126724[/url] ) and I'm on the hunt for the right pickup. Anyone have any ideas what would do the job? We are recreating the slider as well. Olly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Easy things first - the Grabber slider: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260750391208"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260750391208[/url] The original Grabber pickup mounts with four screws and is a humbucker. Also used in the 80s on the Gibson Q-80, and the Explorer bass. Some useful info here: [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/grabber_techinfo.php"]http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/grabber_techinfo.php[/url] and here: [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/pickup/#18"]http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/pickup/#18[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingraybassman Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='neepheid' post='1164259' date='Mar 16 2011, 11:49 AM']Easy things first - the Grabber slider: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260750391208"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260750391208[/url] The original Grabber pickup mounts with four screws and is a humbucker. Also used in the 80s on the Gibson Q-80, and the Explorer bass. Some useful info here: [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/grabber_techinfo.php"]http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/grabber_techinfo.php[/url] and here: [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/pickup/#18"]http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/pickup/#18[/url][/quote] Cheers for that mate, he is making the slider himself so housing shouldn't be too much of an issue. Is there anything new that you think will be tonally comparable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='stingraybassman' post='1164283' date='Mar 16 2011, 12:08 PM']Cheers for that mate, he is making the slider himself so housing shouldn't be too much of an issue. Is there anything new that you think will be tonally comparable?[/quote] DiMarzio did a humbucker sized bass jobbie which a friend had in his Grabber copy. Just the ticket, I should think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingraybassman Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='1164321' date='Mar 16 2011, 12:40 PM']DiMarzio did a humbucker sized bass jobbie which a friend had in his Grabber copy. Just the ticket, I should think.[/quote] Was it the Model one per chance? Like this bad boy? [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/my-new-grabber-build-728351/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/my-new-gr...r-build-728351/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilLordJuju Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 The only thing I didn't like about the slidy grabber pickup was the range of possible slide. Some other basses (Dan Armstrong London bass for example) seemed to have much more slide range - and therefore more tonal possibility. If I was re-making a Grabber i'd consider increasing the distance it could go. But that is the advantage of rails over the gibson plastic plate idea. I'm sure rails have their own problems though. Interesting project, best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 [quote name='stingraybassman' post='1164334' date='Mar 16 2011, 12:53 PM']Was it the Model one per chance? Like this bad boy? [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/my-new-grabber-build-728351/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f8/my-new-gr...r-build-728351/[/url][/quote] It might have been, but I thought it was a standard guitar-sized humbucker - that looks a bit bigger, but just the right size by the look of it. I could be mistaken though - this was in 1979.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='1165643' date='Mar 17 2011, 12:31 PM']It might have been, but I thought it was a standard guitar-sized humbucker - that looks a bit bigger, but just the right size by the look of it. I could be mistaken though - this was in 1979....[/quote] It was probably a Model G, they don't make them anymore, but they looked like Model One's, but were guitar humbucker sized. This Schaller Bassbucker is supposed to be the same as it. [url="http://bass-pickups.com/hp135071/Bass.htm?ITServ=CY7f486ccaX12ec482618bXY268d"]http://bass-pickups.com/hp135071/Bass.htm?...ec482618bXY268d[/url] [attachment=74993:Schaller.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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