Shockwave Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Hey guys. Ordering a Warmoth body, I was wondering do standard Fender P-J basses just put the J pickup in the standard position or in the 70's reposition? Cheers! Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 [quote name='Shockwave' post='1332440' date='Aug 8 2011, 05:34 PM']Hey guys. Ordering a Warmoth body, I was wondering do standard Fender P-J basses just put the J pickup in the standard position or in the 70's reposition? Cheers! Rob.[/quote] Depends on the model My MIM p deluxe has it in the 60's position if that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 Ok sounds good. additionally, what position do you think this is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 A step too near the bridge IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 What he said ...closer to the bridge than the "traditional" 70's spacing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazy_olie Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Supposedly the rule of thumb is P shaped p/j has "70's" position or at least closer to bridge, Jazz shaped (aerodyne, reggie hamilton) have 60's regular but the P pickup is closer to the neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 [quote name='krazy_olie' post='1334392' date='Aug 10 2011, 12:03 AM']Supposedly the rule of thumb is P shaped p/j has "70's" position or at least closer to bridge, Jazz shaped (aerodyne, reggie hamilton) have 60's regular but the P pickup is closer to the neck[/quote] what they move the P pickup? so it wont really sound like a P bass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 It must have been one of Fenders ground breaking innovations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazy_olie Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 [quote name='LukeFRC' post='1334394' date='Aug 10 2011, 12:05 AM']what they move the P pickup? so it wont really sound like a P bass?[/quote] I don't have a regular Pbass to compare with but it's reasonable to say it alters the tone slightly, still sounds like a p bass though. It's because of the pickguard, if it was in the "sweet spot" it would sort of go through the boundary and look nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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