stingraybassman Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Hi Guys, Just having a few minor issues tone wise with my Custom Build Grabber. I love the bass, and I mean love in a slightly irrational way. But I have recently left a band that were quite heavy and I used it with overdrive 90% of the time and it was a Thrice growl machine, perfect for what we were doing. I have the possibility of a new band that are much more mellow and ambient, without the drive I just feel the bass doesn't have the cut or tone it did. Pickup wise it had a DiMarzio model one into a 4 band active preamp. Im wondering if I need to look at something closer to the original Grabber pickup to get a bit more of an authentic tone. I also wonder if the fact i have to have the pole pieces cranked right up to get a decent output might make a difference to overall tone. Any advice? Thanks in advance Olly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 At the risk of stating the obvious; the only thing that will sound like a Grabber is a Grabber of course! But to get close to authentic look / sound, and for that articulate tone you're looking for now, I'd say a Bartolini or Nordstrand soapbar humbucker (one of them ought to fit the Model 1 sized hole....) with a passive circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warriorbass05 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 you may be able to find an original one as well. I found one on ebay and it is now in the Grabber I have for sale across the pond... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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