Okay, Here's a Fair Comparison.

[Lowender]

A Squier CV, a Squier 77 and a MIA standard. (Not necessarily in that order).

Rear pup/front pup/both pups with a pick.

My observation: The rear pups sound very similar in all of them.

The front pups have a very distinct difference.

The bass that sounded least impressive sounded best with a plectrum.

[Lowender]

what the heck. it isn;t accepting the file. Damn! Sorry.

[Lowender]

Go to "Bass comparison's thread."

[ras52]

[quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1383233098' post='2261913']
Rear pup/front pup/both pups with a pick.
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Slight hijack: when people speak of front and rear pickups, which is which? I'd refer to them as bridge and neck - or vice versa, I don't know!

(On my basses with two pickups, both pickups are on the front - the side with the strings!)

[hamfist]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1383233701' post='2261931']


Slight hijack: when people speak of front and rear pickups, which is which? I'd refer to them as bridge and neck - or vice versa, I don't know!

(On my basses with two pickups, both pickups are on the front - the side with the strings!)
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For pickups

front = neck

back = bridge

[ras52]

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1383237003' post='2261989']
For pickups

front = neck

back = bridge
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Thanks, that what I suspected: I guess it's suitable if one holds the bass Phil-Lynott-machine-gun style