Romeo2 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Went to a gig last night, saw this one in action: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/img/ah/red7-bvdaypartyfri-20140314/122.jpg What is it? Is it a DIY thing or were/are these in production? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Ah, thought it was one thing but it's another. I've seen plenty of dual-P configurations, but not right up at the neck like that. What did it sound like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo2 Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) well it sounded alright, I guess, it occasionally sounded a bit muddy but I think it's just how the FOH decided it should sound. Quite a good band btw, interested to see how they develop. Having said that, the band after this one had a classic P and it sounded proper! (But with their own sound guy behind the FOH board though...) Edited November 20, 2014 by Romeo2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) One wonders about the wisdom of having one split-P set in the usual position, one right up by the neck and yet another by the bridge... woof, woof! An interesting experiment that I must one day conduct. First I need to find a deserted castle on a mountainside... Bwa-ha-ha-haahh! *cue FX: thunder and lightning* Edited November 20, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) Having a P-pup at the bridge is definitely a good option. It works well on its own (Vox Standard) and gives extra attack when used with a P-pup in the normal position. Hmmm. Now I'm wondering what it would sound like with a P pup at the bridge, and a J at the neck. [b]:[/b]wanders off to look for a castle near [u]discreet[/u][b]:[/b] Edited November 21, 2014 by alyctes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I love a dual P set up, much more robust sounding and full than a a P/J IMO and I once converted a Roadworn P to a double P but, as seems conventional, the added pickup was at the bridge end. An additional P in the neck position is certainly unusual but Billy Sheehan's monster 'bucker is up against the fretboard and he gets a pretty good tone in combination with a 'normal' position P and Lee Sklar's Frankenstein had two P pickups very wide apart with one very north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Deserted mountainside castles will be in even shorter supply when I set out to build the P-bass version of this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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