Recommend me a Good Bridge Pickup

[Spoombung]

I'm having custom bass made soon and I'm currently scratching my head trying to decide what pickup to put in it. There is only room for ONE pickup because of the design and I would like to put this in the bridge position for good mids and harmonics. I like a 'compressed' sort of sound - not too dynamic with a round bass, fat midrange and thin glassy top. The pickup can be active or passive. The string taper from the nut is quite severe so it may require a soapbar.

Any suggestions, bass people? Soundfiles are a plus!

[Delberthot]

I converted a tired bolt on rick copy to a 5 stringer and put an EMG 35DC pickup in the bridge position and it sounded fantastic.

[Veils]

Delano ftw

[Fraktal]

Im dying to try these new pickups. Here is a video that explains the technology behind them:

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI8sMJVjHrY"]Lace Alumitone pickups explained[/url]

And here you can listen to their sound:

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NDhKQJcODsQ&feature=related"]Lace Helix bass review[/url]

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[quote name='Delberthot' post='382212' date='Jan 16 2009, 12:05 PM']I converted a tired bolt on rick copy to a 5 stringer and put an EMG 35DC pickup in the bridge position and it sounded fantastic.[/quote]

Can you define 'fantastic'?

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[quote name='Fraktal' post='382274' date='Jan 16 2009, 12:33 PM']Im dying to try these new pickups. Here is a video that explains the technology behind them:

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI8sMJVjHrY"]Lace Alumitone pickups explained[/url]

And here you can listen to their sound:

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NDhKQJcODsQ&feature=related"]Lace Helix bass review[/url][/quote]

Ooo I've just been reading about those.

[Spoombung]

[quote name='Veils' post='382214' date='Jan 16 2009, 12:05 PM']Delano ftw[/quote]

Hmm I thought about this:

because it looks the bees knees on basses like this:


the only trouble is I think it's pole pieces and that might not suit the string spacing

[Spoombung]

Anybody got ant experience with Q -Tuner pickups?



They look pretty, but it strikes me the screws at the side are decidedly unsensual if your thumb has to come in contact with them all the time