Lipstick pickups in bass (Dano etc)

[barrycreed]

I think the only ones I’ve seen are Dano, Jerry Jones and old Silvertone vids on YT.

Sound seems very clear and crisp. The Dano 59 demos I’ve seen sound pretty good but you’d be hit or miss with rest of guitar, especially the tuners from what I can gather. 

Other brands seem to have stayed away from lipsticks for good reason maybe? Too weak ?

[hooky_lowdown]

Kent Armstrong and alike make high output lipstick pickups, so not weak. They are essentially guitar pickups probably why they aren't used in basses.

[Shaggy]

At the boutique end of the scale, there is Gus of course

[hooky_lowdown]

1 hour ago, Shaggy said:

At the boutique end of the scale, there is Gus of course

Wow, that is err... Fugly. 🤣

[Bassassin]

3 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said:

Kent Armstrong and alike make high output lipstick pickups, so not weak. They are essentially guitar pickups probably why they aren't used in basses.

Kent Armstrong do Jazz lippys:

https://www.wdmusic.com/kent-armstrong-split-tube-series-chrome-hot-lips-pickup-for-fender-jazz-bass-details.html

10.3k, so hotter than most J units.

Also Warwick sell these by MEC, can't see any specs:

https://shop.warwick.de/en/parts-for-instruments/warwick-spare-parts/pickups-spare-parts/17713/mec-lipstick-single-coil-bass-pickup-4-5-string-chrome

[Bassassin]

Always thought these looked awesome. Not so sure about the rest of the bass, though:

[Pea Turgh]

That’s bonkers!  Imagine that pickup combo with an individual saddle bridge.

[BigRedX]

In the bass world “lipstick” pickup says nothing about the design of the actual pickup other than it will fit in a tube. The Gus bass  pickup is one of the hottest single coils you will ever come across.

[chris7273]

Fender rascal : Seymour Duncan lipsticks. Output is not very high but is decent 

 

[drTStingray]

Lakland Jerry Scheff signature (discontinued)

 

 

Edited August 22, 2020 by drTStingray

[Lfalex v1.1]

Warwick Fortress Flashback (discontinued)

[Bassassin]

2 hours ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

Warwick Fortress Flashback (discontinued)

Good shout. Only Warwick I ever had a bit of GAS for. Well, that & the Bootsy Space Bass.

[therealting]

Fender Rascal

 

[Thegoose79]

Eastwood (based on a Charvel model from 90's) Surfcaster bass. A very nice instrument with two lipstick pickups.

[lemmywinks]

Look for an old Schecter Hellcat, good luck as you don't see 'em!

[zeebz82]

@lemmywinksYou do at my house...😉

 

 

[zeebz82]

I'm looking to sell the thing actually..

[Spoombung]

On 19/01/2021 at 10:19, zeebz82 said:

@lemmywinksYou do at my house...😉

 

 

How do the pickup combinations work? Is it like a Strat?

Edited January 20, 2021 by Spoombung

[zeebz82]

Yeah, with the addition of having all three on, so its a six way rotary 

 

They're so punchy too, really snappy 

[LeftyJ]

Lakland Jerry Scheff signature! 

[Mickeyboro]

Exactly like mine! 

[zeebz82]

My Schecter Hellcat is now up for sale in the marketplace

 

lipstick pickups

 

 

[Baloney Balderdash]

The Jerry Jones Longhorn that I once owned, but unfortunately was stupid enough to sell, sounded great, especially with the stock option on the pickup selector rotary switch putting the 2 lipstick tube pickups in series. 

[inthedoghouse]

On 23/08/2020 at 13:19, Bassassin said:

Good shout. Only Warwick I ever had a bit of GAS for. Well, that & the Bootsy Space Bass.

Yep, I really love my Flashback.  Mine doesn't have position markers.

[Mickeyboro]

On 23/08/2020 at 00:16, drTStingray said:

Lakland Jerry Scheff signature (discontinued)

 

 

I have one of these and might be tempted to part with it...