OLP MM3

[V4lve]

Hi.

Just come back from playing my new MM3 at reasonable volumes thru my main rig. Noticed that it is very middly. Had to back of the mid range quite a bit to get a reasonable tone. Is that normal behavour or does mine need some attention?

[Machines]

What are you comparing it to ? By default with a single humbucker in the position it is, it will very punchy - you won't get the fat thump you would from a Precision style bass. I wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with your bass, it's just designed that way.

[Rayman]

My Tony Levin was very middy too, I think your bass is fine, it's how many OLP's sound.

[Moos3h]

I think it's largely par for the course, unless you're detuning and using overhead power cables for strings, they do exhibit quite a middy sound - however, that's what cuts through!

I was staggered last night at the tone from my P-Bass, it was earth-moving yet I could hear it, moved over to my Jazz (with GFS pickups) and suddenly I could hear myself, but wasn't any louder, per se.

Cheers,
James

[V4lve]

Comparing it to a cheapy with P pickups. Played again this morning with the mids down and it sounded OK. Certainly cuts through. I guess I need to get used to it.

[Tait]

a MM pickup will be quite middly, if it bothers you that much try the seymour duncan AlNiCo MM pickup (provided its a 4 string, the 5 string one isn't the right shape for an OLP), its supposed to be less middly sounding, and jon shuker told me that its his personal favourite MM style pickup, that must count for something? i went for the seymour duncan ceramic because thats more middly, and i love it!

[mrcrow]

[quote name='V4lve' post='591677' date='Sep 6 2009, 08:59 PM']Comparing it to a cheapy with P pickups. Played again this morning with the mids down and it sounded OK. Certainly cuts through. I guess I need to get used to it.[/quote]

i fed my stingray through a sansamp bddi...it put more lush into the sound and the middle can easily be cut..i like marshmallow tone