dub Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Hi there I was wondering if anyone could describe the tone of the NS upright magnetic pickups. I've installed a magnetic pickup on my own EUB which compared to the piezo has stronger mid frequencies which combine well with the piezo. I wondering how the NS EMGs might work as pickups for a bass guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 [quote name='dub' post='799562' date='Apr 8 2010, 10:13 AM']Hi there I was wondering if anyone could describe the tone of the NS upright magnetic pickups. I've installed a magnetic pickup on my own EUB which compared to the piezo has stronger mid frequencies which combine well with the piezo. I wondering how the NS EMGs might work as pickups for a bass guitar.[/quote] The sound from the NS EMG's is quite similar to what you're describing with your own pickup and is a nice strong level tone. You do tend to get a bit too much sustain though, especially with the stock NS strings. Whether this is down to the bass materials or the EMG's I don't really know. I tend not to use the EMG's too much on my CR4M though, favouring the polar piezo. Can't really imagine these going on a bass guitar. When you look inside the NS, the EMG's are quite deep, maybe about 5 or 6 cms. Still, maybe it could be done by someone who really knew what they were doing. Wouldn't it be easier to just put in bass guitar specific EMG's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Like Bobby K I don't use the mags too much but they can add a bit more depth to the sound of the bridge pickup. On their own the mags sound not unlike a fretless Jazz with the bias towards the bridge pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby K Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 [quote name='BassBus' post='800767' date='Apr 9 2010, 12:39 PM']Like Bobby K I don't use the mags too much but they can add a bit more depth to the sound of the bridge pickup. On their own the mags sound not unlike a fretless Jazz with the bias towards the bridge pickup.[/quote] Agreed Bassbus. In hindsight though, if I were to go back, I'd probably buy the CR4 instead (without the EMG's). Could've saved myself some money on an already extremely expensive bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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