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Topic: P Bass pickup for 8 string lap????
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Bill Hatcher
Member From: Atlanta Ga. USA
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posted 06 December 2005 09:09 PM
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I'm building some very low tech lap steels and in looking for a cheap pickup for an 8 string model I was thinking that a Fender P Bass pickup has 8 polepieces...hmmm.....??Anybody ever use one on an 8 string guitar? I see the Squire series and other P bass pickups for cheap on Ebay a lot. |
Steinar Gregertsen
Member From: Arendal, Norway
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posted 06 December 2005 09:12 PM
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My memory may serve me wrong, but I believe I have seen homemade/modified 8-string lap steels with P Bass pickups on eBay.Steinar ------------------
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Dom Franco
Member From: Beaverton, OR, 97007
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posted 06 December 2005 09:32 PM
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I tried it and it worked but the volume output was very low compared to guitar pickups. I guess the mass of the bass strings induce more current then the wimpy guitar ones?Dom Franco |
Mark Vinbury
Member From: N. Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
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posted 07 December 2005 06:20 AM
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Bill- Have you thought about using a seven string Humbucker set at an angle?
If I'm not mistaken you can cover all eight strings and the overstocks seem to be hitting the market for reasonable price.
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Bill Hatcher
Member From: Atlanta Ga. USA
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posted 07 December 2005 06:56 AM
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Mark. I did not think about the seven string at an angle, but I did think of two cheap Strat PUs angled side by side and shifted enough to cover 8. Thanks for the tip. |
Rick Alexander
Member From: Florida, USA
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posted 07 December 2005 07:39 AM
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Bill,
There are 2 vintage Fender 8 string pickups on eBay right now. #7371842324
Using bass pickups or incorrectly staggered 6 string pickups is not likely to get good results. There are 8 string pickups out there - vintage and new. If you want a balanced tone, it's a good idea to use the correct pickup.
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Chuck Fisher
Member From: Santa Cruz, California, USA
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posted 07 December 2005 10:47 AM
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Blade-type 5 and 6-string bass pickups would be better, some are active, some passive. I've looked a freq response specs and they look feasible.BTW the Instruments for Sale forum always has used PUPz cheap. |
Stephan Miller
Member From: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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posted 07 December 2005 11:02 AM
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Bill-- I've got a 7-string lap steel with a blade-style 6-string bass Bartolini pickup.
Sounds full and clear. Its string spacing is a straight 3/8", so the measurement between the outer strings is slightly over 2.5". The Bartolini is about 3 7/8" wide...looks like it could easily accomodate 8 strings. --Steve[This message was edited by Stephan Miller on 07 December 2005 at 11:13 AM.] |
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