Strat Pickups for Bass VI

[TheEmptyCell]

I’ve got a Harley Benton Guitarbass incoming, which is a Bass VI style clone tuned one octave down from a guitar E-E.

What pickups would you recommend for a versatile setup that will capture bass guitar like thump when using the neck and/or middle and more of a baritone guitar quality with a bit of twang or spank?

Noiseless in all positions would be great but not necessary.

 

[budda]

Why not try it first then decide if it needs the swap?

 

[MaxOfMetal]

My favorite Bass VI pickups are SD Quarter Pounder singles. They're not noiseless, but they have the crisp attack and response that makes the low strings sing. They can sound very percussive too. Maybe try them just in the neck/middle?

 

[TheEmptyCell]

Why not try it first then decide if it needs the swap?

Where did I ever mention that I hadn’t tried one before? You know what they say about assuming...

 

[TheEmptyCell]

My favorite Bass VI pickups are SD Quarter Pounder singles. They're not noiseless, but they have the crisp attack and response that makes the low strings sing. They can sound very percussive too. Maybe try them just in the neck/middle?

Crisp and percussive sounds good to me. Anything you’d recommend to our with them at the bridge? Maybe a Hot Rails style?

 

[budda]

Where did I ever mention that I hadn’t tried one before? You know what they say about assuming...

You dont even have it yet so how are you certain they need the swap?

If you need noiseless, what about the EMG DG set?

 

[akinari]

Crisp and percussive sounds good to me. Anything you’d recommend to our with them at the bridge? Maybe a Hot Rails style?

If you want twang and spank, stay the hell away from the Hot Rails because it's more like a grinding apocalyptic lawnmower. A Lace Sensor Purple or Dimarzio Chopper would get you there for sure.

 

[Bearitone]

If you want twang and spank, stay the hell away from the Hot Rails because it's more like a grinding apocalyptic lawnmower. A Lace Sensor Purple or Dimarzio Chopper would get you there for sure.

dude now i want to try some hot rails lol