Putting a pickup in place of the mute pad

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 6:21 pm

There was another thread where somebody had talked about pickups that fit where the bridge string mute goes ...

I told people that a jazz bass pickup could be put there ... they didn't believe me ... so here is a picture ...

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 6:27 pm

What's cool about this is there is no routing, no cutting, no Ric mutilation ... also is does some hum canceling because it is a neck jazz pickup ... I used a seymour duncan hot jazz ... I will try a 1/4 pound jazz ... I wired it into the neck volume control ...

You could also wire it vol, vol, vol, tone ...

The real cool thing here is it is totally reversable ....

the benefits ... it adds a little treble bite, it it cancels some of the hum ...

landon · Post by **landon** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 7:23 pm

Cool mod, would it work on a 4 string? I see that is a 4003s5. I assume it was mounted in there with out its plastic cover housing. Correct? And did you screw it in there somehow or is it just held in place?? I've read somewhere that Bartolini made a pickup made just for such a mod, and it is shaped like the mute so you could just screw it in there with the original bridge mute knobs...I have never seen one or a pic of one.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Feb 11, 2003 8:29 pm

That space on a 4 and 5 string is the same size ... so it will work the same on both ...

The pickup fits pretty tight ... I had to clip the corners a little ... then I put 2 small pieces of foam rubber in there to keep it from rattling around ... basically it is friction fitted ...

It effects the tone less then expected ... the biggest change is when I run the jazz and the toaster by themselves without the high gain ... the sound is kinda a little more nasally ...

and yes you have to remove the pickup cover ... I think I will try putting a bridge jazz pickup in there ... to get rid of the humbucking/reverse winding effect and get a more single coil sound ..

The thing I like most is the absence of the 2 big screws ...

banta · Post by **banta** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 3:50 am

Can somebody tell me how to post a picture in a post like that?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 6:15 am

look to your left and click on coding ... then go to other formating .... follow the directions ...

The down side of that method is you have a nasty file size limit of 15k ...

Another way is put the image on your web site and post a link to that web site ...

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 6:39 am

Jeff: Please take note that your generous admin person has increased the size to 20k. Actually if you are precise any file under "exactly" 22k will work. On a number of software packages they exact file size may not be noted and while a program indicates that your file is 22K it may indeed by somewhat larger. So using the 20k guideline is safe.

banta · Post by **banta** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 7:16 am

I can get it to link to a pic, but not show it in the post. What am I missing?

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 7:31 am

Brad: Please use the code below. Make sure you use these brackets {} in place of the conventional brackets in the following example. Also make sure the file size 20K.Quote:\c(\image(Caption))Then
1. Click "Preview/Post Message" button
2. The photo icon will appear
3. Click "Post this Message" button
4. Wait for photo to be uploaded

You cannot add a photo after you have posted your message. You will need to post a new message with the photo attached. I hope this helps.

banta · Post by **banta** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 9:39 am

Alrighty.

Thanks!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 11:09 am

that should say Rickenbacker parking only ...

landon · Post by **landon** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 6:23 pm

I found info on the Bartolini bridge mute pickup model 6jh.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 6:39 pm

I took the modified Ric out to play tonite ...

IT KICKS BUTT!!!!

So I have the toaster, the high gain, and the seymour duncan hot jazz pickup ... It's sort of like the bite you get with the .0047 capaciter but more versatile ... lots of attack ...

nobody even notices the modification unless I point it out ...

landon · Post by **landon** » Wed Feb 12, 2003 7:53 pm

I am considering a possible mod like that on my 92' 4003 JG. But, I am considering looking for a Jazz bass pickup with one long pole piece across the top so all of the strings are in the magnetic field, that is, if there is one. If I can find a Bartolini 6JH, that pickup may be the one for me...