pick ups?

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:32 pm

ok i didn't even know there was different pick ups until i came to the boards and now im really wondering what the difference is. i play like alot more around funk and stuff to where a fender jazz bass would fit good but i dont really want to go with that and im in the market for a new bass and want to go with a warwick my freind's thumb sounds awsome and is the type of sound i'd like. so what kind of pickups are those, passive or active?

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:46 pm

My thumb was active

I didn't like the tone very much though. Most active basses will give you on-board tone shaping. IE bass/treble boost/cut.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:49 pm

ok i was looking at corvettes so all standard corvettes are passive so they wouldnt give me the funk sound right?

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:51 pm

Any bass can have a funk sound, it's all in your fingers.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:52 pm

ya i know but like my bass doesnt give me it at all and then say i go pick up a j-bass and its alot better i can really tell the difference.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 5:57 pm

what bass do you have now?

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:01 pm

gsr 190 one p pick up and a j pick up

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:03 pm

there are so many variables it's not even funny.

give that bass to any professional wank bassist and he'll make it sing. you just gotta learn how. takes time.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:11 pm

ok back to the main question whats the difference in the pick-ups?

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:26 pm

The sound

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:42 pm

i like tictacs wrote:there are so many variables it's not even funny.

give that bass to any professional wank bassist and he'll make it sing. you just gotta learn how. takes time.

i just maxed out all the knobs on my gsr200 and set my amp to the slap setting (see warwickbass.com's product spotlight) and it sounds funky as hell.. just like fonzie on ants marching at the gorge 02.

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:46 pm

GSRLessard14 wrote:
i like tictacs wrote:there are so many variables it's not even funny.

give that bass to any professional wank bassist and he'll make it sing. you just gotta learn how. takes time.
i just maxed out all the knobs on my gsr200 and set my amp to the slap setting (see warwickbass.com's product spotlight) and it sounds funky as hell.. just like fonzie on ants marching at the gorge 02.

ya i have my bass maxed out with funk style on my bass. ive always had it like that but i want a new bass to where i can have more freedom and have more range with stuff.

i like tictacs · Post by **i like tictacs** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 3:10 pm

Instead of just "maxing out" the controls and making it sound like ass, there are a number of things you could do to make it play better for this "funk" you seem to possess. lower the action, get lighter guage strings with round cores and stainless winding.