Dual Output Stratocaster

Jesse · Post by **Jesse** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:00 pm

I've always thought of the idea of having a separate pickup for the lower strings on a guitar and a separate output to send to a bass amp, and whatnot. It seems like a nifty idea to fill things out a bit in a band with only a guitarist or something like that.

Kudos.

wetbelly · Post by **wetbelly** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:00 am

I think this thread just inspired my next build...

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:57 am

Inspiration everywhere! Haha.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:23 pm

you can do exactly the same thing with a splitter and a boss OC-3 on poly mode and set to pick up the bottom two strings, fed through a bass amp. i know this, because it's my setup, and i've done dozens of gigs with it.

BUT IT ISN'T A BASS PLAYER!!

no shit, but it fills the frequency range and if you're playing simple music it doesn't matter if you have a bassist or not.

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:54 pm

http://www.gretschguitars.com/products/ ... 2401241822

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:15 pm

But...

(not a bass player btw, just a ball-buster.

)

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:34 pm

also just get a drum machine instead of a drummer -- drums are so awkward and annoying to move around!

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:37 pm

Punkacc9,

thought you might be interested in this 3 piece (guitar player, drummer, singer) the guitarist covers the bass part and guitar parts. Don't know if these videos really showcase this, but I saw them live last year and it was fucking impressive!

I like your tenacity. Keep working on these projects and fuck the nay sayers!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:40 pm

stewart wrote:you can do exactly the same thing with a splitter and a boss OC-3 on poly mode and set to pick up the bottom two strings, fed through a bass amp. i know this, because it's my setup, and i've done dozens of gigs with it.

BUT IT ISN'T A BASS PLAYER!!

no shit, but it fills the frequency range and if you're playing simple music it doesn't matter if you have a bassist or not.

Stewart is there any vids or audio of you playing with this set up? Or a thread that shows your gear rig set up? Sounds like something I'd like to have a play with...

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:53 pm

brainfur wrote:

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:55 pm

brainfur wrote: I can't let this happen I'm calling the cops.

Actually funny

That said, it's kind of a cool build.

Re. the P-bass pickup, a better thing to do might be to use single coils with separate windings for the bass and treble side. Then you can split it, boost the bass side or whatevs.

Re. the two jacks, I've seen people poast pics of that guy's gear before, and always ask: why not just use a stereo jack? So... why not just use a stereo jack?

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:34 pm

timhulio wrote:
brainfur wrote: I can't let this happen I'm calling the cops.
Actually funny

That said, it's kind of a cool build.

Re. the P-bass pickup, a better thing to do might be to use single coils with separate windings for the bass and treble side. Then you can split it, boost the bass side or whatevs.

Re. the two jacks, I've seen people poast pics of that guy's gear before, and always ask: why not just use a stereo jack? So... why not just use a stereo jack?

Two cables are cooler (period)

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:36 pm

Nah.. But really. I rather the ability of using every day guitar cables instead of getting the cables with two pins which are more expensive and you have to order them. I can't find them around me.

dub · Post by **dub** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:45 pm

John Reis' take on the stereo setup:

"I had 2 output jacks. One for each pick up. That way they work independently. In the past I would use a stereo chord into a stereo jack. No good. there was always bleed from one pickup into another. this caused weird phasing stuff that was counter productive to what I was hoping to achieve. so the 2 seperate jacks simplified things for the cromagnon mind and sounded better. I used this guitar alot in RFTC as well. I just used it with either a different pick upâ€™s (man, I tried just about everything) and without the 2 seperate jacks."

http://www.guitarnerd.com.au/2012/12/jo ... -paul-pro/
http://www.guitarnerd.com.au/2012/12/sp ... ed-custom/

mikechickenhead · Post by **mikechickenhead** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:09 pm

LOVE IT

Love Local H and think this is a great setup...wonder why nobody makes these stock

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:18 pm

Dave wrote:
stewart wrote:you can do exactly the same thing with a splitter and a boss OC-3 on poly mode and set to pick up the bottom two strings, fed through a bass amp. i know this, because it's my setup, and i've done dozens of gigs with it.

BUT IT ISN'T A BASS PLAYER!!

no shit, but it fills the frequency range and if you're playing simple music it doesn't matter if you have a bassist or not.
Stewart is there any vids or audio of you playing with this set up? Or a thread that shows your gear rig set up? Sounds like something I'd like to have a play with...

nothing that really captures the sound accurately at the moment, although we're working on it.

here's the pedal setup:

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splitter > channel 1&#58; TU-3 > transsexual overdrive > distortion pro > saltbooster > DD-3 > guitar amp
           channel 2&#58; OC-3 > ibanez compressor > mute switch > bass amp

a lot of the end result depends on your playing style. if you're fucking around with blues solos and stupid shit then obviously it won't sound good. doog uses a similar setup and nobody sane could accuse casa bonita of lacking in bottom end live.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:35 am

^ That setup really surprised me when I heard you guys play live. Loads of bottom end and it tracked well enough that I couldn't actually work out what the hell was going on at first.

Like you say having a style of playing that's in sync/sympathetic with the gear you're using is key.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:19 am

Lovely setup. Probably a giant mindfuck to watch you guys live and not know your setup. Haha.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:59 am

A little demo we recorded today with this setup. Love the bass drop in the chorus.

[youtube][/youtube]

blane · Post by **blane** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:37 pm

having seen local h live at least a dozen times, i must say he pulls this bass in the guitar off quite well.

But he runs one hell of an amp/pedal setup to do it.