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So I'm a big Weymouth fan. Who isn't? "Psycho Killer" is the number one reason I bought a Mustang Bass, and I easily admit it.



Her Mustang Bass has always intrigued me. She added a neck pickup and apparently later replaced the middle pickup with a P-bass pickup. Well, I already have an Aero Mustang 4 Type 1 that I really like, so the split pickup's gonna stay, but I think I would like a neck pickup to add a bit more mellow flavor without adding a mid boost circuit, which I hate because it tends to increase output, which I dislike on a bass (but like on a guitar because it gives the humbucker effect). Then, I would do the double-stack '62 Jazz Bass wiring config.

Has anyone here done this? I was thinking of something like Duncan Cool Rails or Lace Chrome Dome would work well. I'd still rely on the middle pickup mostly, but when I need a bit more mellow flavor, I could blend in a little bit of the neck pickup. It's a bit of a major surgery, but it's just a CIJ anyway.

What do you think?

Get a bigass mudbucker up in there, then wire it for a blend like you said, Billy Sheehan that shit.

I'm worried about adding a large bass pickup to a Mustang because I like to pick close to the neck. I'll definitely be adding a guitar pickup since it fits the bass better.

And why you mention Billy Sheehan. Now I'm gonna have that "To Be With You" stuck in my head all over again.

I used to be a big talking heads fan - speaking in tongues is one of my favourite all time albums.

I've thought about doing that . I have a Stang bass. Also want a Musicmaster . Thought about throwing in a Musicmaster pickup a little more forward and an on/off switch for both pickups . Maybe I'll do it ...

If you play way up by the neck then I guess that would be a problem. Not sure what single coil shaped, or any guitar pickup would be mellow enough on a bass though.