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Japanese 51 fender bass with Lindy Fralin humbucking pickups on SVT Classic head 8 x 10.

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Uploaded by on Oct 31, 2009

I just put in Fralin's and started dinking off. These pickups to me sound better with the tone all the way retarted.

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  • That sounds so nice. I just bought a JBT401 copy of a '54 Pbass. Its great also and a real deal. I'm thinking of buying the bridge and pup covers for it. Do they restrict playing/get in the way?

  • @Merlin97 They do have some ups and downs, all in all they don't bug me enough to really think about it. I say go for it!

  • That sounds awesome. Why don't I have a '51?

  • Why thanks for your kind words fellow P lover. I don't know where Lindy got his measurements for this humbucking 51 pickup? but you will have to make your pickup pocket a titch bigger. I used 50 grit sand paper wrapped around a squarish carpenters pencil. The pickup is like 1/32 of an inch to big. Plus the pickup has a real dark tone that almost blocks out the tone knob, had to switch out the stock capacitor. Stock pickup sounded great, but this one sounds great in a different way, plus no hum.

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  • @bassharmonica1 thanks for the reply! however i just bought a different bass haha.

  • @sirduckfuck These basses are great. i own a blonde one, and they are the shit. they sound more obtuse than the modern ones, but its cool. also, the single coils have a ton of hum.

  • ESPECTACULAR!

  • I prefer the sound of the stocks..

  • Just put some flats on mine. I accually have a Douglas knock-off of this bass got it for $140. Sounds just as good.

  • Very nice man. Really liked the sound of that. :)

    I have to ask, is this is the Fralin single coil 51 pickup? Or is it the split coil 51 pickup?

    Also, isnt it very dark and heavy for a vintage pickup?

  • ok, so i'm looking at this bass, and i love the looks, but is the tone worth it? is it atleast kinda versatile? i'm in a pinch between looks and sound, and sofar this is the bass, but i need to know what you (someone who owns one) thinks about the tone. thanks!

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