The Confusing World of Bass Pickups - Part 1
1/26/2023
In this episode
- Why pickups are important.
- How they impact your tone.
- Does the positioning matter?
- Series vs Parallel wiring.
- Single Coil vs. Humbucker. Which is Better?
- And much, much more.
Summary
At some point, we all wonder what life would be like with different pickups in our bass guitar. Yet it’s the ONE thing that most of us dare not mess with. Even to experienced players, terms like impedance, inductance, resonant frequency and ohmic load can make things pretty confusing. In today’s episode, we dig into some of the technical basics and get to grips with everything a bass player needs to know on the topic of pickups.
