[Suho]

GJKung,
I have a couple of questions for you.

First, I am a bit uncertain what you precisely mean by 93 mm spacing at the bridge. Are you starting the tape measure at the beginning where the lowest string crosses the bridge, and ending where the highest string crosses?

If so, I measured my Conklin GT-7 and it seems the spacing as described above is about 95/96 mm to 98/99 mm. It is a bit difficult to ascertain because the strings are tapered ends, and the true girth of the string doesn't cross the bridge there. Also, because they are intonated individually, they don't all line up in a row. Having said that, 93 mm seems to be a good deal tighter than mine are.

Second, the Bartolini pickups installed in the GT-7 are about 4 & 5/8" long in the casing. There is about a solid half-inch overlap on either side of the strings on the neck pickup, and slightly less on the bridge pickup. If your bridge is narrower as you describe, it sounds like there would be ample clearance, although in fairness I am not looking at an EMG casing and cannot comment exactly how that compares with the Bartolinis.

I have never contacted Bartolini before. You have no doubt seen all the information below, and I wonder if this is why Conklin seem to have stopped using Barts

http://www.bartolini.net/selecting_pickups/choos_pt.htm

Fax: 925-449-7692

For domestic sales, please contact
T. J. Wagner
P.O. Box 129
Flagler Beach, FL 32136
Phone: (386) 517-6823 (new area code) - phone hours: 9 AM to 3 PM EST (Monday through Friday)
Fax: (386) 439-4446

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One last thought would be to try and contact Cort, which has the Mighty Mite line under their wing, for inquiries as to whether they can help with getting any of the big pickups. Cort used Barts kind of here and there (I think before they had the MM line, and sometimes in the higher end models). Plus, the Cort factory in Korea made the GT-7s.

Hope this was helpful.

[gjkung]

yea I think we're taking the same measurements.


So I guess if the EMGs are built like the bartolini, it should work?

Btw, would you recommend a double coil or single coil pickup the bass to handle the F#? I'm looking for a progressive dark tone, used for prog rock and avant-prog.

Thanks for writing that long explnation btw, xD

[Suho]

My guess is they will probably work for you.

Regarding the F#:
I do not have any basses tuned this low. Not many people do, either, I take it. I would recommend reading the review conducted by (I think) Guitar World on the newer Warwick Vampyre Dark Lord bass. It is a bass that goes from F#-B-E-A. One thing the review mentioned had to do with the fact that the low F# was actually a difficult frequency to accurately capture and amplify. Not every amp did a good job, and it sounded like the pickups might have some part in that as well. I am not sure what the answer is, but this is one consideration you should keep in mind.

[gjkung]

upon googling for the Darklord review, I ended up with this:

http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=137

which led me to this:

http://www.danveall.co.uk/Shuker7Page.htm

now that's awesome 7 stringedness. The EMG DCs work there, so I'm safe!

alright I think I got all the help I need for now, thanks i'd post the pics of the build as I go along.

[Suho]

Hey, alright!

That is one cool bass. Keep us posted with your own progress. I am excited to see how it turns out.

Chris