WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE LECOMPTE TRIPLE THREAT MUSCIMAN® BASS PICKUP?

In Parallel Wiring, these have very full low mids, and a really nice slap tone reminiscent of the Louis Johnson tone of the 70s. In Series, we lose a touch of the top end and get a darker tone. It is punchy, warm, and responsive. Our pickup demo talent, Andy, really dug these pickups and in both winding iterations.

Note: The pickup used for this video is a 4 string pickup. The 5 string sizes/shape will sound similar, but not be identical as it will use a longer magnet. Bud LeCompte is engineering them to sound as close to each other as possible.

Note #2: This pickup was recorded in both parallel and series wirings. This is something that be done with majority of Music Man style bass pickups. A player can choose to hardwire the pickup in parallel or series, or can have a switch to access both. Most commonly, the MM style of pickup is wired in parallel.

Put on a good set of headphones and check out the audio demo below to hear it for yourself.

As always, keep in mind that these are generalizations. Your experience could be different depending on many factors.