Some of you may be aware of the Billy Sheehan Yamaha Attitude bass model (about $2,600 USD street price at the time of this writing) and have wondered what the benefit of having two outputs on a bass has.<\/p>\n
As Billy explains in the video below, a lot of it has to do with amp switching where one is matched to the P pickup and the other to the dual-coil neck pickup. The P pickup tone in the way Billy voices pickup-to-amp has almost no bass frequency to it where everything is in the mid and treble end. The neck side dual-coil on the other hand is nothing but bass, so much to the point where you barely hear any string drag when sliding fingers across the strings.<\/p>\n
However, Billy also says you can achieve the same two-output effect simply by using a Y-connector cable to split a single output to two amplifiers. So if for example you have a soapbar pickup<\/a> on the neck side and a P pickup<\/a> in the middle similar to what Billy has, then yes you can do amp switching to see if it works for you. Also, if you’re currently building your own bass and want faster-than-knob pickup switching, we have plenty of switches to choose from<\/a>, both 2-way and 3-way.<\/p>\n When watching the video below, Billy does mention his Yamaha bass is more or less modeled after a Fender Precision Bass with a Telecaster Bass neck on it, and does have a Hipshot detuner<\/a> installed. He also gives other great insights on what he does to get his sound.<\/p>\n