Selecting Bartolini Pickups

first (things you should know about the tone you want and we should know about the instrument)
tone (more about defining the tone you want)
matching the pickup specs to the instrument (why string width... why fingerboard curvature)
some common string widths and curvatures
special things about
..... Precision Basses
..... Jazz Basses
..... P-J Basses
..... Fender New American Vintage Jazz 5 string Basses
..... Music Man Basses
..... Ernie Ball Music Man 5 string Basses
..... G & L 5 string Basses
..... Tobias (Gibson) Basses
..... Washburn Basses
..... Ibanez Basses
..... Aria Basses
..... Warwick Basses
..... many more basses
..... designing a new instrument or modifying an old one ...
_____ string width and pickup size (how close to the edge can we get?)
_____ mounting the pickup - 2 holes, 3 holes or 4 holes (output level vs. string height)
_____ positioning the pickups (tone vs. distance from the bridge)
pickup installation
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What's in them? - Structures and Windings
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