Before they started making lefties, I called up Bass Centre and convinced them to sell me the Bruce Thomas Profile pickup by itself, which I then installed in my Frankenbass. So I've been using a quasi-Bruce Thomas bass since 2022 I guess. Here's what I can report.
- It's LOUD; easily the most powerful pickup on any of my basses.
- You really can dial in the Bruce Thomas sound pretty easily.
As far as I can tell, the Bass Centre is basically a one-man operation. It was slow going to even get this pickup in my hands at all and I'm in Chelsea, London, not far from them! I had to explain to him that it's ok, I will flip the pickup around so it fits on my lefty. He seemed a little confused about that one. (See photo: the pickup is indeed upside down. If I was a rockstar, people would say that's how I get "my sound" LOL)
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When another UK gent read about my experience on Basschat.co.uk (which has lots of threads about this bass btw), he tried to get a pick-up too and was ghosted. Also, now that they are making lefty models of the bass, I don't think the pick-ups are available seperately any more. However Bass Centre is a totally legit operation who have been around forever. I'm sure if you just want to buy the bass, you can order it off their website and it will be delivered in a timely fashion. You can be confident that they are a real company and are well-established.
From what I've read online and seen on YouTube, the bass is a great value for the price. And the pickup sounds great.
read some reviews and specs about the bass. It's not a straight up '64 P Bass copy for his, it has some refinements and touches that make it unique (i.e. 1.57" nut width, thinner neck, ebony fretboard, etc). 