Alex Webster

"I wanted to improve on the sound I already have established, and also make the pickups a bit easier to work with in terms of output level. I’ve had a problem over the years getting a completely clean signal out of my basses without having to turn the volume down on the bass itself. Optimizing the output level of the pickup seemed like a great way to resolve that issue – might as well start at the beginning of the signal chain, rather than try and fix things somewhere further down the line.

So I’m super excited with what the guys at Duncan came up with for me. Now I have pickups that work perfectly with my style, and I can crank the level on the bass all the way and the tone is still tight, punchy, and powerful. Also, somehow they managed to add more clean low end than I had before, a welcome bonus for sure. The pickups turned out amazing, I couldn’t be happier."

In this rig rundown Alex states that he uses the Darkglass Tone Capsule as the pre-amp in his bass.

Alex uses a EMG BQC active control system along with EMG 40DC pickups in the neck and bridge. Source.

Alex uses these in conjunction with an EMG BQC System on all his signature basses. Source.