Giovanni Tranguch (better known as PC-03) has been playing Bad Stain bass guitars for years, and primarily uses his Navajo Series Quartzsite while performin;g live as a touring member for the band Flying Fish.

After starting a new project that required him to play a six string bass, Gio enlisted the help of Bad Stain to create a signature series six string bass for him because he discovered that Bad Stain didn’t manufacture six string bass guitars.

One of Gio’s concerns regarding his Signature Bass was the pickups. Gio wanted to have the same full and vibrant tone that he had from the FrankenStain J-Bass pickups installed in his Quartzsite bass, but also wanted to have humbuckers in his signature bass. So he worked with Bad Stain to develope his signature pickups for his signature bass.

Bad Stain overwound the coils with extra tight tension, using 42 gauge polyurethane coated copper wire. Gio authorized Bad Stain to use whatever magnets they thought best. FrankenStain pickups are powered with rare Earth Neodymium Magnets, so Bad Stain started testing there first. Eventaully, Bad Stain and Gio chose to use a combination of magnets for the pickup. A large flat Neodymuim magnet sits on the bottom of both coils, with a row of AlNiCo 8 rod magnets inside the north coil and AlNiCo 4 rod magnets inside the south coil. Both coils have a row of large hex head bolt pole peices on each coil. The end result produces a powerful bright tone with a solid punch. The pickups are called the PC-03 Signature Series Gio-Magnetic Humbucker for 6 string bass.

Gio-Magnetic Humbuckers have a sleek, stylish look, with a thick and heavy, as well as tight and punchy tone. The Gio-Magnetic Bridge Humbucker generates an output of 9,200 ohms, and the neck humbucker produces an output of 6,900 ohms. Gio Magnetic Humbucking Pickups are not available for individual sale.

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Limited Edition PC-03 Signature Cochise Six String Bass Guitar