I was wondering the same thing. Firstly I thought there was something strange in those pictures. Then it it hit me, the third pickup. And no knob for it. Interesting. The new pickup is screwed on the top (the lipstick pickups are screwed to the backside of the bass).
He has a 12 string Yamaha he plays in shows that is mind boggling! If you ever get a chance to see King’s X go, he is amazing!!! I don’t think he looked at the fret board during the whole show, lol
I always saw Pinnick with Hamer basses. I’ve seen King’s X many times,…..they hang out with fans after their show. One of the reasons they have such a loyal fan base.
this girl has been posting mick karn fretless covers for a week, very impressive. can only seem to find her bass videos on Facebook so look her up there