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Post  maxf13 Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:19 pm

Does anyone know any companies that make pickups?
I already checked out EMG, Seymor Duncan, Di Marzio and Bartolini.
Im looking for maybe splitable humbuckers if any company makes those things
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Post  DubHertz Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:51 pm

Wizard Pickups (UK Based) you can get pups made to your specification., http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/

Kent Armstrong are good.

I like EMG's.

What type of pickup are you looking for (Jazz, P-Bass,Musicman style)?

And by splitable I assume you mean the ability to have parallel/series/single coil configuration? If thats the case just look for pickups with four wires (5 if active) instead of 2

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Post  maxf13 Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:54 pm

well im looking to replace my pickups in my Ibanez SRX 355
so two humbuckers
and also i have currently got 4 pots and i dont really want to do any routing if at all possible
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Post  DubHertz Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:10 pm

They look like soapbar shaped pickups, are they a regular size?

I heard a reggae band called Midnite while I was in Sweden the other day, he was playing an Ibanez like yours....man the sound from that thing was heavy deep and thick.

Have a look inside the electronics cavity at the pickup wires and see how many wires each pickup has. If its 4 you can then add some toggle switches for parallel/series/single coil.
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Post  maxf13 Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:22 pm

no its just two wires per pick up
also where would i get the electronics from like the pots and stuff
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Post  DubHertz Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:06 pm

Allparts, Axesrus, Ebay

Why do you feel the need to change the pickups? are you looking for a certain tone?
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Post  maxf13 Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:39 pm

The bridge pickup is perfectly fine
I just much prefer a single coil sound at the neck
a humbucker just gives no high end response... well this one dont anyways
It was just a consideration anyways, if its gonna be quite expensive i might as well just buy a new bass with single coils
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Post  DubHertz Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:01 pm

If you dont want to spend too much on another bass try a secondhand mexican jazz bass they go for between £200-275.

But be warned, with the single coil sound you also get single coil hum
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Post  maxf13 Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:12 pm

Yeh thats the thing
If the pickups and switches and stuff end up costing like £200 then there is really no point.
I can live with the hum
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Post  DubHertz Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:25 pm

There are always plenty of used pickup on Ebay, some with all the wiring and pots and switches.

The good thing about used basses is that most people have had them setup at some point and often have done worthwhile mods to them and 9 times out of ten you get a good case to go with them.

I got a mexician Jazz bass with an ABS hard case, Noiseless pickups, Audere preamp, thomastik infeld strings, and a Gotoh bridge for £275

Jass bass £519 (new prices)
Pickups £100
Audere £120
Strings £ 37
Bridge £ 40
Hard Case £ 60

Total £876 quite a good saving
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Post  DubHertz Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:30 pm

Alternatively, I think something like this may suit.

http://www.rondomusic.com/URSA2MNHUM3TS.HTML



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Post  maxf13 Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:48 pm

Yeah i was thinking of a HS combo but the only ones i could find were like £1500 Sandberg basses.
Ill wait till that british pickup company writes back and then ill decide.
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Post  DubHertz Sat Oct 02, 2010 4:33 pm

There seems to be lots of positive talk over on Talkbass about wizard pickups. I think you can even send your pickup to him and get to re-wired to your own specification
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Post  maxf13 Sat Oct 02, 2010 5:38 pm

Hmmmm
Tempting
That would probably be the best option.
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Post  maxf13 Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:36 pm

Can a mod move this to gear chat pls
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Post  SuperMaximo93 Sun Oct 03, 2010 4:50 pm

maxf13 wrote:Can a mod move this to gear chat pls
Done
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Post  DubHertz Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:47 pm

Did you get a response from Wizard pickups?
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Post  maxf13 Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:57 pm

yeah got it today
they say i need to measure my pickups "more precisely"
might just call them tomorow to see if they can just rewire my pickups
be so much easier and probably cheaper
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