Audiokostas Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) I am not sure if this is been done already in the past (sorry if it has) but since I did a search about all the manufacturers of (electric) [b]bass [/b]pickups I could currently find, I thought it would be nice to put them in a list for quick reference. It includes manufacturers from UK, Germany, Spain, France, Sweden, Japan, Australia and of course US. Not exhaustive I am sure but pretty comprehensive I assume. Sorry if I left someone out and please feel free to add. I could attach an Excel sheet but I think I can wait for your contributions so I can make a more comprehensive one [b]Aero [/b] [url="http://www.aeroinstrument.com/index.html"]http://www.aeroinstr....com/index.html[/url] [b]Aguilar[/b] [url="http://www.aguilaramp.com/pickups_preamps.htm"]http://www.aguilaram...ups_preamps.htm[/url] [b]Amalfitano[/b] [url="http://www.amalfitanopickups.com/bass.php"]http://www.amalfitan...ps.com/bass.php[/url] [b]Artec [/b] [url="http://www.artecsound.com/pickups/"]http://www.artecsound.com/pickups/[/url] [b]Bare Knuckles [/b] [url="https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/pickups.php?cat=bass"]https://bareknucklep...ps.php?cat=bass[/url] [b]Bartolini [/b] [url="http://www.bartolini.net/information/bass/new_bass_pu_s.htm"]http://www.bartolini...w_bass_pu_s.htm[/url] [b]Bass Culture[/b] [url="http://www.bassculture.de/index.html"]http://www.bassculture.de/index.html[/url] [b]Basstec[/b] [url="http://basstec.de/"]http://basstec.de/[/url] (Although it seems like a line of Häussel, nonetheless...) [b]Benedetti[/b] [url="http://n.mercadal.free.fr/catalogue.htm"]http://n.mercadal.fr...r/catalogue.htm[/url] [b]Bill Lawrence[/b] [url="http://wildepickups.com/Bass_Pickups.html"]http://wildepickups....ss_Pickups.html[/url] [b]Bill Lawrence[/b] [url="http://www.billlawrenceusa.com/"]http://www.billlawrenceusa.com/[/url] (You probably know the dispute between those two. Although the pups of the latter are available in Ebay, could not find them in the site) [b]Brierley [/b] [url="http://www.brierleyguitarpickups.com.au/bass.htm"]http://www.brierleyg...com.au/bass.htm[/url] [b]Catswhisker [/b] [url="http://www.catswhiskerpickups.co.uk/bass.html"]http://www.catswhisk...co.uk/bass.html[/url] [b]CH Guitars[/b] [url="http://stg.chguitars.co.uk/pickups/bass-pickups.html"]http://stg.chguitars...ss-pickups.html[/url] [b]D Allen[/b] [url="http://www.dallenpickups.com/category_s/54.htm"]http://www.dallenpic...tegory_s/54.htm[/url] [b]DeArmond[/b] [url="http://www.dearmondguitars.com/pickups.html"]http://www.dearmondg...om/pickups.html[/url] [b]Delano [/b] [url="http://www.delano.de/"]http://www.delano.de/[/url] [b]Dimarzio [/b] [url="http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/bass"]http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/bass[/url] [b]EMG [/b] [url="http://www.emgpickups.com/products/category/2/2"]http://www.emgpickup...ts/category/2/2[/url] [b]Fender [/b] In any reputable reseller. Site does not list complete range. [b]Fervor [/b] [url="http://fervorpickups.blogspot.gr/2010/09/fervor-j-bass-pickup.html"]http://fervorpickups...ass-pickup.html[/url] [b]Gemini Pickups[/b] [url="http://www.geminipickups.co.uk/bass_85.html"]http://www.geminipic...uk/bass_85.html[/url] [b]GFS [/b] [url="http://www.guitarfetish.com/GFS-Bass-Guitar-Pickups_c_97.html"]http://www.guitarfet...ckups_c_97.html[/url] [b]GNA [/b] [url="http://www.banzaimusic.com/GNA-Pickups/"]http://www.banzaimus...om/GNA-Pickups/[/url] [b]Gotoh[/b] [url="http://www.gotoh-pickups.jp/bass/pb.html"]http://www.gotoh-pic...jp/bass/pb.html[/url] [b]Hammon Engineering[/b] [url="http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredhammon"]http://www.linkedin.com/in/fredhammon[/url] (ok, not really a site but the closer I could find for those wonderful pups. Although I think it requires registration to see it) [b]Hanson [/b] [url="http://www.hansonpickups.com/products.htm"]http://www.hansonpic...om/products.htm[/url] [b]Häussel [/b] [url="http://www.haeussel.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=6&Itemid=6&lang=en"]http://www.haeussel....temid=6&lang=en[/url] [b]Hep Cat[/b] [url="http://www.hepcatpickups.com/La%20serie%20Vintage.html"]http://www.hepcatpic...%20Vintage.html[/url] [b]Heywood[/b] [url="http://www.heywoodpickups.com/pages/bass.htm"]http://www.heywoodpi.../pages/bass.htm[/url] [b]IMP[/b] [url="http://impickups.co.uk/custom-pickups.html"]http://impickups.co....om-pickups.html[/url] [b]Jason Lollar[/b] [url="http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/merchant.mvc#"]http://www.lollargui...5/merchant.mvc#[/url] [b]Jess Loureiro[/b] [url="http://www.jlguitars.com/"]http://www.jlguitars.com/[/url] [b]JGC[/b] [url="http://www.jgcpickups.com/#"]http://www.jgcpickups.com/#[/url] [b]Joe Barden[/b] [url="http://www.joebarden.com/main.php?section=Products&pageID=PBass"]http://www.joebarden...ts&pageID=PBass[/url] [b]Juicy[/b] [url="http://www.juicypickups.com/juicypickups/Static/bass.asp"]http://www.juicypick...Static/bass.asp[/url] [b]Kami [/b] [url="http://www.microskami.com/magasin/index-en.html"]http://www.microskam...n/index-en.html[/url] [b]Kent Armstrong[/b] [url="http://www.wdmusic.com/kent_armstrong_bass_pickups.html"]http://www.wdmusic.c...ss_pickups.html[/url] [b]Klein [/b] [url="http://www.kleinpickups.com/c-23-bass-pickups.aspx"]http://www.kleinpick...ss-pickups.aspx[/url] [b]Kloppmann [/b] [url="http://kloppmann-electrics.de/en/pickups/bass/"]http://kloppmann-ele...n/pickups/bass/[/url] [b]Lace [/b] [url="http://www.lacemusic.com/Aluma_P.php"]http://www.lacemusic.com/Aluma_P.php[/url] [b]Lane Poor[/b] [url="http://www.lanepoor.com/Armatures.html"]http://www.lanepoor.com/Armatures.html[/url] [b]Leo Sounds[/b] [url="http://www.leosounds.de"]http://www.leosounds.de[/url] [b]Lindy Fralin[/b] [url="http://www.fralinpickups.com/bass.asp"]http://www.fralinpickups.com/bass.asp[/url] [b]Lundgren [/b] [url="http://www.lundgren.se/mics/bas/"]http://www.lundgren.se/mics/bas/[/url] [b]MEC [/b] [url="http://www.mec-pickups.de/modules/products/product.php?katID=15039&cl=EN"]http://www.mec-picku...tID=15039&cl=EN[/url] [b]MJS [/b] [url="http://www.mjscustompickups.com/products/mjs-products.htm"]http://www.mjscustom...js-products.htm[/url] [b]Mojotone [/b] [url="http://www.mojotone.com/guitar-parts/Mojotone-Bass-Pickups"]http://www.mojotone....ne-Bass-Pickups[/url] [b]Nordstrand [/b] [url="http://www.nordstrandpickups.com/bass-pickups/index.shtml"]http://www.nordstran...ups/index.shtml[/url] [b]Novak [/b] [url="http://curtisnovak.com/pickups_bass.shtml"]http://curtisnovak.c...kups_bass.shtml[/url] [b]OC Duff [/b] [url="http://www.ocduffpickups.com/pbass.html"]http://www.ocduffpic....com/pbass.html[/url] [b]Only Music[/b] [url="http://onlymusicusa.com/Pickups_INPM.html"]http://onlymusicusa....ckups_INPM.html[/url] [b]Porter [/b] [url="http://www.porterpickups.com/products/bass-pickups/index.php"]http://www.porterpic...ckups/index.php[/url] [b]Pure-Tone[/b] [url="http://www.pure-tone.com/pickups-Bass/"]http://www.pure-tone.com/pickups-Bass/[/url] [b]Q-Tuners[/b] [url="http://www.q-tuner.com/bl4/"]http://www.q-tuner.com/bl4/[/url] [b]Reed James Engineering[/b] [url="http://www.reedjamescustom.com/id46.html"]http://www.reedjames...m.com/id46.html[/url] [b]Ricky Sounds[/b] [url="http://www.ricsrus.com/Pickups.html"]http://www.ricsrus.com/Pickups.html[/url] [b]Rio Grande [/b] [url="http://www.riograndepickups.com/scart/Categories.asp?productname=FOR%20BASS"]http://www.riogrande...name=FOR%20BASS[/url] [b]Rockinger[/b] [url="http://www.rockinger.com/index.php?list=WG101"]http://www.rockinger....php?list=WG101[/url] [b]RPS [/b] [url="http://www.rpspickups.com/category/bass-pickups/p-bass-pickups/"]http://www.rpspickup...p-bass-pickups/[/url] [b]Rumpelstiltskin [/b] [url="http://www.rumpelstiltskinpickups.com/P_J_Bass_Pickups.html"]http://www.rumpelsti...ss_Pickups.html[/url] [b]S. K. Guitar[/b] [url="http://www.skguitar.com/SKGS/sk/pickups.htm"]http://www.skguitar..../sk/pickups.htm[/url] [b]Schaller [/b] [url="http://tonabnehmer.biz/hp246438/Pickupfinder.htm?ITServ=Ce976b5dX13a6e4d2bb9XY672a"]http://tonabnehmer.b...a6e4d2bb9XY672a[/url] [b]Sentell [/b] [url="http://sentellpickups.net/bass.html"]http://sentellpickups.net/bass.html[/url] [b]Seymour Duncan[/b] [url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/bass/"]http://www.seymourdu.../products/bass/[/url] [b]SGD [/b] [url="http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/pages/pickups.html"]http://www.sgd-luthe...es/pickups.html[/url] [b]Shed[/b] http://www.shedpickups.com (no bass pups in their site but they are known for making custom wounded) [b]Shuker [/b] [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/pickup.htm"]http://www.shukergui...o.uk/pickup.htm[/url] [b]Shur [/b] Although found some in FleaBay, could not find them in the official site . [b]Sklar [/b] [url="http://www.sklarguitars.com/p/pickups_13.html"]http://www.sklarguit...pickups_13.html[/url] [b]Tesla [/b] [url="http://www.teslapickups.com/?page_id=120"]http://www.teslapick...om/?page_id=120[/url] [b]The Creamery[/b] [url="http://www.at-the-creamery.co.uk/shop/bass-jazz-a-precision-bass-pickups.html"]http://www.at-the-cr...ss-pickups.html[/url] [b]Tonerider [/b] [url="http://www.tonerider.com/pickups/basspickups.html"]http://www.tonerider...asspickups.html[/url] [b]TV Jones[/b] [url="http://tvjones.com/pickups/bass-pickups/"]http://tvjones.com/p...s/bass-pickups/[/url] [b]Van Zandt[/b] [url="http://www.vanzandtpu.com/newproducts.html"]http://www.vanzandtp...ewproducts.html[/url] [b]Villex [/b] [url="http://www.villex.com/pickups.html"]http://www.villex.com/pickups.html[/url] [b]Voodoo [/b] [url="http://www.voodoopickups.com/PBReplacement.shtml"]http://www.voodoopic...placement.shtml[/url] [b]Wilkinson [/b] [url="http://www.jhs.co.uk/wilkinson.html"]http://www.jhs.co.uk/wilkinson.html[/url] [b]Wizard [/b] [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/shop.asp?category=Bass"]http://www.wizardpic...p?category=Bass[/url] Edited October 31, 2012 by Audiokostas Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 Excellent work, Audiokostas, thank you! Very useful - and, AFAIK, pretty exhaustive - list. I'm tweeting it as BC as we speak. Quote
BobVbass Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 fantastic - thank you - we should make this a sticky Quote
SoVeryTired Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 Slightly disappointed - from the thread title I was expecting a hard hitting exposé of the murky underworld of pickup makers... Quote
gary mac Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 Good work, must say I didn't realise there were so many. Quote
AntLockyer Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 Very cool, that's my afternoon shorted another one for your list http://www.hepcatpickups.com/ Quote
Audiokostas Posted October 18, 2012 Author Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) I thank you all for your comments. I'm glad it's helpful [quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1350562735' post='1840505'] another one for your list [url="http://www.hepcatpickups.com/"]http://www.hepcatpickups.com/[/url] [/quote] Thank you. Added. @SoVeryTired..... When I'll have enough evidence....... Edited October 18, 2012 by Audiokostas Quote
Ninja_Baby Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 Lane Poor 'Legacy' are back too! http://www.lanepoor.com/ I'd love to hear all these pickups and manufacturers compared to each other! Quote
Audiokostas Posted October 18, 2012 Author Posted October 18, 2012 [quote name='Ninja_Baby' timestamp='1350563572' post='1840528'] Lane Poor 'Legacy' are back too! [url="http://www.lanepoor.com/"]http://www.lanepoor.com/[/url] [/quote] Done ! Thanks. Quote
deepbass5 Posted October 18, 2012 Posted October 18, 2012 Basstec by http://Schack-guitars.de There is a seperate Bastec site in developement, but these are usually what you get on a schack unless you request otherwise Quote
Audiokostas Posted October 19, 2012 Author Posted October 19, 2012 [quote name='deepbass5' timestamp='1350581129' post='1840899'] Basstec by [url="http://Schack-guitars.de"]http://Schack-guitars.de[/url] There is a seperate Bastec site in developement, but these are usually what you get on a schack unless you request otherwise [/quote] Basstec.de site has the range info. They seem like a Häussel line but I included them nonetheless. Thank you. Quote
cocco Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 And another, hand wound in Cardiff. www.shedpickups.com Quote
Audiokostas Posted October 19, 2012 Author Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1350630273' post='1841348'] And another, hand wound in Cardiff. www.shedpickups.com [/quote] Although there is always room in the list (and in my heart) for my beloved Caerdydd, I do not see (unless I am mistaken) any bass pickups. I tried to limit my list to bass pickup manufacturers only, otherwise the list would be a little longer. Thanks anyway. Edited October 19, 2012 by Audiokostas Quote
jaydentaku Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 IMP pickups http://impickups.co.uk/pickup-info.html Quote
neepheid Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 TV Jones? [url="http://tvjones.com/"]http://tvjones.com/[/url] Quote
Audiokostas Posted October 21, 2012 Author Posted October 21, 2012 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1350636399' post='1841436'] TV Jones? [url="http://tvjones.com/"]http://tvjones.com/[/url] [/quote] That was definitely a glaring omission. Thank you. 77 and still adding..... Quote
nick Posted October 21, 2012 Posted October 21, 2012 Also Manchester's 'The Creamery' [url="http://www.at-the-creamery.co.uk/custom-handwound-pickups-from-the-creamery/scatterwound-bass-pickups.html"]http://www.at-the-creamery.co.uk/custom-handwound-pickups-from-the-creamery/scatterwound-bass-pickups.html[/url] Cheers Quote
Audiokostas Posted October 21, 2012 Author Posted October 21, 2012 [quote name='nick' timestamp='1350822474' post='1843799'] Also Manchester's 'The Creamery' [url="http://www.at-the-creamery.co.uk/custom-handwound-pickups-from-the-creamery/scatterwound-bass-pickups.html"]http://www.at-the-cr...ss-pickups.html[/url] [/quote] It's there from the start. Quote
ped Posted October 21, 2012 Posted October 21, 2012 Excellent list. Thanks. I have some very old Basstec pickups in my bass, I believe they were used by Marleaux a while ago. How about Benedetti pickups http://n.mercadal.free.fr/ Cheers Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Bump! This thread may be useful enough to pin to the top, what do you guys think? Quote
cocco Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 [quote name='Audiokostas' timestamp='1350633611' post='1841391'] Although there is always room in the list (and in my heart) for my beloved Caerdydd, I do not see (unless I am mistaken) any bass pickups. I tried to limit my list to bass pickup manufacturers only, otherwise the list would be a little longer. Thanks anyway. [/quote] They definately exist! I had a set of hot and dangerous Jazz bass custom wounds in my old CIJ. Quote
Audiokostas Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Benedetti & Shed added. Next stop is 80. Thank you for your help. Edited October 31, 2012 by Audiokostas Quote
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