Need new humbucker

[mikebass84]

Took my bass into a repair shop earlier and I may have a broken humbucker. He's gonna have a further look and see if he can rewire it or if it needs replacing.
I have been having a look on ebay and there are pickups on there for around £20. Now I know very little about the electronic side of things but would cheap pickups really be worth it?

[Pete1967]

To misquote Blackadder... do you want a truthful answer or a diplomatic answer? Ok here's both...

Truthful = No!

Dimplomatic = If it needs replacing then it's really worth trying to find the correct spare to keep the bass sounding as it should because a cheap replacement is very likely to have different tonal and electrical charateristcs which will affect the tone and balance between the pickups a lot, or consider swapping both out for a 'matched' pair of upgrades if funds allow.

Looking at your sig I assume it's the Ibby with the problem in which case you might find this link useful.... [url="http://ibanez.com/parts/2004_PARTS/el_bass/list/series_soundgear.html"]http://ibanez.com/parts/2004_PARTS/el_bass/list/series_soundgear.html[/url]

[lettsguitars]

I'll re-wind it for £20

[mikebass84]

Sadly it's the Tanglewood not the Ibanez. I'm hoping I can get it rewound ASAP. Waiting for the guy to get back to me.
I didn't think the cheap pups would be any good but thought I would ask as EMG pups aren't cheap

[Pete1967]

Sounds like a winning deal from Jon....

[iiipopes]

Doesn't this bass have Seymour Duncan Basslines pickups? If so, contact them for advice on repair/replacment.

[mikebass84]

Having done a bit more research the pups are EMC not EMG and I can't seem to find any info or anywhere that sells EMC pups :-\