Owen Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I have just picked up a bass body and cannot recognise what the original pickups were in it. Any ideas? 4 string. [url="http://s8.photobucket.com/user/peredur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141022_162705_zpslzwnu6p7.jpg.html"][/url] Quote
Dad3353 Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Bartolini..? TV Jones..? Take your pick from here..? [url="https://www.google.fr/search?q=bass+pickup+routing+template&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ZNlHVLzGNM-rafLNgrAP&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1455&bih=715"]Google search for bass pickup templates...[/url] Quote
Ghost_Bass Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Can you post a pic of the entire body. Maybe finding out the model of that body may shed some light on the pickups that were installed on it. Also mesure the cavity, almost every pickup manufacturer has it's dimentions specced on their sites. As a first blind shot i would say that Bartolinis might fill those holes. The pic is too close for me to judge if either "regular" humbucker or MM-style... Quote
Graham Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I'd have a guess at EMG DCs, they look too wide for Barts, all guesswork though. Quote
3below Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I would name them Verity, However as mentioned earlier your best bet is measure the cavities and then see what pickups are available in that size. Quote
Owen Posted October 22, 2014 Author Posted October 22, 2014 http://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolini-bb-pickups.htm Obscure Barts. Rats, not the kind of thing which crops up on the for sale forums often. Quote
3below Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 On the plus side, because they are 'small' cavities, routing for a larger soapbar, MM, or whatever is viable. Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Someone must make a generic soapbar that is similar. Quote
Dad3353 Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Would mini-humbuckers go in, maybe, as per T-Bird..? Quote
Owen Posted October 23, 2014 Author Posted October 23, 2014 By now I have decided to route it out like this [attachment=174504:Damian-Erskine-300x201.jpg] so I can safely ignore what is there. Exciting times Quote
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