Neck Pickup for Warwick Star Bass II

[incubass]

I just bought this second hand Warwick Star Bass II, but the neck pickup needs to be replaced.

I'm wondering if I should buy the original MEC pickup or a custom one.

Curtis Novak' pickups look awesome, but I'm not sure if the EB-AA (for example) would fit the Star Bass. Does anyone have any advice?

[Dazed]

Measure what you have against a replacement, don't forget string spacings.
That's a really nice looking Warwick!
Is the pickup definately faulty ? Can you swap the front and rear to check its the pickup ?

[BigRedX]

I really like the sound of the neck pickup on my MiK Starbass. If it died I'd be replacing it with one exactly the same.

[3below]

Is it possible to get it rewound, plenty of pickup builders about. I suspect this will be far more cost effective than Novak or MEC replacement.

[incubass]

The guy who sold me the bass told me there was a problem with the pickup and it couldn't be repaired. But you're right, it is rare for a pickup to die like that.

I'm going to take the bass to a luthier tomorrow to check if there is any possibility of repairing the pickup. If there isn't, I'm inclined to buy a MEC replacement, from the information I gathered people seem to like it a lot!

[PlungerModerno]

Definately cost a rewind - once the pickup (magnets, bobbins, covers etc) is solid and undamadged - pretty much the only common failure point is the hair thin copper (or occasionally aluminium) wire that makes up the windings. Should be cheaper than a whole new pickup!