OLP Pick up upgrade

[ianrunci]

I am so happy with the way my OLP MM2 plays (I lurve maple boards) I have decided to upgrade the pickups.

I am looking at either one of the 2 EMG pick ups which are obviously active or
Seymour Duncan Basslines which I presume are passive without an added pre amp

I am trying to keep the cost under £100 so the EMG's are looking favourites as I really fancy en active pick up and have liked EMG's in the past

Anyone got any other ideas within that budget that would be equally as good?

I considered a Bartolini passive but I can't seem to find anywhere in the UK that stocks them

[Merton]

Status do one for £51 + VAT and shipping.

[Hit&Run]

[quote name='ianrunci' post='321774' date='Nov 4 2008, 01:37 PM']I considered a Bartolini passive but I can't seem to find anywhere in the UK that stocks them[/quote]
[url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/bartolini.html"]the gallery[/url] stock them, though they may be out of your £100 price range.

I got a bart 5 string MM pup off ebay (second hand) for about £40 inc p&p. They'll pop up every once in a while.

You could probably get a bart MM pup from the US shipped over here for around £100. [url="http://www.bestbassgear.com/bartolini-mm-pickups.htm"]US site[/url]

Good luck.

[Machines]

[url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Nordstrand_Pickups_MM.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...Pickups_MM.html[/url]

[The Burpster]

Thomann do Barts too...

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/bartolini.html?sid=89a0d6c46881df53d9cc1ff56aefcf51"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/bartolini.html?si...9cc1ff56aefcf51[/url]

[ianrunci]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='326283' date='Nov 10 2008, 08:54 PM']Thomann do Barts too...

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/bartolini.html?sid=89a0d6c46881df53d9cc1ff56aefcf51"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/bartolini.html?si...9cc1ff56aefcf51[/url][/quote]

They do but they don't do a MM replacement. Anyway I manage to pick one up second hand from a fellow BC for £40

[Tait]

the seymour duncans sound great, i use it with the seymour duncan 2 band eq though, so i couldnt tell you how it osunds passive.

[budget bassist]

[quote name='Merton' post='321775' date='Nov 4 2008, 01:40 PM']Status do one for £51 + VAT and shipping.[/quote]
Got a status in my SUB bass neck position, i don't like i personally, lacks definiton to me.

I'd reccommend the basslines one HIGHLY. It sounds awesome, got a really nice growl much like a real musicman pickup and it's got an insane output just in passive.

EDIT: does anybody know if the kent armstrong MM pickup is any good? i keep seeing them on ebay for £50 and wondering... i'm thinking about swapping the status one for one of them.

Edited November 12, 2008 by budget bassist

[OldG]

GFS have some bass pickups in their range now, the [url="http://store.guitarfetish.com/gfsmmproplal.html"]alnico MM pickup[/url] might be worth a punt at this price....