LITTLEWING Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Has anyone upgraded their 4 string OLP Stingray pickup? I'd love a Nordstrand but I'm looking at a Wilkinson at £20 first to see how much difference there will be. However, looking at the dimensions of other MM pups it appears that they are a bit larger than the OLP jobby and I don't see them fitting the existing cutout in the pickguard. I'm wondering if I'll buy one and get a replacement MM type pickguard possibly made for a 'proper' pickup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I dropped a Bartolini into my Tony Levin 5 string, it was quite a bit smaller than the stock item, don’t know if that makes much difference to you though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I put a Kent Armstrong pickup in my 4-string OLP- the scratchplate hole needed a bit of sanding as the pickup was a tiny bit too large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) I used Nordstrand MM4.2 and Seymour Duncan SMB4A pickups on my OLPs and I don't remember any issues. edit: hmm, but I also tended to use replacement MusicMan pickguards. Although on one of the basses I kept the original pickguard, and worked fine with the Seymour Duncan. I think whatever you go for should fit or maybe require very minor sanding of the pickguard route to make any pickup fit. Edited January 3, 2018 by mcnach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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