Crossoverbass Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Picked up a cheap OLP 4 string stingray. Looking for suggestions on replacement pickups and new pots. And go!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I had an OLP and it wasnt too bad. It was passive though as opposed to the active stingrays. There was a thread on talkbass by someone who was in the same boat as you. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/passive-musicman-pickup.703397/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Quote Does it need upgrading? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I modded an OLP Stingray to make it active - this required some routing under the scratchplate to accommodate a battery. If I were to do it again, I don't think I'd bother going with active and would keep it passive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I had one of the 5 strings a while back - I think it was the Tony Levin one. Didn't keep it long enough to upgrade, but I thought the pickup really weak - I'd certainly have changed it for an SD or similar. Nice looking and light weight bass though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 The wiring of the OLP pickup is a bit weird - the 2 coils of the humbucker are each wired to a volume control. You'll probably end up re-wiring it or putting in a preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I’d suggest a @KiOgon loom and a Warman pickup. Do the loom first as it’s quite surprising how decent wiring & pots can make a pickup sound better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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