Oopsdabassist Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 I've recently been playing around with an old Squier PJ body, which I've hacked about to fit a JJ setup. I've got a brand new pickup set from Ironstone which I've fitted, plus a new Kiogon loom. My issue is the G string is noticeably quieter than all the other strings. I've tried all the usual suspects, pickup height, strings centred over the pickups, changed the string, I even swapped the neck out for another one I had....all with no improvement. I've double checked to make sure I got the pickups in the right order, bridge and neck, and now I'm running out of ideas. So, any suggestions? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Could be a demagnetised pole piece. If you play a note on the G string and then bend it, does it get louder as the string gets closer to the D string pole pieces? If you flip the pickup around, does the E string become the odd one out instead? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 I've flipped the neck pickup, no difference, not tried the bridge pickup though, thanks I'll give it a go. If this is the case, what's my options, do I need to return the pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Yeah, probably best to get in touch with Ironstone. I had the same thing happen with a brand new bass, and the manufacturer sent me a replacement pickup (which fixed it). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 Just swapped out the neck PU for one I found (after a huuuge rummage) Problem gone, just emailed ironstone, hopefully this gets resolved quickly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 Replacement pickups arrived this morning, installed and happy to report problem solved. Tony at Ironstone has been excellent, and I can thoroughly recommend him if you are considering replacement PU's , very knowledgable and helpful. PS they sound great too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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