ordering pickups from the usa.........

[funkgod]

thought i would try some lollar pickups in my jazz

so a pair of dc pickups from the USA is £250

 

https://www.lollarguitars.com/

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Cart subtotal £250.70

FedEx International Economy£24.26

Duties, taxes, and feesNothing due at the door

£80.46

Order total £355.42

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£80 tax

 

ahhhhhhh.... i think al shop about 😞

so does anyone know of anyone selling them in uk/europe ?

Edited Wednesday at 21:32 by funkgod

[PaulThePlug]

Tonerider Jazz 'Duke'

https://tonerider.com/products/the-duke-jazz

For less than the tax!

[Delberthot]

Thomann sell Lollars but they only have the DC version as PJs

 

https://www.thomann.co.uk/pickups_for_4_string_j_bass.html?manufacturer[]=Lollar&gk=GITABA4J&sp=solr&cme=true&filter=true

 

Alternatively, try the UK dealers listed:

 

https://www.lollarguitars.com/dealers-europe

 

If they don't have them, they should be able to get them

[Owen]

Pickups = magnets, wire and bobbins. Talk to any UK winder and say "can I have something like this please". 

[Earbrass]

8 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Tonerider Jazz 'Duke'

https://tonerider.com/products/the-duke-jazz

For less than the tax!

So many reasons to choose UK products over US ones, apart from the price!

[PaulThePlug]

10 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Tonerider Jazz 'Duke'

https://tonerider.com/products/the-duke-jazz

For less than the tax!

Sorry... missed the DC - Dual Coil bit...

[mikebass456]

10 hours ago, PaulThePlug said:

Tonerider Jazz 'Duke'

https://tonerider.com/products/the-duke-jazz

For less than the tax!

Got a Tonerider precision pickup in one of my custom DC juniors - it's thunderous!! 😎🤘🤘

[Hellzero]

You'll pay almost the same over here @funkgod...

 

https://www.kitarapaja.com/lollar-dc-jazz-bass-set_1

 

https://www.tonefactory.nl/lollar-dc-j-bass

 

...

[Dan Dare]

4 hours ago, Owen said:

Pickups = magnets, wire and bobbins. Talk to any UK winder and say "can I have something like this please". 

 

This. Pickups are the electric guitar/bass world's equivalent of hi-fi's magic cables.

[funkgod]

6 hours ago, Hellzero said:

You'll pay almost the same over here @funkgod...

 

https://www.kitarapaja.com/lollar-dc-jazz-bass-set_1

 

https://www.tonefactory.nl/lollar-dc-j-bass

 

...

 

 

thanks guys

cheers for that

at the mo im using gold MECs from the thumb bass, nice but just wanted to try something different.

just to see if it does infact make a difference 🙂

but im not sure about spending £350 to find out.

al prob wait till a 2nd hand pair pop up, no rush.

be nice to have a uk list of pickup makers though.

[Owen]

Cat's Whiskers pickups consistently have done the business for me

 

https://www.catswhiskerpickups.co.uk/

[Sean]

Toltec pickups from Leeds. They're from Laverack guitars. Lee is very helpful and makes a cracking pickup at very competitive prices. His J and P pickups are fantastic.

Edited 23 hours ago by Sean

[ead]

The folks are also very good:  https://www.creamery-pickups.co.uk/custom-handwound-pickups-from-the-creamery/scatterwound-bass-pickups.html

 

[LowB_FTW]

4 hours ago, funkgod said:

be nice to have a uk list of pickup makers though.

I'll add https://www.geminipickups.co.uk to the growing list.

Very good to deal with, incredibly helpful and receptive to emails.

 

Mark