BargyBass Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Anyone had any experience with these? Got click-happy and bought one on eBay.. Have I made a big mistake? I await it's arrival from the US of A... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BargyBass Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 When this arrives, I intend to install it and attempt to give it a review.. Seems there's very little information about these pickups on t'internet so I'll try and shed a little light.. I'm hoping I get lucky like I did with my Roberts Strings and Q-Parts bridge from eBay.. Bass on a budget? That's my name!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikyhedgehog Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 Every time I see Bill Lawrence products they just confuse me. I just think, why is the writer of Scrubs messing about with guitar products. My small little brain can't get over the fact that two people can have the same name.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setekh Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 [quote name='BargyBass' post='9663' date='May 31 2007, 01:28 AM']When this arrives, I intend to install it and attempt to give it a review.. Seems there's very little information about these pickups on t'internet so I'll try and shed a little light.. I'm hoping I get lucky like I did with my Roberts Strings and Q-Parts bridge from eBay.. Bass on a budget? That's my name!![/quote] please do...I've been looking at those pups for a while, but didnt really want to bite the bullet...guess you'll be our local BL ginny pig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 [url="http://www.billlawrenceusa.com/"][color="red"]Bill Lawrence Products[/color][/url] is very much different from [url="http://www.billlawrence.com/"][color="blue"]the Bill Lawrence[/color][/url] There used to be a whole history of the dispute between these two on the second site above but they seem to be re-hashing things right now. The second site is the real Bill Lawrence and you can find lots of reviews of his products if you Google him. I too bought a P-Bass pickup off ebay thinking it was the real MaCoy but it sounds good and was cheap. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BargyBass Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 [quote name='TPJ' post='9794' date='May 31 2007, 11:51 AM'][url="http://www.billlawrenceusa.com/"][color="red"]Bill Lawrence Products[/color][/url] is very much different from [url="http://www.billlawrence.com/"][color="blue"]the Bill Lawrence[/color][/url] There used to be a whole history of the dispute between these two on the second site above but they seem to be re-hashing things right now. The second site is the real Bill Lawrence and you can find lots of reviews of his products if you Google him. I too bought a P-Bass pickup off ebay thinking it was the real MaCoy but it sounds good and was cheap. Cheers,[/quote] I was hoping these were the ones made by the real Bill Lawrence and his website does say he'd started making these again last October on a limited run.. I'm sure it's one of these that's on it's way to me.. The other company don't appear to be making 'em, so you never know.. If it sounds good when I drop it in, that'll be me pleased!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BargyBass Posted June 1, 2007 Author Share Posted June 1, 2007 A picture of the box it's in.. Dusty's guitars is where I got it from.. Hope it arrives soon.. I now somehow suspect it's made by the first one of the two links made by Jzchak Wajcman's company... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setekh Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 [quote name='TPJ' post='9794' date='May 31 2007, 11:51 AM'][url="http://www.billlawrenceusa.com/"][color="red"]Bill Lawrence Products[/color][/url] is very much different from [url="http://www.billlawrence.com/"][color="blue"]the Bill Lawrence[/color][/url] There used to be a whole history of the dispute between these two on the second site above but they seem to be re-hashing things right now. The second site is the real Bill Lawrence and you can find lots of reviews of his products if you Google him. I too bought a P-Bass pickup off ebay thinking it was the real MaCoy but it sounds good and was cheap. Cheers,[/quote] now I'm confused...there are actually 3 Bill Lawrences? [quote name='BargyBass' post='10321' date='Jun 1 2007, 12:50 AM']I was hoping these were the ones made by the real Bill Lawrence and his website does say he'd started making these again last October on a limited run.. I'm sure it's one of these that's on it's way to me.. The other company don't appear to be making 'em, so you never know.. If it sounds good when I drop it in, that'll be me pleased!![/quote] hope you got the real thing mate...its gotta be annoying to think you're getting something good and it ends up being a knock-off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) [quote name='setekh' post='10343' date='Jun 1 2007, 01:26 AM']now I'm confused...there are actually 3 Bill Lawrences? hope you got the real thing mate...its gotta be annoying to think you're getting something good and it ends up being a knock-off [/quote] Don't worry the man. -- THE pickups you're receiving will be perfect. They will be lovely and snuggly and they will wholeheartedly satisfy your bassy muse. Edited June 1, 2007 by paul, the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BargyBass Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 I'm still waiting for said item to turn up.. I hope the customs ain't looking at it.. The perils of getting stuff from USA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 [quote name='BargyBass' post='10337' date='Jun 1 2007, 01:12 AM'] A picture of the box it's in.. Dusty's guitars is where I got it from.. Hope it arrives soon.. I now somehow suspect it's made by the first one of the two links made by Jzchak Wajcman's company...[/quote] That's the kind of box mine came in. If you look it says Bill Lawrence Products on the front. It wasn't a pickup from THE Bill Lawrence. In fact, it didn't even have a pickup cover. I had to hunt around the Leeds music stores to find a set of covers. It seems to sound good so that's all that really matters. Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BargyBass Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 [quote name='TPJ' post='12311' date='Jun 5 2007, 09:04 AM']That's the kind of box mine came in. If you look it says Bill Lawrence Products on the front. It wasn't a pickup from THE Bill Lawrence. In fact, it didn't even have a pickup cover. I had to hunt around the Leeds music stores to find a set of covers. It seems to sound good so that's all that really matters. Cheers,[/quote] Thanks for that mate... Let's hope it turns up with covers!! I still await it's arrival and hope customs haven't got interested.. Posted last tuesday with a hopeful 5-10 days wait according to the seller, I'm just curious to see what arrives now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BargyBass Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Right!! It turned up.. Well, I say turned up.. I had to fetch it from the sorting office and first pay the dreaded CUSTOMS CHARGE!! On a pick I paid £25.50 for I had to pay £12.31!!!! That put me in a great mood to start!! The pickup was all there, but with an extra wire coming from it!! Installation instructions in the box? Eeerrr NO!! Luckily I figured it was an earthing wire.. I think!! It's working anyway.. and it sounds.... FLIPPIN' MARVELLOUS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BargyBass Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Just to add... I've posted a quick review in the review section.. I'll add to it if I find anything else to tell you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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