Individual string pickups? Any available in the UK?

[Le Chat Noir]

I'm looking for something specific for a custom project I'm engaged in.

Without going into the whys or wherefores, suffice to say I wish to route the output of two individual strings to a separate jack, or perhaps even a jack for each string. Something like the pickups on a Fender Mustang might work for capturing the two strings together, but ideally I'd like individual pickups for each string!

I've found a couple of makers of individual string pickups on the net, but one was from a strange Japanese company and the other is a guy in America whose shop is closed for now due to flooding in Nashville!

Aftermarket Mustang bass pickups are also seemingly impossible to find.

Anyone have any suggestions for somewhere I can get one/two-string pickups, preferrably here in the UK?

Cheers!

Teddy

[hillbilly deluxe]

I have this with 4 pickups,which could be wired to 4 jacks.They are Danelectro type lipstick pickups.

[velvetkevorkian]

You can do this with piezo bridges, and something like the [url="http://www.rmcpickup.com/fanoutbox.html"]RMC fanout box[/url].

[Lfalex v1.1]

If it comes to the crunch, make your own?
There must be masses of info on the net.
Assuming you've got the time to experiment...

[Ou7shined]

You could split the individual parts of a P pickup and lay them transversally so that each string takes 2 poles.

[Le Chat Noir]

Thanks for your responses so far guys!

I have considered piezo saddles, seems like a good option if they actually sound good, has anyone actually used any of the piezo saddle systems? Thoughts?

I have no idea about making my own pickups, wish I did - that'd be an interesting and fun option!

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='Le Chat Noir' post='919105' date='Aug 8 2010, 09:58 PM']I have considered piezo saddles, seems like a good option if they actually sound good, has anyone actually used any of the piezo saddle systems? Thoughts?[/quote]

I've just put together a bass with a piezo bridge. They kind of need a high impedance to work properly so a buffer is necessary, if you want individual, then you need a buffer for each. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=57703"]Thread about them here.[/url] The one I used has a single wire, but you can see the individual saddles connecting to a pcb underneath, so you can split them.

[EddieG]

Not in the UK, but [url="http://www.syncobass.com"]http://www.syncobass.com[/url] do single string pickups.

[Le Chat Noir]

[quote name='EddieG' post='919115' date='Aug 8 2010, 10:17 PM']Not in the UK, but [url="http://www.syncobass.com"]http://www.syncobass.com[/url] do single string pickups.[/quote]

Ah yes, I saw those before! Those are pretty much just what I'm looking for. Anything like this in the UK, or should I just plump for these?

[Colledge]

roland make single string pickups for use with their midi system... but i'm sure it could be modified to be used normally.
downside is.... its over £100 each [url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/roland-gk-3b-divided-pickup-for-bass--27313"]link[/url]

[Le Chat Noir]

I'm actually thinking more about piezo saddles as an option now actually - one added bonus is proper separation, which I won't necessarily get with magnetic pickups. Note separation is quite important for the purposes I have in mind.

What would be the easiest way for me to get just my lowest two strings piezo'd?

Edited August 8, 2010 by Le Chat Noir

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='Le Chat Noir' post='919127' date='Aug 8 2010, 10:34 PM']I'm actually thinking more about piezo saddles as an option now actually - one added bonus is proper separation, which I won't necessarily get with magnetic pickups. Note separation is quite important for the purposes I have in mind.

What would be the easiest way for me to get just my lowest two strings piezo'd?[/quote]

Get a piezo bridge, and cut the wires on the ones you don't want.

[Metalmoore]

Maybe ask Andy over at wizard pickups, im sure i read somewhere that he has made some pretty odd pickups in the past. Would be custom work though, dont know how much it would cost...

[Paul_C]

[quote name='Le Chat Noir' post='918991' date='Aug 8 2010, 07:58 PM']one was from a strange Japanese company[/quote]

Atlansia !

[Le Chat Noir]

I'm not sure I'd be confident winding my own to be honest!

If I don't go the piezo route, I found these which also look interesting and are reasonably priced...

[url="http://tedcrocker.com/stonehenge.html"]http://tedcrocker.com/stonehenge.html[/url]

Thanks again for everyone's advice so far!

[BigRedX]

Unfortunately the Atlansia single pickups are no longer available as spare parts.

[Le Chat Noir]

I bit the bullet and ordered Ted Crocker's Stonehenge pickups, will let you all know how it goes!