subdude Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 i had a paint job done on a yamaha RBX375. after receiving the parts back i noticed that one of the 2 stock pickups is magnetically quite a bit weaker than the other. i have not noticed such a difference before i sent them for sparying but i can not say for sure that both PU's were the same in that respect. is it a problem if one pickup has a weaker field than the other and if so, can the pickup be magnetised and how would this be done? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 It is hard to imagine that one PU would have been de-magnetised while the instrument was disassembled for painting. I would be inclined to put it back together and see how it plays first, before deciding on remedial action. I also wonder if the weaker PU is the neck pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I had a stock Shergold Marathon pick-up remagnetised by Andy at Wizard Pickups two or three years ago. Did the job and didn't charge the earth. Very reasonable in fact and turned it round quickly. [url="http://www.wizardpickups.co.uk/contact.asp"]Contact link here[/url] - worth getting in contact if it ends up needing to be remagnetised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdude Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 hi, thanks both of you for your input. the bridge pickup is the weaker one. i was wondering if it is possible to de-magnetise a pickup by dropping it or otherwise handle it wrong? i kept them always apart but i have no clue what the guys at the spray shop did while they had the parts for painting. thanks for the link to the wizards, since i live in kenya, there is unfortunately no quick, cheap or easy way to get the pickup to the UK and back, hence my research into the topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Are you sure you got the same 2 pickups back from the painter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdude Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1324289923' post='1472489'] Are you sure you got the same 2 pickups back from the painter? [/quote] certainly, i had marked them both "neck" and "bridge" before the masking tape went on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 [quote name='subdude' timestamp='1324283052' post='1472433'] hi, .....since i live in kenya.... [/quote] Yes, bit of hit on the postage there .... but it is possible to get pickups remagnetised, and I was more than happy with the way mine turned out. It is possible to reduce the magnetic field by physically jarring a magnet, but I would think it would take a lot of abuse to do this. Heating is another way to reduce their power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 [quote name='subdude' timestamp='1324290983' post='1472505'] certainly, i had marked them both "neck" and "bridge" before the masking tape went on. [/quote] Well that's good news at least. Do they sound different now? Perhaps you could contact the manufacturer/distributor to find out if this has happened before and if they have a solution to your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdude Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 well, i don't know yet how it sounds, the bass still needs to be assembled. i guess i will just finish it as it is and listen how it sounds, chances are it won't make a difference anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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