mikebass84 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Took my bass into a repair shop earlier and I may have a broken humbucker. He's gonna have a further look and see if he can rewire it or if it needs replacing. I have been having a look on ebay and there are pickups on there for around £20. Now I know very little about the electronic side of things but would cheap pickups really be worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1967 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 To misquote Blackadder... do you want a truthful answer or a diplomatic answer? Ok here's both... Truthful = No! Dimplomatic = If it needs replacing then it's really worth trying to find the correct spare to keep the bass sounding as it should because a cheap replacement is very likely to have different tonal and electrical charateristcs which will affect the tone and balance between the pickups a lot, or consider swapping both out for a 'matched' pair of upgrades if funds allow. Looking at your sig I assume it's the Ibby with the problem in which case you might find this link useful.... [url="http://ibanez.com/parts/2004_PARTS/el_bass/list/series_soundgear.html"]http://ibanez.com/parts/2004_PARTS/el_bass/list/series_soundgear.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'll re-wind it for £20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebass84 Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Sadly it's the Tanglewood not the Ibanez. I'm hoping I can get it rewound ASAP. Waiting for the guy to get back to me. I didn't think the cheap pups would be any good but thought I would ask as EMG pups aren't cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1967 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Sounds like a winning deal from Jon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Doesn't this bass have Seymour Duncan Basslines pickups? If so, contact them for advice on repair/replacment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebass84 Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Having done a bit more research the pups are EMC not EMG and I can't seem to find any info or anywhere that sells EMC pups :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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