MananaMan Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hey folks, I've got a Gibson Victory Standard bass, it's a beautiful instrument but I'm thinking of changing the pickup. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the pickup and any suitable replacements...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilLordJuju Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 [quote name='MananaMan' post='413548' date='Feb 18 2009, 08:02 PM']Hey folks, I've got a Gibson Victory Standard bass, it's a beautiful instrument but I'm thinking of changing the pickup. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about the pickup and any suitable replacements...?[/quote] I have some info on [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/pickup/#31"]Gibson bass pickups[/url] - including the Gibson Victory series. I just spotted a few omissions on that page (including dimensions) which i've just added. I can't suggest a replacement, but can tell you the Standard had different pickups to the Artist, but both were designed by Tim Shaw, who was working in Kalamazoo in the early eighties. They are the same size though, so an Artist pickup would fit at least, assuming you want to keep the scratchplate. If not, the world is your oyster. Could you get one custom wound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MananaMan Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Hmmm... interesting idea. Not sure about getting one custom wound... I'd love to, but I'm assuming cost would become a major factor! I'd thought of ordering a new scratch plate to keep the original parts together (for resale purposes etc.). I'm heading off to the local bass shop this weekend to get it looked over - I think there may not be a pickup problem now but some sort of weird string choking. I'd still like to try a different pup tho, would I be able to fit a new one in the same angled fashion as the Standard? I like to look of the bass as it is, so really I'd like to keep as much of that as possible... Would a "normal" pup work OK at a 45 degree angle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilLordJuju Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Within reason I guess. Anything without polepieces will be fine I suppose, and there is some lateral movement at the bridge, so even something with polepieces has got a chance if you adjust string spacing accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MananaMan Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Sweet! Thanks for the advice Juju Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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