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Antoria P Bass: Pickup rewind or replace?


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Hello

I picked up this Antoria P Bass a while ago. Having tinkered around a bit it is now set up nicely. Great slim neck that plays really well. For a budget P Bass clone I'm impressed. I'll probably upgrade the tuners at some point but my main issue is the pickup.

I'm assuming its a Maxon pickup (?) but it's not sounding great. Age may have got the better of it.  I thought I would tap in to the formidable Hive brain of Basschat for some advice. 

Would it be worth getting a rewind / repot of the pickup, or could anyone suggest a quality replacement that wouldn't entail routing out the pickup cavity? If I did go down the replacement route, I would need something the same size as the original (approx 7cms X 3cms). I will be upgrading the wiring harness too. 

Basically any advice gratefully received. 

Thanks in advance 😊 

 

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Wiring harness... @KiOgon is ya man on here... I have just ordered one for a P Build... Recommend ya drop him a line...Lots of happy Basschaters have his looms...

Pickup... The 'bay shows a '1PC Bass Guitar Pickup for Bass Guitar Replacement Accessory Parts'... anything like the dimensions?.. could get ya going for a tenner!.. Or maybe squeeze something 'MusicMan-esq' in if the rout under the plate allows...

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26 minutes ago, Bassfingers said:

I will be upgrading the wiring harness too. 

Another vote here for a harness/ loom from @KiOgon , I’ve had quite a few and they are great, also worth mentioning that they are solderless, and really easy to fit, maybe try the loom first, you never know, the pickup might work ok , nice bass btw 👍

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1 minute ago, Reggaebass said:

Another vote here for a harness/ loom from @KiOgon , I’ve had quite a few and they are great, also worth mentioning that they are solderless, and really easy to fit, maybe try the loom first, you never know, the pickup might work ok , nice bass btw 👍

Thanks RB 😊 Yes it looks and feels great - Just need to fix the sound!

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I had the same problem with an early 70s MIJ Jazz a while ago. Both 8-pole Maxons were dead when I got it, but I found these, which looked like they would fit.

https://reverb.com/item/811301-artec-mini-humbucker-violin-bass-bridge-pickup-chrome

These are intended for Hofner type violin basses, so will have narrower pole spacing than a Precision - but dimensions are pretty much spot-on for a drop-in replacement. Also they're 4-wire 'buckers so there are some potential wiring options available.

As it turned out, I managed to get a working set of Maxons for my Jazz, so can't tell you how they sound. Also this was 10 or so years ago & I don't know how available they are now.

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2 hours ago, Bassassin said:

I had the same problem with an early 70s MIJ Jazz a while ago. Both 8-pole Maxons were dead when I got it, but I found these, which looked like they would fit.

https://reverb.com/item/811301-artec-mini-humbucker-violin-bass-bridge-pickup-chrome

These are intended for Hofner type violin basses, so will have narrower pole spacing than a Precision - but dimensions are pretty much spot-on for a drop-in replacement. Also they're 4-wire 'buckers so there are some potential wiring options available.

As it turned out, I managed to get a working set of Maxons for my Jazz, so can't tell you how they sound. Also this was 10 or so years ago & I don't know how available they are now.

Thanks for this Bassassin - I'll take a look. Much appreciated. 👍

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On 18/07/2021 at 20:11, PaulThePlug said:

Wiring harness... @KiOgon is ya man on here... I have just ordered one for a P Build... Recommend ya drop him a line...Lots of happy Basschaters have his looms...

I've now installed a KiOgon loom - went in nice and easy and I really liked the solderless option. I guess I am now one of those "Happy Basschatters" that are enjoying KiOgon's handiwork. I would join you in recommending him. Great to deal with and really quick response. I would copy him in if I could work out how todo the "@" function! 

 

Happy days! my crackly pots and dodgy jack are a thing of the past! 

 

Thanks to everyone for their sage advice. ☺️

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just @ then start typing the name (no space after the @ and a menu starts pulling up names... there is also a 'feedback for KiOgon' and most others to add some blah blah...

 

I had to ar$e about counter boreing the cavity with a 20mm then a 32mm, to clear the tags, 5mm deep for the length of the pot shafts  - body issue, not KiOgon's Loom...

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13 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

just @ then start typing the name (no space after the @ and a menu starts pulling up names... there is also a 'feedback for KiOgon' and most others to add some blah blah...

 

I had to ar$e about counter boreing the cavity with a 20mm then a 32mm, to clear the tags, 5mm deep for the length of the pot shafts  - body issue, not KiOgon's Loom...

Thanks Paul - I knew it would be straightforward. It's been a long hot week! 

 

Yes I had to widen the holes on my pickguard to get the new pots in but it was no bother and well worth it. 

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