Ray5 pickup opinions sought

[tauzero]

I'm looking to get a reasonable approximation to the Stingray sound from a Ray5. I'm installing a Musikding classic bass preamp which is the 2EQ Musicman circuit (same as the Retrovibe Stinger). Being curious, I checked out the resistance of the Ray5 pickup, and it's 7k or so. This made me wonder if there was a pickup which would match the circuit a bit better and also not cost more than the bass. It so happens that I picked up a Squier Vintage Modified Modified Jazz with a Warman MM pickup in the bridge position which had Ray5 pole spacing, which I replaced with an Aguilar with better spacing for the poles, so I have a Warman MM pickup with the right spacing and two 7k coils which I could switch as series/parallel/single. So should I keep the original pickup or replace it with a switched Warman pickup? Alternatives involving spending more than £25 will not be countenanced.

[Bolo]

Why would you not try it?

A proper pickup is worth the money they cost. 🤷

[Hellzero]

Simply wire the pickup in parallel as it's what makes the sound of the Stingray (even the fiver model) coupled to the typical 2 bands EQ preamp that the Musikding classic preamp reproduces very well.

 

The lower the total resistance of the pickup wired in parallel the closer to an original it will be.