Aguilar AG 4M 4-string Music Man Style Pickup £75 East London

[denki109]

Aguilar AG 4M 4-string Music Man Style Pickup

 

Here is what Aguilar's blurb says about this great pickup:

 

Features excellent string-to-string balance, consistency of tone and rich harmonic content.

Our M- Style pickups re-create the classic Stingray® tone while adding the characteristics that Aguilar pickups are known for – excellent string-to-string balance and consistency of tone. Wired in parallel, these pickups give players crisp treble, articulate midrange and thunderous lows. The AG 4M Pickup is direct replacements for 4-string Music Man style basses.

Wire: 42-gauge Formvar wire

Magnets: Alnico V

Leads: Single conductor, heat resistant Teflon® coated

 

Here is what I have to say:

This pickup was used in Sandberg instrument which allowed for:

- Series

- Parallel

- Single Coil

 

I bought this pickup to replace the instrument's original Delano unit that I struggled to love. And, oh my word, what a difference it made. Suddenly I felt like I had a 70s Stingray in my hands and yet there was still plenty of high-end on tap to get me into the most modern of modern Ray tones. Thanks to a costly MOT, I had to part with my Sandberg (which I returned to stock) and this pickup is (sadly) surplus to requirements. 

 

It Ray-shaped. 
It's Ray-sounding (but even more so).

And you've got the option to go Parallel/Series/Single Coil. My tech set it up this way so you're not just a slave to the default Parallel mode. 

 

[Chiliwailer]

I really like these pups 👌

 

Yours is only 2 wires though, you need 4 wires to do series/parallel/single. I’ve modded one of these in the past to have 4 wires, was quite simple, but this looks stock to me…. 🤔
 

[denki109]

11 hours ago, Chiliwailer said:

I really like these pups 👌

 

Yours is only 2 wires though, you need 4 wires to do series/parallel/single. I’ve modded one of these in the past to have 4 wires, was quite simple, but this looks stock to me…. 🤔
 

You are Eagle Eyed. I accidentally uploaded my ‘before’ photos.. Here is how the modified back of the pickup currently looks. And, just for reference - the front of the pickup even looks more fetching in this lighting. 

[Chiliwailer]

36 minutes ago, denki109 said:

You are Eagle Eyed. I accidentally uploaded my ‘before’ photos.. Here is how the modified back of the pickup currently looks. And, just for reference - the front of the pickup even looks more fetching in this lighting. 

Someone’s in for a real treat 😊

Gutted that I’m too skint for it to be me.