Need help identifying bass pickups

Pickups, magnets, microphones, amps, speakers, cabs, whatever...
Post Reply
Eric Schmitt
Posts: 67
Joined: Sat May 26, 2012 10:48 pm
Location: Louisiana

Need help identifying bass pickups

Post by Eric Schmitt »

I need some help identifying and/or getting some info on some bass pickups. I've done some google searching but have thus far come up empty. I got them 5+ years ago, forgot about them sitting in the back of the closet and don't remeber anything about them. The obvious is they are j bass humbucker-ish style pups with 4 coils each coil having its own leads and adjustable poles. The only marking on them is a sticker with the #'s 9/84-5-. They remind me of the dimarzio DP-126 bass pups but in humbucker form, but that's in looks only which doesn't say much. Any info on them or something that would point me in the right direction will be greatly appreciated. I've included some pics if that helps any.
Attachments
P1010063.JPG
P1010064.JPG
User avatar
Mark Swanson
Posts: 1991
Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:11 am
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
Contact:

Re: Need help identifying bass pickups

Post by Mark Swanson »

I think they look like four P-bass style pickups clustered together. Each coil has its own wiring.
  • Mark Swanson, guitarist, MIMForum Staff
Joshua Levin-Epstein
Posts: 245
Joined: Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:58 am
Location: Massachusetts

Re: Need help identifying bass pickups

Post by Joshua Levin-Epstein »

I've seen tags like that on Schaller products. This led me to discover this is a pickup for the Kramer "Duke" bass which was their headless bass. It was wired with a 3 way toggle yielding the 4 coils in series (this of each row as a jazz bass pick up), two coils in series (like a p-bass) and the top pick up in parallel with the bottom pick up. I have a bmp of a wiring diagram, but can't upload it. I will attempt to send it to you via personal e-mail.

Joshua
Joshua Levin-Epstein
Posts: 245
Joined: Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:58 am
Location: Massachusetts

Re: Need help identifying bass pickups

Post by Joshua Levin-Epstein »

I give up. PM me and I'll reply with the diagram.

Joshua
Eric Schmitt
Posts: 67
Joined: Sat May 26, 2012 10:48 pm
Location: Louisiana

Re: Need help identifying bass pickups

Post by Eric Schmitt »

Awsome, thank you Joshua. I was able to google the wiring diagram you mentioned now that I know what I have. I will probably do a custom wiring tho when I get to that project. Each coil having it's own leads... OOOHHHHH the possibilities!
Post Reply

Return to “Electronics”