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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: tncaveman on February 12, 2012, 06:11:58 PM

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: tncaveman on February 12, 2012, 06:11:58 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160735671941?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
 
Saw these tonight.  I'm not sure with only 2 pots.  Is this set original or something rigged together.  If they are the real deal, would be cool in my MIM Jazz Fretless (especially if the price didn't climb).
 
Stephen

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: David Houck on February 12, 2012, 07:05:01 PM

A single split P pickup would only have two pots; volume and filter.  Your jazz bass has a single split P?

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: tncaveman on February 13, 2012, 05:02:04 AM

Ahhh - I thought it was two pickups - not a P-bass style P-U split style.   Oh well - probably will make someone happy.
 
Thanks

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: jon_jackson on February 13, 2012, 05:05:27 AM

A J set sold last week on EBay for a little over $300.

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: tncaveman on February 15, 2012, 04:59:33 AM

Just curious - how different would these be on a P-bass?  My son's American P Bass sounds great now.  Anyone have experience w/ these?  I might be interested if I can get them for $100 (since no one has bid yet).
 
Steve

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: sonicus on February 15, 2012, 08:08:02 AM

I have been watching a few sets of Alembic P bass and J bass sets on eBay over the years. I had my eye on that Jazz bass set that went recently for my fretless.   I think from watching past sales it  will sell eventually for more then $100 ; more to the tune of about $250 -$300 aprox.  There are many bidders that wait for the last few moments and hang out like Crows In The Trees waiting to Swoop down and grab their prize like a flash of lightning and then  fly away back into the woods with it ,___LOL_____!   Towards last few seconds it could be a feeding frenzy !!!!  I have seen a few auctions end that way on eBay and at some local auction houses that I have attended.  It can be exciting and can most certainly get your adrenaline pumping. Such is the cheap thrill  that  could cost you more then you intended,____ if you make sport of it.

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: hieronymous on February 15, 2012, 09:10:03 AM

The great thing with Activators is you get the Alembic low-pass filter, so you get a wider range of sounds than a regular passive P-Bass pickup. They may require some routing, since you have to fit a battery in there.  
 
I have a set in my early-'70s Telecaster Bass - here's a thread about it (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=1563).
 
This track is referenced in the thread - I have flats on the bass but with the filter all the way open it still sounds pretty bright: 8B4X4 (http://soundcloud.com/hieronymous-seven/8b4x4 target=_blank)
 
Here's another track, this one is played with pick, I adjust the filter gradually through the track so it starts with some bark, but gets rounder as the track goes on: ostronato (http://soundcloud.com/hieronymous-seven/ostronato target=_blank)
 
If your son's bass sounds good, then I don't think you should get caught up in modding it, but if you do decide to go with Activators then I don't think you'll be disappointed! I actually bought a P-J set for my recently purchased P-bass...

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: sonicus on February 15, 2012, 09:50:55 AM

Sounding great Harry. I hope that those recently acquired P-J activators work out swell .

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: tncaveman on February 16, 2012, 04:43:12 AM

WOW - Loved the recordings.  Best sounding flat wounds ever.
 
Stephen

Title: Bass PU's on Ebay
Post by: sonicus on February 19, 2012, 05:53:44 PM

$229.00  final amount !  
 
      I watched as the other Crows swooped down at the last final seconds. But I did not______  Congratulations to the one who flew away with the prize !