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Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: mica on February 24, 2016, 01:34:34 PM: These have been around for a while, and we can't use them on a new build since they have some storage wear. Maybe someone here would like to adopt these pickups for a project? There is some scuffing and minor dings on them, but they work just fine.

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MXY56 set in creamish. Retail $440, Club price $220

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AXY set in white-ish. Retail $380, Club price $190

Probably a little work with Scotch-Brite would make 'em look pretty good.

(Message edited by mica on February 29, 2016)
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: jazzyvee on February 24, 2016, 02:56:16 PM: Well wouldn't they look nice and contrasty on my black Europa bass.
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: keith_h on February 24, 2016, 03:22:33 PM: Yes they would.
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: zomnius on February 24, 2016, 03:52:01 PM: i like to buy the AXY set in white-ish set.
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: pasewark on February 24, 2016, 06:13:32 PM: Got any original Hagstrom BiSonics from the old days laying around?
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: mica on February 25, 2016, 02:27:40 PM: OK, Zom, I'll reserve the AXYs for you. Let me know if you need any electronics to go with.

Sorry, Don, haven't seen any of those about.

Let me know if you want me to hold the MXYs for you, Vince.
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: ed_zeppelin on February 25, 2016, 03:40:10 PM: Art gum erasers are amazing at cleaning plastic. Get a good gummy one and it will just lift the dirt off without affecting the plastic whatsoever.

Vinyl erasers, like Faber-Castell #187120 (http://www.fabercastell.com/products/more-products/eraser/EraserDUSTFREE/187120) are excellent for cleaning brass, finishes and especially fingerboards. The hot tip is to keep the surface fresh (I tape half a sheet of 100 grit to my workbench, and just buff the surface off the eraser between tasks), so you never clean brass and then try to polish finish or chrome, because you're basically rubbing brass verdigris into whatever.

For the ultimate in finish care, Auto detailer's clay bars (http://www.detailsupplyoutlet.com/item.htm?item_num=63) remove contamination from a finish (including light oxidation) like nothing else. It's the stuff they use on multi-million dollar cars in auto shows and museums, where they're under intense lighting and constantly inspected up close.

They come in different grades and media (http://www.detailsupplyoutlet.com/auto-detailing-cleaning-products-8.htm).
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: edwardofhuncote on February 28, 2016, 05:51:25 PM: Mica, if Jazzyvee passes on those MXY's I may be interested... might also talk to you about a Volume/Pan/Filter/Q-switch harness to go with.

PS, *excellent tip* Forest. =)
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: jazzyvee on February 29, 2016, 06:37:22 AM: Hi Mica thanks for the offer, I think I will pass on them. It was a spur of the moment cosmetic thought but as you know I have another project on the go so maybe my funds are better focussed there for the time being anyway.
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: mica on February 29, 2016, 09:38:09 AM: reposting pictures that were gobbled up:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/226163.jpg)

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/395/226164.jpg)
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: sonicus on February 29, 2016, 10:13:49 AM: The AXY's look beautiful.
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: ed_zeppelin on February 29, 2016, 11:35:55 AM: I get way more emails about erasers than on anything else I've blathered here. Everybody goes; holy expletive, that really works! Where'd you get that from? And I tell them; from an artist.

quote:That's why they call them 'erasers.' - the Artist

He painted something on white matte plastic, and it got the same kinda gunk on it as are on those pups. I asked how he cleaned that stuff off, and he reached for an eraser, and went; like that.'

Trust me, you'll see. At that point I'd been using sprays, polishes, unguents and emollients (sorry about that, I just might never have the chance to use those words again. God, I hope not) to clean stuff like that.

The problem is that every single one of us associates erasers with the thingie on the end of a pencil, and we use it that way. Artists don't. Their task is to pick the right tool to remove mistakes without affecting the surface.

I went, like; duh.

I wouldn't lie to you guys, not here. I also feel pretty certain that I can admit to being a certified welder (the dreaded day gig) without worrying about being accused of putting on airs (I've always loved the mental image, from the dire warnings from my grandma about what happens to boys who; put on airs) by a bunch of bass players.

I've welded for many metal artists over the years and one day an artist used one of these (http://www.dickblick.com/products/generals-kneaded-eraser/) on a finished sculpture that was partially painted with a thick, glossy coat of red. He had a piece of sandpaper in the other hand, and he'd dab the glob over an area, and every once in a while, scuff it briskly against the sandpaper. It was incredible.

I went, like; duh.

It's a brave new world, folks. It got seriously out of hand when I met a guy who detailed cars for auto shows and museums, using clay. (http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A15684181%2Ck%3Adetailing%20clay%20bar) Cotton diapers, a gummy no-PVC phthalate-free glob, and you're set.

Griot's (http://www.amazon.com/Griots-Garage-11153-Paint-Cleaning/dp/B003POLA84/ref=sr_1_8?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1456773821&sr=1-8&keywords=detailing+clay+bar), baby!

But it's the same principle at work. Removing whatever doesn't belong there. No more unguents and emollients. Oops. Ask an artist about erasers. They're cool. Buy 'em lunch. Artists are always hungry.

Dick Blick's the man. (http://www.dickblick.com/categories/erasers/charcoalgraphiteandpastelerasers/details/) Plus, I like using his name as an expletive.
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: adriaan on February 29, 2016, 01:01:49 PM: Gonna try the eraser on the fretboard gunk that won't budge ... thanks, Forest!
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 01, 2016, 09:25:42 AM: Since Mica is looking around for something better suited to my project, (Thanks Mica!) I'll temporarily suspend my interest.
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: edwin on March 01, 2016, 10:13:33 PM: I hope you got a worthy emolument for the application of your emollient!
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: henny on March 18, 2016, 01:27:12 PM: Are these AXYs still for sale? Hoping the other buyer backed out as I want them!! :D
Title: Creamish/whitish AXY and MXY56 pickups
Post by: shae on March 21, 2016, 03:24:31 PM: Mica, if the MXYs are still available I'd like to claim them. Could you send me an email about them and a pan/volume/filter harness?