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Post by: germansal on June 06, 2009, 06:58:29 PM

hi i have a problem ,i need to replace my bridge pickup and i would like to know the price  
somebody can help me???''''''''''''

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Post by: jazzyvee on June 07, 2009, 12:50:38 AM

Guitar or bass?

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Post by: germansal on June 07, 2009, 01:58:50 AM

Bass

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Post by: germansal on June 07, 2009, 02:14:47 AM

oh sorry????????,BASS

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Post by: keith_h on June 07, 2009, 06:20:38 AM

You should contact Alembic directly via e-mail or telephone (fastest method) to get a quote for a new pickup and shipping.  
 
Keith

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Post by: serialnumber12 on June 07, 2009, 06:50:57 AM

it might not be the pickup at all....what are you experiencing?

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Post by: germansal on June 07, 2009, 08:17:28 AM

My bass tech here in Spain told me :the bridge position pickup its dead

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Post by: terryc on June 07, 2009, 11:39:11 AM

Okay germansal before you do anything at all we all need to know:-
What bass have you got
What are the actual problems you have
 
Without dissing your guitar tech sometimes it maybe a very minor fault. Alembic pick ups are encased in epoxy and are just about indestructible in normal use..I think I have heard of only one case of a pick up going bad.
there are many variables such as
Are the pots touching the conductive paint
Has the connector broke
Are the pre amps working
Is the battery new
All of us here at the forum have a vast amount of imformation and if all else fails then call Alembic!

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Post by: germansal on June 07, 2009, 11:57:34 AM

MY BASS IS AN SERIES 1 1979 4 STRINGS
MY BASS TECH HERE IN SPAIN TOLD ME THAT THERE S A PROBLEM INSIDE THE PICKUP,AND HE ALSO TOLD ME ABOUT THE EPOXY STUFF
ALL THIS NIGTHMARE STARTED WITH THE PICK MAKING A TERRIFIC NOISE
SO RIGTH NOW I,M USING ONLY THE NECK PICKUP

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Post by: serialnumber12 on June 07, 2009, 12:05:06 PM

do you have the power supply & cable?....the jacks on alembics in the late 70's are mono that's why you only have the front pickup, both pickups will work with the 5 pin cable & power supply with a standard 1/4 plug.
 
(Message edited by serialnumber12 on June 07, 2009)

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Post by: lbpesq on June 07, 2009, 01:27:11 PM

One thing you can try is to swap the wiring on the two pickups and see if the problem stays with the same pickup (bad pickup) or changes to the other pickup (problem is not the pickup).
 
Bill, tgo

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Post by: terryc on June 08, 2009, 01:43:22 AM

Sounds like the pick up has gone microphonic but this very rare.
I would try everyone's suggestions, sorry I cannot offer more but I own a mono Signature bass and have no experience of SI & II basses with their associated power supply & cables

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Post by: funkyjazzjunky on June 08, 2009, 02:30:49 PM

Contact the sites moderator Dave Houck.
 
He is not a technical wizard, but he will know who to contact and/or show you a solution from a previous post.

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Post by: musashi on June 09, 2009, 03:45:23 AM

I'm thinking serialnumber12 may have hit it on the head...  Are you running through the power supply or running off the 1/4 inch jack?  Other than a friend trying to lower the neck pick-up for ease of slapping on a 70's Series I and having it break in the middle, I'm not aware of the failure of any Alembic pick-up.
 
Plugging in a 1/4 inch cable on an older Series bass will render the bridge pick-up inoperable...
 
(Message edited by musashi on June 09, 2009)

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Post by: germansal on June 09, 2009, 06:42:19 AM

what do you mean???''''''
i got to run the bass trough power supply?always?

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Post by: keith_h on June 09, 2009, 06:53:18 AM

No you do not have to always use the power supply. However batteries will only last a few hours in a Series bass.  
 
Here is a  link (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=270) to the 1/4 inch jack wiring information. It can be used by your tech to rewire the 1/4 inch jack from stereo to mono. As an alternative you could use a 1/4 inch TRS (stereo) to TR (mono) adapter. The instructions for making one are here (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=275).
 
Keith

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Post by: terryc on June 09, 2009, 06:56:10 AM

germansal..although I have limited experience with Si & II basses I do know you have to use the power supply cord as this has the stereo output on it.have you just purchased this bass, do you know anything about them?
Go to the FAQ & Must reads/FAQ for all info on series basses

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Post by: germansal on June 09, 2009, 07:00:30 AM

thanks for your attention terryc
but i ve purchased the bass 16 years ago
regards

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Post by: keith_h on June 09, 2009, 07:24:10 AM

germansal,
I want to clarify that the bridge pickup did work at one time. While you were using it it started to make a noise and now does not work at all. Is this  a true statement? Were you using the power supply or batteries when it stopped working?  
 
Using the power supply what does the bridge pickup do? If you swap the bridge and neck pickup connections on the preamp does the problem move with the pickup?  
 
As I said in my first post to you, you will get faster assistance if you call Alembic directly. You could also send an e-mail but this can take longer due to the time it takes to send notes back and forth.  
 
Keith

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Post by: germansal on June 09, 2009, 07:28:18 AM

i,ve send mails to mica for 5 days and nothing happened
thanks

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Post by: germansal on June 09, 2009, 07:32:33 AM

and besides that i called from spain yesterday and nothing happened too

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Post by: mica on June 09, 2009, 09:25:22 AM

I received many emails from you starting on Saturday at the Helpdesk and my regular email. We rarely respond to emails over the weekend, so I'm sorry that this delay has caused you some stress. We also received an inquiry from the Spanish distributor I believe on your behalf.  
 
Here's the response I sent last night around 8:00pm our time. I've also resent it to your email address (note it is from the original Helpdesk inquiry on June 6):
 
Hi German,
 
The replacement pickup is $220 plus shipping to Spain. You will need to specify one connector type:
 
1. Coaxial
2. 2-pin
 
and one decoration type:
 
1. plain
2. engaved Alembic name
3. Alembic name stamped in gold
Only specify based on your original pickup, as the shapes have changed slightly over the years.
 
You should confirm the pickup is actually dead by moving the connector from the neck pickup to the bridge pickup on the preamp card. This will
confirm the problem is truly isolated to the pickup and that we will be sending you a part that will actually correct the problem you are
observing.
 
Also, are you testing with a 1/4 connector or the 5-pin/power supply combo?
 
-Mica, manning the Helpdesk
 
Alembic, Inc.
3005 Wiljan Court
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
707 523 2611 ph
707 523 2935 fx
phone hours 10-4 pacific time
 
(this message will be moved to the troubleshooting section)

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Post by: terryc on June 09, 2009, 01:14:50 PM

my apologies germansal, I was under the impression you had just got your bass.
Good luck with getting it fixed.

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Post by: germansal on June 09, 2009, 01:28:46 PM

No problem terryc peace dude
Fortunely Mica contact me today

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Post by: terryc on June 09, 2009, 03:48:05 PM

Germansal..thank you for that, you should get yourself on here more often, we all have great discussions and offer help whenever we can.
We also gripe about the crap bands we have been in, discuss basses, amps, settings and all sorts of stuff.
We all maybe thousands of miles apart but we are all friends here.
Also get a pic of your bass on here too..we all like to see basses, we cannot get enough of them
And peace to you too(we need plenty of it)

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Post by: germansal on June 10, 2009, 06:12:43 AM

if you want to see my bass and listen to it
check this link  
www.myspace.com/germansalvatierra (http://www.myspace.com/germansalvatierra)
hope you all enjoy it
And God bless this basses

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Post by: terryc on June 10, 2009, 09:09:00 AM

Nice classic late 70's bass..whatever it needs it will be worth every euro to get it done.

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Post by: dadabass2001 on June 10, 2009, 05:01:02 PM

German,  
Hello and welcome. I like your tunes!
Mike

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Post by: germansal on June 11, 2009, 01:44:28 PM

THANKS DADABASS2001

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Post by: germansal on June 11, 2009, 02:46:39 PM

mica ,ive send you an email today,s morning
to order the pickup
check your mails
Thanks  
German

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Post by: germansal on June 26, 2009, 05:14:18 PM

HELLO EVERYBODY IN THIS GREAT ALEMBIC S LOVERS CLUB
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT,SPECIALLY TO MICA ,SHE VE BEEN GREAT,
MY BASS IS RUNNING AGAIN ON STAGES
GOD BLESS OUR BROTHERHOOD
GERMANSAL

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Post by: 57basstra on June 26, 2009, 11:05:49 PM

Great News!

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Post by: dadabass2001 on June 27, 2009, 08:07:52 AM

Excellent!
Keep pushing your bandmates from the low end.
MIke