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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: jigme on November 21, 2005, 03:59:14 PM

Title: Can these Alembics pups connect to Series I?
Post by: jigme on November 21, 2005, 03:59:14 PM

These pups are on eBay and I wonder if they can be hooked into a Series one preamp? They're for a $195 BIN here  http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-PICKUP-PICKUPS-for-Bass-Guitar-PAIR-Look_W0QQitemZ7367717888QQcategoryZ22670QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-PICKUP-PICKUPS-for-Bass-Guitar-PAIR-Look_W0QQitemZ7367717888QQcategoryZ22670QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

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Title: Can these Alembics pups connect to Series I?
Post by: valvil on November 21, 2005, 04:15:11 PM

Can't tell from that picture; they could be Series pickups, or they could be AXYs. A picture of the back of the pickups MIGHT show what kind they are.
 
Valentino

Title: Can these Alembics pups connect to Series I?
Post by: mica on November 21, 2005, 04:18:57 PM

You can connect AXY pickups to Series I/II electronics, just turn down the hum balance trimmers.

Title: Can these Alembics pups connect to Series I?
Post by: jigme on November 21, 2005, 06:24:12 PM

Thanks Mica. If they're AXY's, do they match well with the Series I? Or is that one of those who knows questions?

Title: Can these Alembics pups connect to Series I?
Post by: mica on November 22, 2005, 10:08:53 AM

AXYs will function well, but they don't sound like the normal single coil pickup, largely because the AXY has half the magnetic aperture as the SC-1.  
 
BTW, we sell cosmetic second pickups at half the retail price, so a pair of comso AXYs from us would run $130 at this time. We don't always have them available, but I know there's at least one pair right now.

Title: Can these Alembics pups connect to Series I?
Post by: jigme on November 23, 2005, 01:51:26 PM

Thanks Mica! Thats less than what the eBay seller wants. I think I'll stay with my original pups.