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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: rv_bass on May 31, 2023, 03:52:02 AM

Title: Old pickup wire connectors
Post by: rv_bass on May 31, 2023, 03:52:02 AM
Does anyone know the name of the old pickup wire connectors used on 70s era Series instruments and where I can source them online?  Thanks!
Title: Re: Old pickup wire connectors
Post by: gtrguy on May 31, 2023, 09:10:56 AM
Molex and I think they are hard to find. Mica might be able to help.
Title: Re: Old pickup wire connectors
Post by: rv_bass on May 31, 2023, 06:57:41 PM
Molex and I think they are hard to find. Mica might be able to help.

Thanks for the feedback.  I found the current plastic two pin versions as Molex, the older coaxial types will take some poking around to find.
Title: Re: Old pickup wire connectors
Post by: mica on June 01, 2023, 12:42:36 AM
You won't find the original coaxial connectors anywhere - they've been discontinued a long time. They were made in Israel, and during one of their conflicts in the mid 70's our order was redirected to the military and we were out a bunch of money because you had to prepay for them. I guess several years later a pile of them showed up. The company eventually fulfilled that last order!

Title: Re: Old pickup wire connectors
Post by: rv_bass on June 01, 2023, 03:36:24 AM
Thanks for the background info, Mica, sourcing components is quite an adventure!  I saw your reply to my email and will follow up with you.  Thanks! :)
Title: Re: Old pickup wire connectors
Post by: flavofive on June 01, 2023, 09:45:02 AM
Very interesting - glad you brought this up rv; I had been searching for those online myself in the last few months, and I was also coming to the conclusion that they may have likely been specialty items that are no longer available.

Mica, I also just emailed you about this separately.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Old pickup wire connectors
Post by: edwardofhuncote on June 01, 2023, 02:50:21 PM
The idea of a 50-year old bass guitar built with mil-spec components still floors me... and that's just the electronic squiggly parts I don't understand.