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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: Marko Ursin on July 25, 2025, 11:51:35 AM

Title: What’s up with this pickup?
Post by: Marko Ursin on July 25, 2025, 11:51:35 AM

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What’s up with this pickup? It’s AXY size but isn’t the resistance quite strange
?
Marko

Title: Re: What’s up with this pickup?
Post by: cntrabssn on July 25, 2025, 11:25:30 PM

Hello Marko,

It looks that is an SC-1 pickup, which is the single coil unit used in Series I & II instruments. It’s the same shell size as the hum-cancelling AXY. I checked one of mine (from a 1987 Series II bass), and it measured 3.49k ohms.

Title: Re: What’s up with this pickup?
Post by: Marko Ursin on July 26, 2025, 03:23:20 AM

Ok, so Series it is. Is there any way to make it work in single pickup bass? Maybe the dummy coil could be placed inside control cavity? I’m Alembicising my Aria Pro 2 SB-R60 and there is room in the rerouted control cavity.

Title: Re: What’s up with this pickup?
Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 26, 2025, 02:12:19 PM

Quote from: Marko Ursin on July 26, 2025, 03:23:20 AM

Ok, so Series it is. Is there any way to make it work in single pickup bass? Maybe the dummy coil could be placed inside control cavity? I’m Alembicising my Aria Pro 2 SB-R60 and there is room in the rerouted control cavity.

I don't think what you're describing can be executed without some more parts. Similar scenario at Post #7, answer from Mica at Post #12-


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