| FS: Bartolini J/MM (Custom MM)
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For sale is a set of Bartolini J/MM pickups that came out of my Kinal SK5 bass. I replaced the pickups with a custom set of Kent Armstrongs. I was not very fond of the J neck pickup, but the MM pickup I'm listing sounded great. However, it was a little too short for my string spacing (19mm at the bridge), so I needed a slightly longer pickup.
The J pickup is a CBJD with #1 windings. It's the neck position pickup, in the 91mm length. The back of the pickup says 59CBJD-S1 (RC).
The MM pickup is a very rare model that Mike Kinal has specially made for his basses. He calls it his "full-range" pickup. The model number that is listed on the back is not found in the Bartolini catalog. It is model MM52J4. This pickup has a very clear and full sound, plenty of lows and highs.
Both pickups can be used on a four string or a five string bass. If used for a five string, this would work best on a string spacing of no more that 18mm at the bridge.
Price is $60 for the CBJD neck pickup and $110 for the MM bridge pickup. If you want both pickups the set will go for $155.
The pickups are in fairly new condition, but the bridge pickup has picked up some shiny spots, I can only assume that's from where the string was. Nonetheless, this MM pickup is hard to come by.
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Professional Electric and Upright Bass Player/Middle School Band Director/Private Bass Instructor
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