bartolini 8s !!!!!!!!!!!

[Indiana Mike]

I just purchased a set of Bart 8S pups ( P-bass) and they are;








DEAD!



bought them off eBay , supposedly NIB ,really high resistance
, in the megaohm range


:s pit:


I am not upset with the seller , just the fact that I wanted them to work so badly and they don't. He is in contact with me and ???

[chetmz]

Sorry to hear you had problems. To buy in good faith and then not have get the same from the seller really is the pits!!

However, as a user of Bartolini (actually Hi-A) in my '61 P for over 30 years, I would encourage you to try again if you are looking for a very round, warm sound. No grit, no growl. Works for me.

[low end fuzz]

did you have a preamp and new battery?
i scored a free set of emgs waay back when some random thought his pickups were dead after he left his bass plugged in overnight;ha;
for the record, nowadays i would 've told him the problem...........then again,maybe not.

[DavidRavenMoon]

Originally Posted by chetmz

However, as a user of Bartolini (actually Hi-A) in my '61 P for over 30 years...

Here's my '76 Hi-A Mini Beastie that I had in the bridge position of my '73 Ric. What a great little pickup. Bartolini's new Classic bass series sound like the old H-A pickups. Nice full range tone.