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For sale Ken Smith dual coils for 19mm spacing

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I had these in a Lakland 5501. They sound awesome in there with a Demeter preamp but I'm selling the bass to a friend so he can put in some Nordy Big Splits. I'm keeping my other 5501 with Lane Poors and an Aggie OBP3 which is also a great matchup and that makes the other expendable.
It's not a perfect drop in for 5501 pickup cavities because these pickups are wider and shorter than Bart's. The pic will show how they fit.
Dimensions are 4"x1 7/16"

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rojo412

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Makes me wish I still had my 55-01 to put these into!
Tried a set of KS pickups in another bass and they were KILLER. GLWTS bump.
 

Halegroove

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Thanks guys. These are wonderful pickups that sound exceptional with Ash and Maple. You start to hear some early Patitucci type tones come from your instrument.
 
Oct 6, 2009
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Just to remind folks, Smith basses go up to the 5,000--$6,000 or more price range. These Pickups are the heart of those fabulous bass creations. Very rare.......another set might be 6 months down the road here on the forums.
 
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These look pretty interesting. Did you have to modify the 55-01 pickup routs to make them fit? I've only played one Smith ever (loved it), care to comment on how they sounded in the 55-01? I see only two wires per pickup, does that mean these are humbucking only and coil switching is a non-option?

Incidentally I have a Demeter pre in my 55-01 already, with the Tyler mod. Wrings all the available tone out of the MK-1 pickups but also clearly shows their deficiencies..


Edit - Saw your comment re. sounding good in ash/maple, which is what I've got. I guess what I meant was does anybody have a comparison of what these might do vs the Bart MK5s I've been thinking of? Do you happen to know what bass they were in originally (what model Smith)? I don't know much about Smiths, so I don't know if they use the same pickups across all their models or not. Thanks!
 

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