Recent content by naike

Thanks for the help. I might give it a try. I just did some more testing and I discovered that both magnets measure 3cm inside. But the magnet on the E/A side is offset by 5mm such that it over extends further beyond the E string than the other magnet. It seems like they messed up the assembly...

Nothing to see on the back side. The epoxy is black, or at least seems to be, so you cannot really see anything. The string alignment is perfect, they are evenly spaced throughout the pickup. It seems weird, this pickup is designed for this bass.. I’d like to save this pickup somehow, do you...

Hey, I appreciate the help. So I was able to find out more. I used some metal shavings in a zip bag to identify the “magnetic zones”, and a weak magnet to check the relative polarity. First observation is that the magnets seem to be bars magnets, not poles as the “dust” doesn’t gather in...

Hey! I discovered that my A string is very low in volume and after troubleshooting (new strings, complete setup, messing around with string/pickup height) I discovered that the magnet(s?) at the A string are very weak compared to the others. The pickup is a 90s Ibanez AFR-J (J style pickup...

Hey, I'm a longtime guitar player and I've always been interested in the instrument. It's definitely been one of the sounds that I focus on when listening to music. Our band has been writing songs for some time now, and this has shifted my focus from only playing guitar to also assist/take over...