70s Electra Maxon Humbucker Repair or Replacement

[linafelt]

The bridge pickup on my 1972 Electra Longnecker bass has gone bad. I'm a newbie, hoping to find a repair shop or suitable replacement that would fit in its space. Any suggestions would be welcomed! THANKS

 

[iiipopes]

What kind of pickup is it? Pix would be helpful.

 

[Doctor Hugocat]

Wow, I just logged on to ask if anyone knew a good repair place for a vintage PUP.....a Maxon! In my case it's from a vintage Ibanez and I'm prepared to pay fair money to have a good job done.

I tried Curtis Novak here in Los Angeles but he's damn hard to get hold of: if you can find him by email or telephone, he comes highly recommended by a lot of players. A friend suggested Lindy Fralin, but they're only repairing Fender and Gibson these days.

Apart from that I have no leads, but I'll pass on anything I can: I'm asking all the good players I know. I'll post back with any progress.

 

[linafelt]

Thanks Doc. Mine's a Japanese Electra, probably Kasuga made. I will post photos later tonight or tomorrow. Would like to repair but would settle for anything that fits in the space...

 

[linafelt]

What kind of pickup is it? Pix would be helpful.

Photos of the pickup in question...THANKS

 

[Doctor Hugocat]

Cool. I just made contact with this guy: so far he's the only repair person to reply in a timely and efficient manner:

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Prices seem good.

Since we're posting pics, here's mine!

 

[linafelt]

Cool. I just made contact with this guy: so far he's the only repair person to reply in a timely and efficient manner:

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Prices seem good.

Since we're posting pics, here's mine!

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THANKS!

 

[iiipopes]

Photos of the pickup in question...THANKS

Indeed. The classic single coil dressed up to look like a humbucker. Wind it to @ 8 to 9 kohms with standard 42AWG wire, use 250 kohm pots, and it should sound pretty good. The bass I started playing on in school, in the summer of 1976, which was owned by the school, was a Ventura P-copy bass with a J-width nut and that same pickup. The good thing is it really got me to playing bass.

 

[Doctor Hugocat]

Hey linafelt, I just took my bass to my local luthier: he's done fantastic work for me in the past and he's well respected in the guitar/bass community here.

I took the bass t5o get it set up, and when I mentioned I was trying to find someone to fix the PUP he gave me an odd look.....so I asked if he did vintage PUP repair and the answer was yes (of course!).

He's going to look at it and quote me: the place is Eric's Guitar Shop in Van Nuys CA if you're interested. All the work he's done for me has been top notch.