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Help replacing Bartolini mk-1 pickups.

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Oct 25, 2019
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#1
Sadly for me it's very hard nowdays to buy a MK6CBC bridge pickup. They just don't pop up anywhere. My other option was the P2 size Bartolini but the bridge model is missing in action aswell. Other brands like the Aguilar DCB pickups would work but with some little routing to make them fit. P4 Bartolinis, same history, needs some extra space.
So, my question is how a MK6CBC neck model would do as a bridge pickup? My bass needs some extra oomph and the culprint of the problem are the mk1's. I see the MK6 neck version having lower ouput but how much lower is it really ?
It's literally the only pickup option that it's ready available for this size.
Also, why is Bartolini so slow with re stocking their models ? The pandemic really hit them hard?
 
#3
mmbongo said:
Nordstrand makes lots of pickups that are drop in replacements.
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Exactly what i thought but they are direct replacements for 4 a 5 strings. When it came to 6 string stuff they use P4 and EMG shapes and both of them require some routing . So i'm in a very limited spot with these MK pickups. Aguilar same deal , the DCB models with the proper sensing width to acomodate these Ibanez 6 string SR basses also requiere some wood work. Bad luck everywhere.
 
#4
The Bart MK size is a hair wider than a P2. I upgraded the MK1 pickups on an Ibby I used to own with Bart CBC's in the MK size. I don't know how this happened, and I probably should have kept the pickup and purchased another to send off with the bass, but the bridge pickup measured out DC resistance half-way between the specs as currently listed on the Bart web site for neck compared to bridge. It sounded fantastic! It had clarity, low end for a bridge pickup, presence, good blend with the neck pickup, functioned well with the EMG preamp on board, and my sound man liked it. I sold the bass because it was too heavy. I had no other use for the pickup at the time, so it went with the bass.
 

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