?OLP pickup replacement?

[crkempton]

I currently have an OLP MM5 string on order which shoulde be here sometime next week. I'm thinking about swapping out the stock pups with a Seymour Duncan. I've never done this before, so i'm just wondering if any of you guys could give me a heads up on how to go about replacing the pup, and if theres anything else i'll need to get. Thanks in advance!
-Cody K

This is what i'm thinking of getting, if this won't work please point me in the right direction.

 

[GoatGruff]

Well if you have no experience in replacing pickups, then I would suggest taking it to someone that does. it would be a fairly cheap job.

and yes the basslines pup should fit like a glove. so no worries there. and i garuntee it will sound 100x better than the OLP stock pup.

 

[GoatGruff]

actually now that i have looked at some pictures of the 5 string OLP. it appears the pickup is a little different than the shape of the pup on a true MM SR-5. it seems the OLPs have the 3 protruding screws more like the 4 string SR pup. and as you can see in your picture, the basslines 5 string pup (and the stock pup on a true stingray 5) is flat. so i apologize for jumping the gun on my last post, i just figured the OLPs would have the same pickup shape.

so wait until your bass gets to you, and if it does have the 3 protruding screws, it might require some minor routing to fit the basslines replacement.

 

[crkempton]

hey, thanks! i was kinda wondering about that.....

 

[knobbin]

tell me how it sounds, i got the 4 string OLP and was considering upping the pickup in it.,