Pickup Order Blues....

[Samatza]

I’ve been waiting two months for an order for two P4 J pickups. There’s no point getting upset about it, they’ll arrive eventually but I have to say I’ve had quicker service with other brands so there’s that...

 

[Stringly]

There’s no point getting upset about it, they’ll arrive eventually

+1

 

[PraiseBassing]

Ordered a set of Honey Badger Heavy Hitters direct from them on 4/20/18. Still haven’t received them... Some things happened to the guys family which made them close up shop, but he offered to fulfill the order, which I agreed to, and has still not delivered or refunded. Haven’t got a response from Rod since 01/03/19.

 

[BassUrges]

Which Bartolini’s are you waiting from and from whom.

Classic Bass P5. I didn’t see anywhere that they were out of stock (just looked again, couldn’t find anything saying so).

Regrettably for me I planned the bodies around those specs and can’t easily redesign, so I wait. But as I said, I’m not really ready to play, I just wanted to wire them up and make sure everything fits before I put the finish on.

 

[roccobass]

Classic Bass P5. I didn’t see anywhere that they were out of stock (just looked again, couldn’t find anything saying so).

Regrettably for me I planned the bodies around those specs and can’t easily redesign, so I wait. But as I said, I’m not really ready to play, I just wanted to wire them up and make sure everything fits before I put the finish on.

Yeah. I just went to Sweetwaters site and

Classic Bass P5. I didn’t see anywhere that they were out of stock (just looked again, couldn’t find anything saying so).

Regrettably for me I planned the bodies around those specs and can’t easily redesign, so I wait. But as I said, I’m not really ready to play, I just wanted to wire them up and make sure everything fits before I put the finish on.

You mean these?
Bartolini 58CBP P-Bass, 5-String, Classic Bass, Thick Tone, Split Coil Pair Pickups

 

[roccobass]

Disregard the Sweetwater part. I had changed my mind in mid sentence and forgot to erase it.

 

[orange joe]

About 2 years for a set of SGD sidewinders. I ended up selling them and getting a set of sidewinders from our fellow tber big_teee. They are great pickups.

 

[BassUrges]

Yes, those are the ones.

You mean these?
Bartolini 58CBP P-Bass, 5-String, Classic Bass, Thick Tone, Split Coil Pair Pickups

Those look like them. They are out of stock most places.

I’m going to make the necks while I wait. Could be anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 years depending on kids/work.

 

[roccobass]

Yes, those are the ones.


Those look like them. They are out of stock most places.

I’m going to make the necks while I wait. Could be anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 years depending on kids/work.

Take another look at the link. It shows IN STOCK. You might want to give them a call to be sure.

 

[roccobass]

Original Splits set in a soapbar through bestbassgear. Shipping to Canada so I'm limited in retail/distribution. Both Bart and Best have been friendly/polite. As I said in my first post, there could be a million factors as to why.

Yeah. That one might be persnickety to get. Wasn’t impressed by bestbassgear myself. I tried them first when I was initially looking. Left two emails to their lead teach to call me regarding the b-Axis pups, but no response. Hope yours comes soon.

 

[Ric5]

I've got the pickup order bllLLLLlluuUUUueeeessssss... waiting on a pickup order through a reputable online retail/distributor and been told the manufacturer is backordered with with a bunch of retailers. No need for names, not complaining. These things happen. I understand there are a million + 1 things that cause/effect etc.

I am curious, what is the longest time a pickup took to get from order to in your hands? I'm going on 4 months now, can anyone beat that?

I was working with a custom pickup builder to build custom pickups for my 4-2-5 Rickenbacker 4004 basses. It took them about 3 or 4 years to build me 3 custom pickups, and when I finally got them they were substandard. The upside is they never charged me anything. I eventually threw the pickup away because none of them were as good as the $20 cheap ebay pickups that I can get.

 

[BassUrges]

Take another look at the link. It shows IN STOCK. You might want to give them a call to be sure.

Sure, but I’m not in enough of a hurry that I want to pay an extra $31/pair.

And *most* places do show OOS.

 

[roccobass]

Sure, but I’m not in enough of a hurry that I want to pay an extra $31/pair.

And *most* places do show OOS.

Ok. Sounds good !

 

[Stringly]

About 2 years for a set of SGD sidewinders. I ended up selling them and getting a set of sidewinders from our fellow tber big_teee. They are great pickups.

Ouch

 

[BassinCT]

I ordered a standard set of Bartolini pickups (XXP25M) in the spring of 2019, and it took 3 months to deliver. I knew ahead of time that it would take a while, and that they typically are slow to fulfill orders.

 

[Stringly]

Got an email from besbassgear my pickups are on thier way woohoo!

 

[BassUrges]

...and I just got MY email saying they’re on the way. Still need to buy/make headless bridges and headpiece and I can test them out before final finish application.

 

[micguy]

About 2 years for a set of SGD sidewinders. I ended up selling them and getting a set of sidewinders from our fellow tber big_teee. They are great pickups.

You ordered SGD pickups and actually received them. You're apparently well above average in the luck department.