Repairing Gibson super humbuckers?

[zatan130]

I recently bought a Ripper that the seller wasn't completely sure about. I don't know much about pickups, but these pups do not sound like any Ripper I've ever played; they're extremely noisy and yet somehow very subdued. Since it's not a cheap bass, he is willing to give me a partial refund to fix the pickups. The problem is I can't find any store near me (Minneapolis) with experience with Bill Lawrence and a couple said they don't even want to touch them.

Does anyone know where I can go and have any idea how much it will cost? The seller is just going to give me $250 if I don't know what I need.

 

[ctmullins]

That’s not really the sort of thing that local stores deal in. You’ll need to contact a specialty pickup winder, such as Curtis Novak Classic Pickups or Lollar Pickups: High Quality Guitar Pickups | Handmade in USA or Sentell Pickups electric guitar pickups.

Seymour Duncan has their Ripper Bass Pickup available for outright purchase, or they can repair yours too.

 

[Reedt2000]

That’s not really the sort of thing that local stores deal in. You’ll need to contact a specialty pickup winder, such as Curtis Novak Classic Pickups or Lollar Pickups: High Quality Guitar Pickups | Handmade in USA or Sentell Pickups electric guitar pickups.

Seymour Duncan has their Ripper Bass Pickup available for outright purchase, or they can repair yours too.

I agree, Lindy Frailin was my first thought cause I know vintage pickup repair is something he does, he's really good, and a heck of a nice guy. The suggestions above are good too. Point is you need more than your average tech. The end result will be worth it.

 

[zatan130]

I have filled out contact forms for your suggestions to see what they reply with. The replacement Seymour Duncans are $160 each. Do you think rewindings/repairs will cost a similar amount?

 

[Reedt2000]

I have filled out contact forms for your suggestions to see what they reply with. The replacement Seymour Duncans are $160 each. Do you think rewindings/repairs will cost a similar amount?

Repair is typically less expensive, but you've got a more unique pickup so not sure if that will be the case here.

 

[ctmullins]

Yep, those are rather rare and unique pickups.

The other approach would be to drop something completely different into the bass, like a pair of Bill's L-90 !!

 

[zatan130]

Should I ask for more than $250 back from the seller?

 

[TheArchitect]

Its not likely it would be that expensive. If Duncan sells a repro for $160 that's probably the top end from them unless you want to get into more esoteric repair options. A rewind is essentially building from scratch using the old parts.