Squier Bronco Pickup

[subdude67]

I have been sent a Squier Bronco for fixing the wiring and while checking it I found one of the magnets on the pickup broken, roughly below the A string. After swapping 1 pot and re-soldering everything the bass works but the sound is uneven, E & A are quite a bit lower volume than the D & G and there is irregular noise when played. Is that caused by that broken Magnet, in other words is a new pickup needed?

 

[subdude67]

....and because there is nothing like a picture:

 

[subdude67]

Is this a stupid question that deserves no answers....?

 

[sikamikanico]

Is this a stupid question that deserves no answers....?

Yes

On a more serious note, I’d say the noise and volume issues indicate a replacement may be in order. You can try examining the pickup further, try to assess if repair is possible, but at some point it becomes more cost-effective to just get a new pickup.

 

[darkwasthenight]

The pickups in the Bronco are just cheap stratocaster style singles not optimised for bass - for the amount of work you'd have to put into repairing the magnet you would be as well off buying a new one to replace it and still come out with an improvement in the sound . A lot of people I've seen talking about modded Broncos have used a generic hot-rails style pickup which eliminates most of the string balance issues.

 

[subdude67]

The pickups in the Bronco are just cheap stratocaster style singles not optimised for bass - for the amount of work you'd have to put into repairing the magnet you would be as well off buying a new one to replace it and still come out with an improvement in the sound . A lot of people I've seen talking about modded Broncos have used a generic hot-rails style pickup which eliminates most of the string balance issues.

Thanks, I will suggest a new pickup.

Would you happen to know if the Seymour Duncan SCPB-2 would fit?

 

[EatS1stBassist]

I put a dual rail strat pickup in my bronco and it sounded amazing. I paid $20 for new on eBay. Dragonfire Pickups out of Oregon.

 

[bigtone23]

+1 on rail pickups, but the SCPB2 will fit, too.

 

[Zoobiedood]

You can check out the dimensions of the SCPB-2 here.

 

[subdude67]

I have a SD pickup so I will suggest swapping the broken one with it.

Thank you all for your input!

 

[andertone]

I put a Lace Sensor Red in my 76 Fender Musicmaster, very happy with it. Very low mid forward which seems to fit very nicely in the mix

 

[Axstar]

DiMarzio DP188 Pro Track Would be my first choice.

 

[subdude67]

Well, there isn't much choice here, it's either the SD or the broken original PU remains in place
But thanks!

 

[funkmaster p]

I realize that this thread is a month old, but if you want an exact replacement pickup, I've got one laying around that I'll give you for free. Just cover my shipping, if interested.

 

[rllefebv]

Definitely go with a “strat” sized pickup... I can say that a ‘51 P style will not work without some modification, (longer as well as different string spacing)... For a Bronco, either a rail type on the cheap, or for a few more bucks, a Sentell... he winds Musicmaster replacement pickups that are fantastic.

-robert

 

[subdude67]

Thanks for the kind offer, I am still waiting to hear from the owner about how he wants me to proceed.