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Post subject: Samarium Cobalt Pickups don't fit in a Vintage Jazz Bass
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:43 am
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I own a '68 Fender Jazz Bass. When bought it (second hand, almost fifteen years ago) it had DiMarzio pickups in it, the cream colored ones. As my bass is red with a tortoise pickguard, the cream colored pickups just didn't appeal to me. So I swapped them out for a set of Seymour Duncan Basslines. Then after a few years, I got tired of the hum and noise and I swapped them out again for a set of EMG's.
All three of these sets drropped right in. A little tight for the battery in the EMG's, but it fit. When I put a set of Samarium Cobalts in my Strat I thought, "Man, this is it!! No noise and great sound as well" I had to put these in my bass and dump the battery. Wrong!!
The bridge pickup could be pressed in but it was so tight it wouldn't need adjusting screws because it was stuck halfway in the cavity with no room for it to move. The neck pickup wouldn't go in at all. It was close to a 1/4 inch too long!!
I called the Fender Tech and his reply was 'it is what it is, they fit modern basses. He wasn't even aware that they wouldn't fit older basses.
It bothers me that after having three other pickup brands in this bass that drop in with no modification, Fender can't make one to fit.
Anyone else run into this problem, let me know.


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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:45 am
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Didn't you post this exact same thing a week or so ago?

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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:07 am
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Yes, in the Jazz bass forum.


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