Mickguard Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 I was monkeying with my old Univox Hi-flyer bass last night...I've always loved this bass, kept it even though I used to own a Rick 4001 and also used a Fender Precision...but the Univox was my first...sigh... Anyway, the neck pickup has been broken for about 20 years... I decided to have a look at it...turns out, the lead had come off its solder... So I soldered that back on, crossed my fingers but... Well, it makes sound, vaguely. But not all the time. So I'm suspecting the wire might be broken/corroded somewhere on the inside... Is this repairable? Worth the bother? Are there bass pickups that will fit this form factor---this is what they look like Thanks for any help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeR Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Hi Idch, Maybe its time to try your hand at a re-wind? I had a similar problem a few years ago, and I decided to rewind the pickup. You should be able to test if the coils are still intact using a multimeter. Just attach the probes on each end of the wire (the coil) and get a read. You should check each coil individually (its a humbucker, right?) and see if there is a problem. It sounds to me like this is the probably the cupret, but it may be less drastic that it seems- I had a broken wire to the LED of my flanger for 5 years before I found the prob and fixed it- AND I had the same thing on my accutronics tank on my Marshall. Please let me know how it goes, Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Hey, Idch, first gotta say LUV THE BASS!!! Next, looks like Gibson minihumbuckers should fit. Like is on an EB-3. BTW, one of my FAVORITE pickups! Next, you might be able to find your broken/corroded wire with an ohmeter, preferably analog, hooked to the output wires and gently probe areas of the windings with a toothpick until you hit a spot that gives you a reasonably stable, correct reading of approx. 7k and attempt to unwind to that spot and reconnect. Realise that this advice is coming from a guy that only has a 50/50 record of pickup repair! Still, love the axe, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Hey all, I sent the pickup with the bassplayer in the band, he's bringing it to a buddy of his who's set up to repair pickups--don't know if he can do a rewind, but he's going to test it out for me... I'd be tempted to do a rewind... since I've waited 20 years just to take the pickup out to look at, there's no rush... It's not such a big deal, since I've always used the bridge pickup --thing kicks some serious butt...it's not a bass for the purist, but for punkin' out there's nothing better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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