Pick up serie 2 from 1982

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Author Message nathanpatoubass Junior Username: nathanpatoubass Post Number: 30 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 1:20 am:    Hello, I need to replace the bridge pick up of my Alembic serie 2 from 1982. I 've found a used pick up on internet but I need to make sure that it correspond to the one I need to replace. The dimension of the used PU is corresponding to my old PU but is there any difference in the impedance? The PU that is for sale is a AXY 4 pick up with an impedance of 900ohm DO the original impedance of the pick ups on a Serie 2 from 1982 is 900ohms? Thanks in advance for your support here. Regards Franck jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 3870 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 2:31 am:    Hi Franck, for a series bass you need the true single coil Alembic pickup which is the "SC-1 w/hx" . The AXY pickups are hum cancelling pickups and are used in the Stanley Clarke and Mark King signature basses. The series basses use true single coil pickups and a separate hum cancelling coil and electronics in the bass body to get rid of interference. Whether an AXY would still work I could not say for sure but I imagine you would have a problem getting the hum cancelling system to work effectively with two different types of pickups. If you make a call to Alembic, Mica will be able to provide you with the right answer. I can't imagine the cost of a new replacement Series pickup would be much more than the £300 set of AXY's i've seen on ebay. Jazzyvee (Message edited by jazzyvee on February 20, 2014) nathanpatoubass Junior Username: nathanpatoubass Post Number: 31 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 3:46 am:    Thanks Jazzyvee for your answer. It's highly apreciated. I will follow your suggestion and will send an email to Mica. She might be able to confirm if the AXY can work or not with the SC 1 w/hx and hum cancelling system. THanks again Jazzyvee Franck count Intermediate Member Username: count Post Number: 139 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 5:35 am:    Franck, it will not work. The AXY is a "humbucker"-ish pickup. Where as the Series require singlecoil (SC1) pickups. nathanpatoubass Junior Username: nathanpatoubass Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 8:08 am:    ok Thanks you for this info. I will need to find the correct pick up then. I've addressed an email to Mica. I will therefore see what is the cost for replacing an "original" pick up franck