SR5 Alnico Vs. Ceramic Pickup Question

[bassgod0dmw]

I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I searched and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for.

What years were SR5's equipped with Alnico pickups and what years were they equipped with Ceramic pickups?

On a related note: If I wanted to get my SR5 sounding as close to my SR4 as possible, what would I have to do?

Thanks!

 

[oli@bass]

What years were SR5's equipped with Alnico pickups and what years were they equipped with Ceramic pickups?

Your one stop for all sorts MusicMan bass related questions is Rod Trussbroken's website www.musicmanbass.org. I think you may find the answer there in the section "PRE-AMPS AND PUPS".

On a related note: If I wanted to get my SR5 sounding as close to my SR4 as possible, what would I have to do?

Buy an SR4....
sorry, couldn't resist....(but quite frankly, that's what I ended up with...)

 

[Hellboy]

I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I searched and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for.

What years were SR5's equipped with Alnico pickups and what years were they equipped with Ceramic pickups?
Thanks!

Mid 2003 it seems.

//Jan

 

[oldbluebassman]

I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I searched and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for.

What years were SR5's equipped with Alnico pickups and what years were they equipped with Ceramic pickups?

My understandng is that the SR5 changed from Alnico to Ceramic when it changed from 2-coil to 3-coil in 1992.

 

[Hellboy]

My understandng is that the SR5 changed from Alnico to Ceramic when it changed from 2-coil to 3-coil in 1992.

Oh. It seems like I read things wrong. Don´t listen to me.... lol

//Jan

 

[bassgod0dmw]

Your one stop for all sorts MusicMan bass related questions is Rod Trussbroken's website Home - Musicmanbass.org, Music Man, Musicman, Music Man Bass, Musicman Bass, Music Man Guitar. I think you may find the answer there in the section "PRE-AMPS AND PUPS".

Buy an SR4....
sorry, couldn't resist....(but quite frankly, that's what I ended up with...)

His site was the first place I looked. He barely talks about anything related to SR5s.

I have two SR4's...but I always play 5 string.

Mid 2003 it seems.

//Jan

My understandng is that the SR5 changed from Alnico to Ceramic when it changed from 2-coil to 3-coil in 1992.

Anybody got any more info? That's a pretty wide gap in question!

Thanks for the responses so far though!!! Keep em' coming

 

[bovinehost]

I think 1992 is right - I haven't thought about it in a long time, but "early 90s" is the first thing that occurred to me.

 

[WillPlay4Food]

I thought the 20th Anniversary SR5 had Alnico pickups, among other things?

 

[bassgod0dmw]

I thought the 20th Anniversary SR5 had Alnico pickups, among other things?

It does...but not all SR5's do. That's one thing that makes the 20th so cool!!!

 

[WillPlay4Food]

It does...but not all SR5's do. That's one thing that makes the 20th so cool!!!

Exactly my point, fellow nutmegger, exactly my point.

 

[bassgod0dmw]

Exactly my point, fellow nutmegger, exactly my point.

Sneaky!

I wanted to get one...but they are too expensive for me right now! I'd sell my current SR5 HH to get one, but unless one falls into my lap...I don't see that happening right now.

 

[Oh! Henry]

Sneaky!

I wanted to get one...but they are too expensive for me right now! I'd sell my current SR5 HH to get one, but unless one falls into my lap...I don't see that happening right now.

That's what I though too.......until I tried one! I then proceded to sell off my first Stingray, the one I said I'll always keep so that I can pay for it. NO regrets!

 

[Hellboy]

That's what I though too.......until I tried one! I then proceded to sell off my first Stingray, the one I said I'll always keep so that I can pay for it. NO regrets!

I´ve done some recordings with my SR5 20th and that thing just sounds too good to be true! There is no heavier bass sound on the planet!

//Jan

 

[bovinehost]

I sold two basses to get my 20th SR5.

If I'd known before how addicted to it I would become, I would have sold three if I had to.

 

[bassgod0dmw]

Ok...so back to pickups. Are stock SR4's (single H) wired in series or parallel?

 

[WillPlay4Food]

I sold two basses to get my 20th SR5.

If I'd known before how addicted to it I would become, I would have sold three if I had to.

The real question is, did you sell two basses, or two Bongos???

 

[oli@bass]

Ok...so back to pickups. Are stock SR4's (single H) wired in series or parallel?

Series or Parallel

 

[bovinehost]

The real question is, did you sell two basses, or two Bongos???

Well....I don't really remember. That's kind of scary. Of course, selling Heinz was a bit traumatic, so I can't really be expected to recall all the other minor details.