Need help finding Bass Pickups

[Srgtx629]

Hello! I’m trying to find some new pickups for my Sterling Stingray 5HH but I would really like to find the Real Ernie Ball Music Man pickups that aren’t used or from Facebook Market. I am aware that there’s other brands that make similar pickups that are well made, but I just can’t help myself wanting the OGs. I have already tried searching online and going to the Ernie ball store but had no luck. Does anyone know where to order pickups like the real ones or are those the one thing that they won’t sell separately? Thank you

 

[beej]

How about this one? (Not mine.)

https://reverb.com/item/93393790-ernie-ball-music-man-stingray-5-pickup-2013-black

 

[loocnmad]

Music Man doesn't sell their OEM pickups or bridges separately. I don't know for sure but there might also be some spacing issues trying to fit a EBMM pickup into a SBMM routed pickguard.

 

[nebadon]

Music Man doesn't sell their OEM pickups or bridges separately. I don't know for sure but there might also be some spacing issues trying to fit a EBMM pickup into a SBMM routed pickguard.

May even be spacing problem with aftermarket pickups also

Although seller from link claims OEM pickup fits Ray35

 

[five7]

I had a SBMM SR5 with an aguilar pu.

 

[uOpt]

Seymour Duncan has 5-string Stingray pickups. I don't know which SRs they fit, but the dimensions are on the product pages.

70’s Music Man Alnico 5 5 String Pickup | Seymour Duncan

5-string Music Man Stingray replacement pickup (SMB-5A) that features alnico 5 rods and is voiced like the original ‘70s Stingrays, for a more organic response and feel.

www.seymourduncan.com

90’s Music Man Ceramic 5 String Pickup | Seymour Duncan

Modern replacement for 4 (SMB-4D) or 5-String (SMB-5D) Stingray basses, this pickup is punchy and aggressive, like the 90s Ernie Ball Music Man era.

www.seymourduncan.com

 

[Golem]

Seymour Duncan has 5-string Stingray pickups. I don't know which SRs they fit, but the dimensions are on the product pages.

70’s Music Man Alnico 5 5 String Pickup | Seymour Duncan

5-string Music Man Stingray replacement pickup (SMB-5A) that features alnico 5 rods and is voiced like the original ‘70s Stingrays, for a more organic response and feel.

www.seymourduncan.com

90’s Music Man Ceramic 5 String Pickup | Seymour Duncan

Modern replacement for 4 (SMB-4D) or 5-String (SMB-5D) Stingray basses, this pickup is punchy and aggressive, like the 90s Ernie Ball Music Man era.

www.seymourduncan.com

My first SR had SD "Bassline" PUs and SD electronix from a prior owner. I had tried stock SRs in shops without ever caring to buy.

Maybe this is sacrilege, but it was my intro to MM. It had a switch that changed it between "MM like" tone and definitely SD tone. I kept it verrrry many years.

Way back when I bought it, I had no idea that EBMM did NOT build with SD components. I just viewed it same as the many bass brands that built with EMGs, Barts, or other "outsourced" brands of PUs.

FWIW, that first MM of mine was also the first FL MM I ever encountered, so it was reeeeeally different from all the SRs I had previously tried out. (And lately, EBMM dropped FL from the whole line up.)

 

[Rusty Chainsaw]

I think EBMM will sell you stock pickups, hardware, etc, but only for actual EBMM instruments, not SBMM, and you have to provide the serial number, etc. They're intended for repairs, and they're not cheap.

The closest I've found tonally to US Stingray pickups are Aguilar, Delano and the newer EMGs. Lowendlobster on Youtube has a series of videos about aftermarket MM pickups.

 

[Golem]

I think EBMM will sell you stock pickups, hardware, etc, but only for actual EBMM instruments, not SBMM, and you have to provide the serial number, etc. They're intended for repairs, and they're not cheap.

The closest I've found tonally to US Stingray pickups are Aguilar, Delano and the newer EMGs. Lowendlobster on Youtube has a series of videos about aftermarket MM pickups.

IIRC parts sales are identical replacements only. You need to turn in the failed component to buy an identical new part. SBMM parts would get you nowhere.