I hesitate to post this. $45 Thunderbird pickups.

[Alanko]

Looks like a Ricky bridge! Nice work.   

[Dave W]

...
The same bridge turns up on this feat of Chinese luthiery marvel;

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Arrival-China-8-String-Electric-Bass-Guitar-8-strings-Bass-Red-130109/32362884010.html?spm=2114.30010308.3.42.Q851wn&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_1_505_506_503_504_502_10001_10002_10016_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_10009_10008,searchweb201560_3,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6451&btsid=0f59385e-30c4-47b6-895f-fa2827ceddea

Made In USA on the back of the headstock, no front shot. No guesswork needed here.

[Highlander]

Wow... £200 + duty... If circumstances were not tight right now I'd be somewhat tempted to take the risk...

[Alanko]

On the Chibson EB3-8 string? You would earn a bravery award for that! I'm not sure how it would handle the tension in the long run.

[Highlander]

Presently limiting the spending so I can't take the step towards the (A&BTCofD) Gallantry Medal...

[Dave W]

On the Chibson EB3-8 string? You would earn a bravery award for that! I'm not sure how it would handle the tension in the long run.

Depends on what kind of fake "mahogany" it's made from.

Did you notice that the brand name is Dave? Hmmm... Orville's Chinese cousin?

The description also says that the bow material is made from Brazil Wood. 

[Highlander]

Brazil...? ah...! NUTS...! 

[Pekka]

Finally got my second one and to this they will be fitted:

[drbassman]

They'll be great in there.  That's one nice looking bass and a hell of a lot of strings!!!!! 

[Alanko]

I've been trumped! I feel these pickups work well for multi-course basses, but then I'm biased. 

What is the story of the 12er?

[Pekka]

What is the story of the 12er?

Neck from a Korean made CH-12, B12 -style body custom made by a friend and quite a lot experimenting with pickups which hopefully will end with these.

[Bionic-Joe]

It will end with these. You'll LOVE the sound!!!!

[Pekka]

It will end with these. You'll LOVE the sound!!!!

Great! The bass has two ouputs and a stereo/mono switch which I might include in the circuit 'though I very much doubt I will split the signal between the pickups with these. In mono mode both outputs have the same signal and to me the preferred sound is both pickups on.

I won't put any volume or tone pots in, just the pickup selectot 3-way switch and the aforementioned s/m switch (maybe). This shouldn't be a problem or is it? Will the sound be too harsh without the pots?  A little bit more brightness with the 12-string doesn't do any harm of  course.

The locations? The sixties or '76?

[Bionic-Joe]

60's of course.

[Pekka]

60's of course.

Well, the bridge pickup ended up a bit closer to the bridge, it hides the nasty stain on the wall...I mean it covers up the old pickuphole. But they do sound great together and soloed too. Great pickups for multistring basses.