A new challenge

[Basvarken]

Thank you guys!

I'm going to have to check that Artec mudbucker with a multimeter to see what it puts out

Here's how it's wired:

Maybe you have to raise the whole of the pickup closer to the strings - not just the polepieces, they hardly have some effect to the output of the pickup.
But check the output of the pickup first with a multimeter, it should be in the 30k neighborhood. If it's at about 15k, one of the coils is shorted (less volume), if it's about 7.5k it's connected in parallel (even lower output). Wire colours on artecs are same as seymour duncans, so black is hot, bare and green is ground and red and white are connected together and isolated from the rest of the circuit.

See there is no green wire on the Artec. And red is connected to red.

i thought the artec measured 30k .  have you checked that out.  maybe something wrong.  is it 4 wires??  if so check each coil separate and see if it is in series.....  some of it is because of where it is on the bass.  bridge pickups are always much softer therby they are always raised up much more on my basses....

Guess I could  check all the connections and see if there's anything wrong.

I can't raise the pickup any higher as the chrome cover isn't any higher. It sits on top of the body now.
Or maybe I should put a frame underneath to raise it some...

[birdie]

What spot? What flaws? I don't se nothin' there other than a beautiful instrument.. I would never think it was anybody's first!!

[Iome]

Absolutely stunning, Rob. Now fix that muttabukka and let us hear it.
Can you remember if the other bass you tried with the mudbucker in that position had the same problem? In case you could try and connect the p.u. alone directly to the jack and see if the problem is the p.u. or the wiring. Just my .02€

[Freuds_Cat]

Awesome Rob!   

[shadowcastaz]

I have to say absolutely stunnin'!!!!Im not a fan of red but that  would sit proudly in front of anything I have seen in a long time! Old new ,home build restored its right up there with the rest of the seasoned builders.
The G3 pups are Bill Lawrence design  if Im not mistaken & the Artek are off shore asia somewhere. Gotta be a wire issue. That thing should be able to play itself...almost
Just think what he is gonna build next!!The maple cap on maho is such a great combo.

[Basvarken]

Just think what he is gonna build next!!

I've been breaking my head over that question too 

[Highlander]

How about a Fenderbird... NR body...

Alternately, something from your own mind, something unique...

[Daniel_J]

If the Artec is a 4 wire, maybe you have the coils wired in series but out of phase.

[Freuds_Cat]

Ash LP body, Bolt on LP style maple neck, 1 x Jazz single coil and 1 x split P.

The Fender you have while still playing a Gibson 

[Dave W]

He needs to build an Egmond copy.

[jumbodbassman]

If the Artec is a 4 wire, maybe you have the coils wired in series but out of phase.

i have installed the soapbar type artecs in a bass.  same color scheme as bartolini.  not sure if the mudbucker has 4 wires....

http://www.bartolini.net/instructions/pickups/passive/switching/4cnd_sw1.pdf

[Basvarken]

No, there's only two wires at the end of the lead.  A white one and a bare one for ground

On the pickup itself there are four wires.
One coil has a red one and a black one
The other coil has a red one and a black one.

The red wires are connected to each other
The black wire of the first coil is connected to ground.
The black wire of the other coil is connected to a white wire.



Yesterday I put tape over the red wires, because the tips where the joint is made wasn't protected.
Now the pickup is as loud as the other ones.
Except it seems like a single coil to me because it hums when I get close to the amp...

Ah, the riddles of electronics 

I'll work it out... eventually 

[Lefty SSB]

Hey, this is great! You must be proud! I like the design for the string-thru body (how they're not all lined up in a row).
Wow @ the 24 frets!
The red looks goooood. 

[jumbodbassman]

No, there's only two wires at the end of the lead.  A white one and a bare one for ground

On the pickup itself there are four wires.
One coil has a red one and a black one
The other coil has a red one and a black one.

The red wires are connected to each other
The black wire of the first coil is connected to ground.
The black wire of the other coil is connected to a white wire.


put it on a meter and i will do the same with the one i got to see WTF is going on


Yesterday I put tape over the red wires, because the tips where the joint is made wasn't protected.
Now the pickup is as loud as the other ones.
Except it seems like a single coil to me because it hums when I get close to the amp...

Ah, the riddles of electronics 

I'll work it out... eventually 

[Basvarken]

First gig with the Brooks bass!