guykerBass Mudbucker Pickups - Artec Neck or Bridge Pickup Replacement Parts for 4 String Sidewinder Bass Guitar (EBC4, 1 Piece)

I ordered the Guyker EBC4 pickup in order to get a more authentic Gibson EB-0 / EB-3 tone for my Epiphone EB-0. I had ordered the DiMarzio DP120, but was informed by a major retailer that these are no longer being made. The only description given for the pickup is that it has a 30k ohm resistance rating. The pickup registered 31.7k ohm using the 200k ohm scale on my multi-meter. There are four conductor wires: Red; white; green; and black. Red and white come soldered together. To wire the pickup in series, insulate the end of the red and white wires and tape them off (they won’t be used). Green is signal hot and black is ground. The pickup is solidly constructed. The conductor wires are very fine, so take care to not break them if you are stripping the ends of the vinyl covering. The pickup cover screws are considerably bigger than those for the Epiphone pickup. I used the smaller screws. The pickup works well and is noise-free. I did not need to solder a wire to the pickup cover for static noise suppression (I did need to do this with the stock Epiphone pickup). The sound of the pickup gives to my ears an authentic Gibson EB-0 / EB-3 neck pickup tone. Is it an exact match? I don’t know and it doesn’t matter. This pickup sounds great to me for this bass. It is very strong and rich in the upper lows and low mids. I had a 70s EB-3 long ago and played a ’67 EB-3 in a local shop not long ago, so I know the tone. Good job, Guyker. I queried Guyker through their vendor shop for information on how to wire it for parallel operation. They have responded twice, but have not answered my question. Please provide wiring diagrams in the future, or at least post them online. Still, the tone meets my expectations, so five stars!June 20, 2021 update:Parallel wiring: White and green soldered together to signal / hot / positive; black and red soldered together to ground / negative. It will now measure about 8k ohm. It will still have its characteristically wooly sound but will be a bit clearer in the midrange and signal strength will be more normalized, meaning closer to a Fender Precision in level. This is important to me for recording purposes. Thanks to Beate R in Germany for the tips.

Not bad for the price. Pretty good thump too. I put it in a Leo Jaymz RB style bass.....good sound for that low bottom end.

I'm confused, I have bought 2 of these, 1 with multi wires (black, bare, white, green, red) big booming sound....second one 2 wires....not as booming more brighter...which is the correct one....lastly why oh why do they not include wiring diagrams or at least tell you which is hot/ground

Updated 2/2024finally... bass is strung with LaBella deep talkin flats. Once I got everything dialed in, it sounds huge--- lots of fat midrange and whump. Since these measure the same, bridge placement has expected decrease in volume, somewhat mitigated with pole and pickup height adjustment. Both on in parallel rocks.A couple of things.. first, the included screws are awful and might not work even if you get them in without breaking.Second, the actual string pickup area is barely wider than the pole screws. If your string spacing is wider, you are going to be disappointed. As a bridge pickup, it isnt going to be wide enough on a lot of instruments.On that, the polepieces are adjustable, and despite what the internet says, they absolutely do affect string response. I had to crank the middle ones down over a 1/4" to balance, but they are good now!Lastly, they are wax potted, but somewhat prone to squeal at high volume.Very unique. Very powerful. Very fun and inspiring to play. That's saying a lot for a $26 pickup.

I got this for my Epi EB-0 bass. The stock pickup was so lifeless, just no range at all, messing with the tone knob was useless.This pickup has some range. I can get some good mids and the tone knob now has an effect on the tone.

Better than the original Epiphone Mudbuckers.

I bought this pickup and was so excited to put a mudbucker in my bass. When I got it, it was almost DOA. It read 1.5k and was not 4 conductor as advertised. I returned it and ordered a 2nd one, which had the same issues. I'm just gonna buy one from Artec, and I'm very disappointed in this pickup.

I owned a Telecaster bass with the big humbucker in the 70s and loved its sound, but got rid of it because a defective truss rod eventually rendered it unplayable. I’ve been wanting that tone, but who can afford a vintage instrument? My solution was this inexpensive pickup installed in a 90s Mexican P-bass that already had been upgraded with a 62 Fender pickup. My guitar guy had to do a bit of creative routing in the body and added a 3- position switch. The inexpensive Guyker adds a hint of nice bottom to the P-bass pickup in the middle setting, but when switched full on by itself, it really shines, sounding a lot like my old Tele with no hum and lots of distinctive low end. I’m amazed by this pickup.