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The Guyker high power Mudbucker style pickups are professional and practical sealed pickup, which is ideally designed for the bridge or neck positions, and compatible with Fender Jazz bass style bass or other similar instruments.
Features:
- Triple wax dipped and vacuum sealed to eliminate any unwanted feedback and noise.
- Includes height adjusting screws and springs.
- Fit for Neck or Bridge position.
Tech Specs:
- Model: EBC4
- Number of Strings: 4
Package List:
- 1 x bass mudbucker pickups
George I.
2025-08-31 12:31:06
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.
METALxHIPPIE
2025-08-30 11:26:55
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.
Alroy
2025-08-11 11:44:42
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.
Keith S
2025-07-29 19:52:10
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
Brian Rhody
2025-07-25 15:31:53
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.
Kevin Hughes
2025-07-12 15:01:29
Better than the original Epiphone Mudbuckers.
ajp1216
2025-05-30 15:12:17
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.
Raymond E. Sikes
2025-05-18 13:09:44
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.
Mark T
2025-05-11 16:04:19
Holy crap!!!! Listen everyone: if you are considering buying a real vintage version or some kind of boutique version of the mudbucker/sidewinder bass pickup… don’t do it!!! Buy this pickup!! I have a real vintage mudbucker that I decided I wanted to remove and sell. I bought this to replace it. Didn’t expect much, just something to fill the space and make my bass functional. Installed just now… OMG!! I was initially pretty hopeful when the pickup arrived because I noted that the construction was very similar to the real thing. It is not a run-of-the-mill pickup disguised as a mudbucker. It is a mudbucker under the hood, meaning two full-size sideways coils with magnets on either side and the polepieces in the middle. Dimensions don’t line up 100% (probably 98%), but it was clear this was well constructed. When I plugged my bass in for the first time with this pickup, I was floored. The depth, tone, volume and rumble of this pickup is gorgeous, and it plays very nicely with the bridge pickup. The output is slightly less, which is a plus, as the mudbucker can get hairy. I am beyond impressed. At this price point, I’d suggest anyone chomping at the bit for a real mudbucker give this a try first. Wow.
Sanjay Patel
2025-03-25 09:45:24
DC resistance is under 2k, microphonic (despite being 'triple waxed', whatever that means. Repotted them myself which helped only slightly), low output and very little of that signature mudbucker tone. Even the screws it came with were wrong. More effort than it's worth trying to explain the various problems to someone in Amazon returns with no knowledge in the very niche field of pickups so I guess they get to keep my money. I see both Artec and Guyker are mentioned in the listing title, the one received was a Guyker, those who had a positive experience may have received the Artec. I ordered an Artec mudbucker from Northwest Guitars to replace this and it's so much better. Full 30k, no noise, high output. I'd recommend doing the same if you're after a real mudbucker, it's not worth risking it for the sake of saving £10-15.
D. Martin
2025-02-13 10:08:24
Only 2 magnets, not the 4 pictured. Output is an underwhelming 1.2k. No definition in the sound. Certainly won't be staying in my bass.
Greg
2025-01-19 16:16:08
priced right
FretlessBob
2024-12-26 14:07:05
Pro: adds the mud that is missing from the Epiphone neck pickup; perfect fit, no mods. It's the sound I was missing. Passive resistance about 30 kilohms, which is what it should be. Note that the Epiphone pickup is perfectly OK and doesn't _need_ replacement, but I just wanted a different soundCon: no instructions or diagrams, but that's what Google is for. A couple of heatshrink insulators on connections a bit dodgy, but easy to fix.
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