On eBay, Aero has a 4-pole pickup that drops in with no mods.

This will fit into a solid cover without holes. You won't damage the coil, because it's on a plastic form. Get a Guitar Madness 62z bridge pickup and push the poles flush with the top of the coil form. You could get a flush pole Guitar Madness pickup for $8.95 to $12.75 and that would work and have a fuller tone than most original Fender '71 pickups. The six poles aren't ideal, but the overlap of the magnetic fields gets the job done just fine. It's easy to find and expensive because your 1971 Musicmaster Bass had a 1971 *Stratocaster or Mustang* pickup with flush poles and a solid cover. View attachment 191297 View attachment 191298 View attachment 191299 View attachment 191300Īn original pickup isn't hard to find. Strange considering the state of the bass ! Ah well, I'm (like usual) very happy about this purchase and the price tag of $699 delivered. Oh and it came with the original hard case in PERFECT condition !!! Tuners have been replaced with made in Germany Schallers back in the days.Īll in all it's a GREAT playin' little bass with a lot of tork on the JB pup and feels just like playing a guitar So I'll probably put a new one in with vintage specs. Now I wish I had the original pup to put back in it but they are hard to find (for a reasonnable cost) In the bridge position (really well done) and a homemade pickguard that looks kinda like a J bass well done as well. Original black color body that looks like it's been to war and back, modified with an old Fender P bass pickup Herb at Fender, feel like the best bass neck I've ever used. It's a 1971 short scale neck made by the great G. I just received my new (old) 1971 Fender Musicmaster bass this morning.

Musicmaster bass pickup