HELP !!!!!!!! Dimarzio 127 P Bass pups !!!

[peekypoo]

Bought these from a TBer.

Neck pup White, and green ,ground?

Bridge pup Black , Red.. black wire is soldered to white neck pickup,, is this correct.. I wanted some feedback because I'm ready to dive right in..

[kreider204]

This might help:

Dimarzio picup installation question

[SGD Lutherie]

Red it hot, black and white together and green is ground for series connection.

If the sound is too dark that way, try parallel, red & white = hot, and black and green = ground.

[peekypoo]

Thanks for all the help guys..

They sound dark but not to dark, love the thump.

The tone knob seems to have little or no effect, I got the wiring kit from stewmac, and the capicitor is downright tiny, maybe go to a higher capacitor 0.47u or higher.

[SGD Lutherie]

Originally Posted by peekypoo

Thanks for all the help guys..

They sound dark but not to dark, love the thump.

The tone knob seems to have little or no effect, I got the wiring kit from stewmac, and the capicitor is downright tiny, maybe go to a higher capacitor 0.47u or higher.

You mean .047µF. The Stew-Mac P bass kit comes with a .047µF capacitor. Don't worry about the physical size of the cap.

If you aren't getting much high end from the bass, you wont hear much of a change with the tone control down. If you need more treble removed go with a .1µF cap.

What kind of strings are you using?

[peekypoo]

The strings are Fender Nickel plated, and fairly new.

I can't really get any highs with the tone turned up.

I will have to take some pics of the cavity..

[SGD Lutherie]

Originally Posted by peekypoo

The strings are Fender Nickel plated, and fairly new.

I can't really get any highs with the tone turned up.

I will have to take some pics of the cavity..

Well either something is wired wrong, or as I said the pickup is too dark. That's why you wouldn't get much high end.

[BFunk]

DiMarzio recommends 500k pots for this pickup. A 250K, standard for Precision type basses, may be too dark sounding.

[peekypoo]

Could this possibly solve my problem ??? 500K pots!!

This is the diagram I used....http://millerguitar.com/?a=pbass_style

[peekypoo]

[Tactician]

I've just put these in my no name precision and they sound great - but I noticed it did have a 500k pot. The 500 is brighter than the 250. Easy swap to do and cheap as well.

[Tactician]

You sorted mate? I did the same and found the instructins on the Dimarzio website. Since both PUs are the same you just wire them in series and all's fine. Boy these things thump.