I need wiring help

[j.a.e.r.i.p]

I have a bass i'm trying to rewire without tone pots. if i just disconnect the ground wire that connects the tone and volume pots as well as the capacitor will the bass still function with just two volume knobs and no tone control? or is there a more complicated process?

currently i have two pickups that each have a volume and tone knob and a three way switch, so my ideal finished product is two pickups each with an individual volume knob and the three way switch.

The pickups each have three wires coming from them (red, green, black), and i'm not sure which is which (kinda assumed red is the hot signal). so any help is greatly appreciated thanks

[j.a.e.r.i.p]

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[robert43]

Hi here ia basichttp://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=3ws_trans
fom the hot of the out put go to the middle of this switch ( Gibson ) then out put of 1 to centre of 1 volume the left side to pup 1 right hand side to earth , do the same with 2 nd pup

[j.a.e.r.i.p]

thanks, i'll check it out

i have another question, if i were to wire both pickups to the three way switch with the result going to one volume knob and then straight to the output jack, would that be too much of a load for either the pickups or pot or anything like that?

[robert43]

Can be done you dont need a tone or volume pot if you dont want 1 you would have control the volume / tone via amp or mixer
Steve Harris ( Iron Maiden ) said he dosent use a volume control on his bass , also Suire make a bass I forget which 1 has only a volume pot no tone I think Fall out boy basses

[robert43]

Hi also I have just rembered that the Epiphone Nixxy Stixx Blackbird bass has no tone no volume just a 3 way switch to switch the 2 pups

[j.a.e.r.i.p]

Originally Posted by robert43

Hi also I have just rembered that the Epiphone Nixxy Stixx Blackbird bass has no tone no volume just a 3 way switch to switch the 2 pups

This is essentially the set up i want with the addition of a "master volume" for the whole bass. I guess my wiring would go from pickups to switch to volume to output right?

[Old Schooler]

To eliminate the tone pot, take the hot coming in and re-route it to the next point, usually the jack. The hot should come from a single point such as the volume it is toning. Sounds like your pickups are split-pole (they can switch from single to humbucker-type), but you may not be seeing the fourth wire if indeed they are humbuckers. You don't say. Multiple pickups with single tone control (such as my custom '92 Foundation) are easy to wire. My Foundation blew out a volume control and I replaced it with a silent 3-position switch. Two pickups, selector, one volume and one tone. I play very little with my volume, but make extensive use of the tone and selector. Are you planning on removing the eliminated pot? Give me a buzz & we'll chat.