Jazz Bass 62 Concentric Wiring

Volume4 · #1 03-18-2010, 05:44 PM

I tried the search function but didn't really find a lot about this.

Any opinions on this

http://www.wymoreguitars.com/Pre-wir...te_p_664.html#

VS or this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Any opinions on either? on 250k/250k vs 250k/350k?

Also, do the 2 knob control plates interchange with basses that come stock with three knobs with no mods?

Very curious about this.

Thanks

Thunderchicken · #2 03-18-2010, 07:22 PM

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http://www.bayoucables.com/

erikmilan1987 · #3 03-20-2010, 11:43 AM

I would recomend the 250k/500k one, the 250k/250k will take too munch load on your pickups and will make it sound muddy... i dont really know if this 3 holes plate will fit on a 4 hole bass.

walterw · #4 03-20-2010, 07:11 PM

3-hole and 4-hole plates are interchangeable.

Volume4 · #5 03-21-2010, 08:48 AM

Thank You

I'm a big dummy, after trying a few different ways of searching.... I found a lot of posts about this.

Doesn't really seem worth it from what I gathered.....the 2 concentric chrome knobs sure look cool though but I don't think it's worth the trouble or $ from a tone standpoint.

Of course I'm speculating..... if anybody wants to jump in and tell me how great the 62 wiring is and why, I'm all ears.

depalm · #6 03-21-2010, 10:54 AM

I placed an order from Wymore a month ago exactly, in spite it appears "In Stock" on the web site they're actually out of stock for over three weeks.

sad…

newbold · #7 03-22-2010, 04:16 PM

well, REAL '62 controls' are more isolated from oneanother with a resistor (so I understand) and are a little bit cooler than V/V/T outputs because of it.

you *could* remove the resistor to have a little bit more tone control but similar output potential, but you might be better off to just get the control plate and have simplified controls, like a vol/blend, tone pushpot with series/parallel or tone cap mod...not only would that look killer, but unless you want the real vintage tone approach, you might be disappointed with an overhaul.