Pre-wired Passive Bass Harness

[LutheranBassMan]

HELP!!! - I have a Yamaha BB5 in which the active electronics were shot. Per Yamaha, the PUPs can be wired as passive. I tried wiring new pots myself and damaged the pots while soldering the grounds to them. I have read extensively on grounding pots and cannot get it to work. I have all of the right soldering items but I cannot do it. Does anyone know were I can buy a prewired passive bass harness ( 2 volume and 2 tone so all I have to do is splice and solder together the wires. Thanks!

David

[Nighttrain1127]

Bayou cables

[WoundedWaffle]

what is the problem. is the solder just not sticking?

[LutheranBassMan]

Not only was the solder not sticking but the pots were damaged.

[bluesrx]

What brand of pots did you use? Some of them have some sort of coating on them that needs to sanded off. I use a dremel and take it down to the bare metal.

[Steveaux]

Originally Posted by bluesrx

What brand of pots did you use? Some of them have some sort of coating on them that needs to sanded off. I use a dremel and take it down to the bare metal.

Same here. I also put a dab of tinning flux on it.

[Rusty the Scoob]

Most regular soldering irons put out enough heat to do this well IMHO. I keep an extra-large one around for this exact job. I don't remember the exact wattage, just that it's big and doesn't fit in my soldering iron holder. Works well though.