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These forums have been around since 1999 and many topics have been covered here over and over again.
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Here is a collection of links from very common topics here.
Summary of different styles of pickups Summary of different styles of pickups
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoelectric What is a Piezo pickup?
"J" pickups discussion and comparisons. SMASH´s excellent J-pickup shootout
My 'basstasters' for Jazz pickups Davidmwilsons 'Basstasters' for Jazz pickups
Jazz pups Comparison Chart Bass Player J-pup shootout
'''Dr. DIMENTO´S experiments:'''
DIMENTO'S BASIC TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE Dr. DIMENTO'S BASIC TROUBLE-SHOOTING GUIDE
Dr DIMENTO'S ONGOING "J" STYLE PUP EXPERIMENT Dr. DIMENTO'S ONGOING "J" STYLE PUP EXPERIMENT
Dr. DIMENTO’S ONGOING “P” PUP EXPERIMENT Dr. DIMENTO’S ONGOING “P” PUP EXPERIMENT
Dr. DIMENTO'S ONGOING "SOAPBAR" STYLE PUP EXPERIMENT Dr. DIMENTO'S ONGOING "SOAPBAR" STYLE PUP EXPERIMENT
Dr. DIMENTO'S ONGOING "HB" STYLE PUP EXPERIMENT Dr. DIMENTO'S ONGOING "HB" STYLE PUP EXPERIMENT
Dr DIMENTO'S ONGOING MM PUP EXPERIMENT Dr. DIMENTO'S ONGOING "MM" PUP EXPERIMENT
Dr. DIMENTO'S ONGOING "PJ" PUP EXPERIMENT Dr. DIMENTO'S ONGOING "PJ" PUP EXPERIMENT
Dr. DIMENTO’S V-BASS PICKUP EXPERIMENT Dr. DIMENTO’S V-BASS PICKUP EXPERIMENT
Dr. DIMENTO’S “ONBOARD” PREAMP & BOSS GEB-7 GRAPHIC EQ EXPERIMENT Dr. DIMENTO’S “ONBOARD” PREAMP EXPERIMENT
DIMENTO PHASE/BLEND EXPLORATION Dr. DIMENTO'S PHASE/BLEND EXPLORATION
'''Active vs. Passive'''
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Active or Passive
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Active Pickups...
'''Series / Parallel switching'''
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Jazz Bass Series/Parallel
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Can someone help me with a diagram? Wiring Diagram for Jazz Parallel/Series Config Wiring Diagram for Jazz Parallel/Series Config
Series/paralell, need picture, not schematic! Parallel/Series Installation instructions
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website...eries_mod.html Diagram for single coil series mod from Seymour Duncan
P bass J bass comparison Precision vs. Jazz
Jazz Shielding Pictorial (Big Images Warning) Lyle Caldwells excellent Jazz shielding pictorial
WINDING PICKUP PICKUPS LINK AND MUCH MORE WINDING PICKUP PICKUPS LINK AND MUCH MORE
http://home.zonnet.nl/wilmaremy/makingpups.html Making Pickups the Cheap Way: An Adventure into Pickup Winding
http://www.searcystringworks.com/jbass.html Fender Jazz Bass Pickup Restoration
http://www.subsonicfamily.com/bass/ Gigue's bass pickup/preamp test page
Tests : DiMarzio - Sadowsky - Aguilar - Fender - Lindy Fralin
The Art of Soldering! (a how-to) Ray Salamons Guide to The Art of Soldering! (a how-to)
Soldering Bass Another good soldering thread
http://www.mrgearhead.com MrGearhead.com - Wiring schematics and diagrams for Fender instruments
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/schematics.shtml Pictorial diagrams for lots of standard pickup configurations.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support..._q_and_a.shtml Seymours huge Q&A section
''These are questions and answers culled from ten years of Seymour's "Pickup Questions" column in Vintage Guitar magazine compiled here for your enjoyment and reference. (Over 700 questions and answers)''
If you cannot find info on specific pickups you are wondering about. Please include all necessery info in your post. Info such as what type of bass, playing style, sound preference etc.
Thank you for your time!
Ívar Ţórólfsson
Moderator of the Pickups forum.
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