musicman PU for Fender precision

[jwtaylor]

I have an MIM precision that i would really like to mod. i've bought so many basses over the years and i love this P. i would really like to mod it out so i can make this my baby. I wanna throw a musicman PU in the bridge position....problem is: i know very little about this.
questions:
-what pickup should i put in there. i'm looking at the seymour duncan SMB-4D.
-do i necessarily need an active tone circuit? i would truly like to keep my bass passive
-what sort of tone circuit would i need in order to work the musicman/precision pickups together?
-im aware that i will need to move the input jack to the side to free up some room for additional pots i'll need to have in there. i'm so much worried about the cosmetic logistics - i have access to knowledgable people with precision routing and wood working machines.

i just want to know what i'm looking at here. specifically what pickup would be best, the appropriate wiring considerations.

can anyone help? im sure someone has brought this up before on TB...can't find anything though. so any information would be appreciated.

[asad137]

Originally Posted by jwtaylor

-do i necessarily need an active tone circuit? i would truly like to keep my bass passive
-what sort of tone circuit would i need in order to work the musicman/precision pickups together?

No, you don't. My cheap OLP Stingray has passive electronics. You could wire it like a Jazz bass -- P volume, MM volume, single tone.

Since the woodworking isn't much of a concern, perhaps this would be better answered in the Pickups and Electronics forum?

Asad

[SDB Guitars]

My best friend has a P-bass with a MM pickup in the "J" position... he thinks that it is a little thin, pasively, because it's closer to the bridge, but it works. He uses Vol/Pan/Tone control setup.

[DavidRavenMoon]

You mean like this? (this is a Jazz though)

[jwtaylor]

yes! like that! now i need to decide what sort of tone controls i want. i want (1)volume but what are my options as far as being able to mix the tones between the P and MM p/u's?

[DavidRavenMoon]

Originally Posted by jwtaylor

yes! like that! now i need to decide what sort of tone controls i want. i want (1)volume but what are my options as far as being able to mix the tones between the P and MM p/u's?

That bass in the photo has the Basslines MM preamp. But it would work fine passive.