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  1. Nordstrand NJ4SV Noise
  2. Q clip extraordinary pups
  3. name that tone (P-bass)
  4. Humbucker Configs
  5. There's a short in my harness that I can't find.
  6. New to me 2006 MIM P-bass, static while playing
  7. The best pick ups for a fretless?
  8. seymour music man issue. please help
  9. man, what a difference! (passive vs. active electronics)
  10. how would this sound?
  11. Questions on caps: reading them, tonal differences
  12. Might be building a bass soon, need pickup suggestions
  13. Thoughts on changing jazz bridge PU only?
  14. Suspected Defective EMG 40DC - need feedback
  15. stereo conversion
  16. Who Can Make a Custom Pickup Surround/ Cover
  17. Best wireless?
  18. Humbuckers
  19. What is the FATTEST sounding pickup you've heard?
  20. How to tame the high end on my P wired direct to jack.
  21. linear and taper volume pots: a simple question
  22. Pickup options for MIA Fender pbass deluxe
  23. TRADING A VINTAGE MORLEY POWER WAH Fuzz
  24. Single Coil Precision into Jazz neck housing
  25. Educate me on Tone Control Capacitors
  26. Please, help with 1983 Ibanez Musician
  27. Resistance on Pots
  28. Reduced Treble As I Turn Down Volume
  29. Manson Bass electronics - help needed!
  30. Question reguarding installation of bart P's into a fender deluxe
  31. P bass pup sound for a 6 string?
  32. EMG J5'S OR EMJ P5'S
  33. AFI/Bayside Tone
  34. Bad circuit board on Fender bass, Help!
  35. thunderbass preamp wiring help
  36. Please! Tell me what kind of jazz pickup this is?
  37. stingray5 silly question.... about pickup selector
  38. Neck or bridge
  39. Two Questions : schecter enclosed jacks replacement; also speakon jack install
  40. Nordstrand NP5 Pickup for Fender 5 String
  41. Pics of Musicmaster Electronics????
  42. Blending 2 very dissimilar pickups (?)
  43. New PUPs for BB300
  44. Millennium Preamp?
  45. Big Al bass schematics
  46. flat pickups
  47. Passive Pickups that Won't Buzz?
  48. Swapping out Barts on a Zon
  49. Nordstrand Big Singles and Audere Classic 4-Band - it's a beautiful thing!
  50. Can I switch active pickups from other brands but use the same preamp ?
  51. Need help with Yamaha BBN4iii pickup ID and rewiring
  52. trouble with new preamp...
  53. I got inspired...
  54. I have an interesting idea....but will it work?
  55. Here's somethin' original..
  56. Need to breathe new life into a P
  57. Rickenbacker pickup dimensions
  58. HELP! Bad wiring/ no sound?!
  59. Fitting in a Bartolini NTMB 5.3/5.4 Preamp
  60. What J-type or Smaller Soapbar PU Sounds Like An MK1...
  61. what pup for my fretless?
  62. Fender Marcus Miller 4 replacement EQ?
  63. battery box for new preamp
  64. Help me understand pickups vs price
  65. Glockenklang preamp in Fender Deluxe Precision
  66. No sound out of my neck pickup, and other electrical problems
  67. Under bridge piezos - Best grounding method?
  68. Bergantino HT322 Blown Driver Help
  69. Capacitors in relation to a varitone type application
  70. Possible to add another pickup?
  71. aggie obp3 in cirrus?
  72. Can't adjust the pickups on my Jazz
  73. Shielding for the solder-challenged
  74. Warwick active w/ passive TC?
  75. Adding an Artec pre to my P-bass lyte
  76. Two questions about pickup wiring...
  77. Columbus jazz bass wiring
  78. Artec Preamp installed on P-Bass....
  79. Jazz bass pu's help...
  80. Monorail piezo pickups issues - Ibanez AFR and EDA - symptoms of a non working piezo.
  81. DiMarzio P J Wiring
  82. EMG PHZ Installation
  83. Mogami vs. Canare vs. ?? Cables
  84. Help me pick my jazz pup for my p
  85. fretless bass
  86. amateur question concerning electronics
  87. STC 3A with SJ3-5 and SMB-5D
  88. p bass buzzing
  89. Using a MM style pickup with passive electronics?
  90. Peavey Millennium active pickups issue
  91. Recommended Pickups? for a Peavey Milestone
  92. boost-only preamp...center detent pots?
  93. Please identify vintage P Bass electronics
  94. passive pickups for funk/blues/classic rock
  95. Loosing a lot of volume when roll back tone pot.
  96. Darkstar problem... advice?
  97. Does it really help much to shield just the pickguard?
  98. Peavey Cirrus preamp problem
  99. New pups for my jazz for reggae/ska?
  100. Do i need a pup replacement?
  101. George L's fans?
  102. 5 String Pickup Like a Dimarzio Model P
  103. Ibanez SR3005 Prestige unbelievably low output problem
  104. those of you with OBP-1 pre's...
  105. Ray Causing Bad Noise -Grounding?
  106. MIM P-Bass tone
  107. Is the Darkstar what I'm looking for?
  108. Nordstrand Pre Amp Vs. Audere JZ3
  109. 2-band or 3-band?
  110. Help on active to passive controls
  111. DiMarzio question
  112. Bridge pickup not working, worth checking out?
  113. Nordstrand MM 4.3 : no copper foils?
  114. Is 60 cycle hum really that bad?
  115. Active Pick-ups
  116. Help a n00b sort through a few 5-string hum-canceling Jazz pups!
  117. Dual buffered jazz?
  118. Making your own...
  119. emg 40dc vs 40tw
  120. Replacement pickup for my ATK - what do you suggest?
  121. Fender Urge new pickups?
  122. MIJ 75' Jazz Bass Pickups
  123. the OLP's going active...any recommendations?
  124. MusicMan Sterling HH - change to parallel wiring
  125. Just Ordered a ACG Preamp for my G&L L2000
  126. loud hum from amps
  127. Nordy Big Splits—Who's Got 'Em and Why?
  128. Tone Pot Buzzing
  129. P-Bass wiring question?
  130. Replacing EMG's
  131. Pickup not working...
  132. Need some help
  133. talk me out of it
  134. Getting Rust Off Pickups?
  135. Humbuckers. Why aren't they out of phase?
  136. How to make a short scale EB-3: bridge pickup suggestions?
  137. Basslines SPB-3 to be used Active?
  138. Best Nordstrand or Otherwise for the Marcus Miller slap sound
  139. Adding a passive P to active bass?
  140. Marcus Miller Pre Amp
  141. Which Drop In Jazz Pre?
  142. Bartolini MK1 Preamp Frequency Centers
  143. Pickup hum with J bass
  144. Dead Pickups?
  145. Questions about Bartolini J/MM setup
  146. what's in your Fender Musicmaster?
  147. protruding magnets on pups?!!!
  148. Onboard/Outboard Pre vs. Clean Boost pedal?
  149. Replicating a G&L L2K
  150. Dead battery question
  151. 5 String Split P pole config?
  152. Pups or pre failure?
  153. Basslines SJB5
  154. Rickenbacker neck pup cutting out
  155. Lakland jazz pick-ups in an '08 Darryl Jones 5 string...
  156. LowEnd in a box
  157. Spector NSCR4 EMG preamp help
  158. Help me identify old Jazz pickups
  159. Sadowsky HC vs. SC and VTC Questions
  160. Advice on bass tone controls for custom bass
  161. SBMM Ray35 mod, possible ?
  162. Single vs Split vs Stacked Pickups
  163. Electronics on my custom bass; Any advice?
  164. Nordstrand NJ4's? What can compete with them?
  165. My old bass has Maxon 2229's???
  166. warm/vintage sounding 5 string P\J Pick up
  167. Double/Triple P T-40
  168. Two Ps With or Without Blend Control ?
  169. Newbie Upgrade
  170. MIM P-Bass Stock PUP Impedance... Only 4.25k???
  171. Suggestions for MIA Jazz
  172. P Bass Pickup Buzz (When Touched)
  173. Tone knob do not work
  174. what preamps will work with my EMG's?
  175. If Bartolini is loathed by so many bassists, why then do so many builders use them?
  176. I need a Jazzy sounding P pickup for my Mustang
  177. Please sell me on or off P/J
  178. Darkstars are amazing
  179. Having trouble installing an onboard preamp... can you help?
  180. P-Bass: Complete Electronics Upgrade Question
  181. curly cord
  182. Please describe the tone of Nordy Big Singles vs. standard jazz...
  183. Blend Pot Wiring "working but acts like a 3 way switch"
  184. i think i wired my kill switch wrong...
  185. Dead Battery? (I hope)
  186. Fleabass
  187. Lakland 55-01 upgrade
  188. Pickup Brackets.....TB'er developed
  189. P-bass Hum
  190. Squier jazz bass deluxe IV pickups
  191. active/passive confusion
  192. Buzz when in active mode
  193. Changing Pots - What Can I expect?
  194. Will "any old pot" do?
  195. The Smilyface-Tone
  196. Bartolini HR 2.2 Preamp w/ Darkstar
  197. Determining Nordy DC series versus parallel...
  198. Upgrading the Electronics/Pickups on a Warwick Corvette Standard
  199. blend pot troubles
  200. EMG crisis
  201. Help with active to passive
  202. STK-J2 set
  203. Greco Single Coils
  204. [PROJECT] Simple Dub Box and Bass Booster
  205. [PROJECT] Passive Tone Shaper For Bass
  206. P pickup and J single coil in series
  207. What is a start and finish?
  208. Do I need new pick ups???
  209. Jaguar Bass active electronics don't work!
  210. What solder do you recommend?
  211. Series Parallel Switch: wires origin
  212. Peavey Cirrus wiring?
  213. J-retro 01 deluxe
  214. Help. Pick a pre amp
  215. Was going to add a J to my P but how about a Big Single instead?
  216. V/V or Blend?
  217. Bzzzzz from tone knob
  218. Tobias Growler pre amplifier problem
  219. Need wiring / switch install opnions. P/J
  220. NJ4 vs. Aero vs. CS60 vs. Fralin vs. Lollar vs. Novak
  221. Ibanez AFR pickup issue
  222. baddest mutha Precision pup for metal?
  223. Early Pedulla Electronics
  224. Shipping EMG stuff outside of US
  225. Eliminating Buzz present when not touching metal on the bass (J-retro Instaled)
  226. Warm, Passive Jazz bass pickups.
  227. static in active pickups
  228. PJ Replacements!
  229. Help with hum in a Jazz
  230. "Classic Bass" Bartolini pups -vs- Lakland spec'd Bartolini pups
  231. Seymour Duncan SPB-3 on Yamaha BB414
  232. Jazz`bass with a MM pickup in the bridge- questions
  233. Bartolini Pbass wiring mod: parallel?
  234. EMG BQC system in Euro5LX!!!!
  235. SD P/J plus Bart NTMB = hissssing !
  236. SD Classic Stack vs Dimarzio Ultra Jazz
  237. Ibanez soapbar question
  238. Precision pickup in a Jazz Bass
  239. Pickguard static. What to do?
  240. How difficult or easy would it be to sperate two pickups to two outputs?
  241. 1994 5 String Hamer Impact Bass
  242. Tone on Custom Pavel Jazz ..KJung/Vic HELP!!!
  243. Lace Alumatone Bass Bars
  244. DiMarzio Model J vs. Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders
  245. Is my volume pot 'leaking'?
  246. Guitar pickups on a bass?
  247. Push/Pull knob problem on a 'wick
  248. EMG P5J pickups. Soundclips?
  249. Bartolini Pups and Pre in a Laklands
  250. Do I need new pickups?