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I replaced the P pickup in a PJ bass (Squier P bass Special) with a Quarter Pounder and wired it up as indicated in the wiring diagram - white to the middle lug of the pot and black to ground on the back of the pot. After putting everything back together, each pickup played alone sounded fine...

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Hi, as a newbie bass player (and long time guitar player) I am putting together my first bass rig. I have been lurking and reading old posts for a while, and here is what I have in mind. I want something relatively small that can grow if I get to the point where I am playing out without having...

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I don't think my attack is super aggressive or anything, but I am new to bass and don't know what normal is. I play a P base and anchor to the pickup, which I guess is somewhere midway between the neck and bridge. Like I said, when I switch to pick I can dig in way more and play much louder...

Hello all, I am a newbie to bass, longtime guitar player. I have been lurking for a bit, but wanted to post this question: I have my bass set up (Squier P) to Fender specs for string height and relief. When I use a pick it plays great, with no fret buzz or strings clanging against the...

Thanks for the replies. Smoke, yes I am helping the rod by bending the neck to get a bit of back bow and then tightening. And actually, the neck gets worse overnight after settling in. A couple of times I really cranked down on the rod and got the relief pretty low, but then by the next...

I have a Squier Standard P/J (Indonesia) that I suspect has a problem with the truss rod. No matter how much I tighten it, I can't get the neck as straight as I would like to. I don't think the nut is stripped, as there is tension when I turn it. It almost feels like the other end is not...

I swapped out the P pickup of a P/J Squier tonight and now I get quite a bit of buzz unless I am touching the strings or the pot shafts (I have taken the knobs off). I checked the continuity with a multimeter and I am getting no resistance between the bridge and jack ring and between the pot...

Thanks. I didn't really mean that I wanted to switch to different values, just what effect it would have to use higher quality components than the stock Squier stuff, which I am pretty sure is not on par with aftermarket components like CTS pots and Sprague caps. What I was hoping someone...

I am pretty new to bass, and have a rewiring question. I will be replacing a passive P pickup in Squier standard bass (not Affinity) and while I am in there would have the opportunity to replace the wiring, including the pots and cap. I know the common advice would be to replace everything...