Recent content by Javi_C

I always wanted to try to be able to switch between a tone control with a capacitor value and one without it, like "wide open", but I never thought of how to do it. This came by accident. I guess there does not seem to be any difference when I put the tone knob in 10 than when I switch it to the...

Yeah I did not like the 0.022uF either. But I really like the 0.047uF!

But also I guess it is kind off cool to switch between cap and no tone control...

I think it may not be a faulty cap, since I tried the working cap in that position and it did not work. Yeah I think is cool to try different caps. So far I have tried 0.022, 0.028 and 0.048 uF

Hello, I have a bass with volume, volume and tone controls and an extra hole in the body from a previous old pot that is not in use anymore. I put in a SPDT On-Off-On toggle switch in that body hole and wired the switch center lug to lug 3 of the tone pot and the switch left lug with one leg of...

This SR-885 bass that I have, does need the battery always. I did an "output" test by wiring a pickup to the stock output jack and connecting to the bass amp. I used a flat head screw driver to slide it from side to side on the pickup and without the battery you get an extremely weak non...

I think I might just go with that option that you just sent me. I could use the 2 way SPDT switch that I order and I could switch between two tone cap values. Do you think that that is a useful option?

I have a question about the wiring I said I want to do. I want to wire this bass as VVT and the 4th hole of the body that used to have a pot, will be covered by a 2 way toggle On/Off/On (SPDT) switch. I want to be able to switch between regular tone pot with the tone capacitor to no tone pot or...

I apreaciate all comments and sugestions! We are going to use the stock active pickups with the 9v battery and passive electronics. I will wire it as VVT like a Jazz Bass and on the 4th body hole I will put a 2 way SPDT On-Off-On toggle switch that will switch between cap on tone knob to no...

I am working on a setup on a '95 SR-885 made in Japan, from a friend of mine and it has that same bridge but in black color. Is that the stock bridge that came with that bass of yours? Do you think it might be a Gotoh bridge, even though it does not show the brand name anywhere? I removed it...

Something else, kind of weird that I've noticed on this pickups, is the high dc resistance number. I know that the dc resistance doesn't always say everything about a pickup, but the neck pickup here read 57.3K on my meter. I have never measure such high rating on my meter and I have tested many...

Okay so if I go for standard passive VVT Jazz bass wiring, should I get all three pots as 25k? Also this bass has four holes in the body for the 4 stock pots. Would you suggest another wiring that could be best for this bass, like something with a 3 way switch, to cover one of those holes? Or...

Please excuse me, my bad. When you originally mentioned this explanation, I did not understand how to use these ADX5 active pickups, regardless of the circuit, active or passive. I finally got it! Thanks so much, it was very helpful! Now I know how to wire these pickups always using the 9v...

Hi! Here are some pics of the bass:

Thanks a lot for your reply! So does that mean that I could use these pickups with a passive VVT or VBT but I need to include tha 9V battery in the circuit? What happens is that the original active circuit was damaged in this older SDGR Soundgear by Ibanez made in Japan SR-885. The owner of...