Recent content by siin82

Got a slight setup issue with the neck mount (action too high in the upper fret region). Gonna fix this, then the bass will be playable. I did do a quick sound check and compared to my short scale that has two Big Splits (from Nordstand). My conclusions are: 1. There are lots of sound...

Problem solved. I had 3 issues: 1. Lugs on volume pot were touching the copper tape - just rotated the pot to solve this. 2. Volume pot was not screwed in enough, so there wasn't a good ground contact (my theory anyway). Fixing this made all my readings work and get some sound. 3. I needed to...

I have resoldered the every connection and tested. All are giving me positive numbers now except: Middle rung on volume pot with ground on volume pot (which connects to the input jack) Input jack Still no sound on any selection. Any other thoughts?

It is an on/on/on. Also, it's series, not parallel. I followed this video for splitting - Does anyone have a schematic for wiring an on/on switch that is DPDT? I think that's my issue (not wired correctly). Btw, I desoldered all pickup wires, tested the pickups with the multimeter and they...

I got a multimeter and been doing a lot of testing. Here's what I'm seeing: Input Jack tip and ring - 0 Volume Pot left and right - > 0, but small value - fluctuates between .7 and .1 Pickups hot and ground - all of them are > 0, but the number fluctuates and settles at .1 I'm wondering if the...

Here's what it looks like (pics attached). This is my 3rd custom instrument (made a short scale bass). This one is a 5 string with 3 pickups - neck is from Warmoth. Wood is milled by me from tree branches I've acquired. It's not 100% completed - need to get this wiring worked out, then have a...

@MidlifeBeginner I don't have a multimeter - I'll get one and try what you suggested (thanks!). @Reedt2000 I'm attaching photos, but it's really hard to see what's going on because there are lots of wires in a small space. One thing to point out...the pickup wiring from the neck pickup wasn't...

So, I re-read the Nordstrand info and I had green and black reversed on the Bigman's. I switch them, but that didn't make a difference.

I am finishing a build of a custom bass that has 3 pickups: Neck - Nordstrand Bigman 5 Middle - Nordstrand NP5 Bridge - Nordstrand Bigman 5 I'm attaching a (very crude) hand drawn wiring diagram. Here's what I'm trying to accomplish. 1. Each pickup has an on/off switch to turn the pickup on...

Glad to here Arkansas MusicWorks is trustworthy. I did email them to ask about packaging. Thanks!

I just bought a Hipshot 5 string A bridge from Amazon. Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R6CQ8H1?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details It arrived yesterday. It looks like the photo, which means it looks like a Hipshot bridge. However, it did not come in a Hipshot box - just a...

Lots of good feedback here - thanks! I'm thinking now of have two additional switches for splitting the the big men. That would give me essentially 5 pickups and I could blend the big men as singles or humbuckers as desired. So, 3 on-offs for PUs and 2 single/hum switches for the big men. I...

Thanks! Regarding this... Consider wiring the bridge BigMan in series, or with a series/parallel switch. I like having a thicker sounding pickup by the bridge. If I have on/off switches for all pickups, I can just wire everything serial, right? Never wired anything parallel before.

I am building a custom bass and was going to go with three pickups (why not): Neck - Nordstrand The Bigman 4 Middle - Nordstrand NP4A Bridge - Nordstrand The Bigman 4 My plan is to have one volume, one tone and 3 on/off toggle switches so that I can go with any combination of the three pickups...

Got it - thanks!