Recent content by SwitchyMitch

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    Balancing P + J Pickups

    Ive explored it more - If you were implementing this solution on a modified PBass ( ie two pots) you could do it with two push pull pots.
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    Balancing P + J Pickups

    I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a 4-way rotary switch so I wired it as below; So I actually get 4 positions, neck, neck + bridge, capped neck + bridge and bridge. I have a squier J- bass with upgraded pickups but I never solo the neck pickup, so I've sacrificed that option here...
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    Balancing P + J Pickups

    An update for future reference - I've put a 47nF capacitor in series with the neck pickup, which has given me quite a good jazz sound when in parallel with the bridge. At this point I'm hesitant to touch the P pickup, maybe at a future point but as I had it shipped in (boutique pickup) I would...
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    Balancing P + J Pickups

    Thanks! In laymans terms what size capacitor is this?
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    Balancing P + J Pickups

    Hello All, I have a bass with a P + J configuration and I am looking to utilise a rotary switch to get the jazz bass, both pickups in parallel sound out of it. The P pickup is two-conductor and at this stage I am unwilling to add additional conductor wire to the P pickup, meaning that a...