pickup mod

I plan on adding series/parallel switches to my jazz bass and stingray in the hopes of getting a tone similar to a p bass without needing to change the pickups. Would this work, or would it sound completely different. P.s. before you say to just buy a p bass, I'm poor and there are only like 3...

Hey all, about to get a 90s (maybe, that’s when he bought it at least) no name Japanese P bass for free off my dad, he’s kept it with a friend for a few years. He’s told me I can mod it however I like, and what I like is the wide range humbucker on my modern player tele bass. Anyone know where...

BuildYourGuitar.com :: The Secrets of Electric Guitar Pickups Quote from the paragraph "Altering Pickup Characteristics": 3. Change the external load. This method is inexpensive but can be very effective. With only a little expense for electronic components, the sound can be shaped within wide...

Hi everyone, I am a complete disaster in electronics and related arguments and I hope someone can help me! As a passion and hobby I (try to) build some instruments and I started also winding my own pickups; and speaking about single coil, humbacker and so called "normal pickups" no big problems...

Greetings. I've got an old severely modded set-neck bass with DiMarzio pjs, and want to put in a set of Rickenbacker p'ups in their place. I have questions about where exactly to put them as the scale length is a little different- and also about the wiring scheme. The bass is Mahogany, so I'm...