pickup wiring

Hi all. I am newbie to working with pickups so please bear with me. I am trying to shield my Rickenbacker 4003 with copper tape because of the crazy hum and buzz. I’ve realized that there is an unattached cable on the back of the neck pickup (on the corner). Does this look normal? Should I...

Hello all! I was trying to install my Fender Original Precision Bass pickups all day and I couldn't get any sound out of them. I installed the pure vintage ones a couple weeks ago and didn't love them so I'm switching them out, but the originals just don't seem to be working. Am I doing...

New bass build, will probably post about it after I get this figured out: Played a gig friday with it, went fine, played a gig saturday, lost signal, or at least got really quiet., sunday everything seemed fine. I don't know what happened. I put a giant volume knob on it, might have just...

I am attempting to install a Nordstrand Big Split 4 into a 70's Gibson Grabber. I'm a bit confused about where to land the leads from the Big Split on the existing pots. I have attached a few images of the internals of the Grabber. The Nordstrand wiring instructions are as follows: "The...

I've been trying to get better at working on/repairing my basses. I noticed my mim jbass has these little metal tabs in the pickup cavities and I'm not 100% sure why. I don't see anything like it in wiring diagrams I've seen. I've been assuming they're for grounding so I've been solding the...

Would someone be kind enough to make sure I’m good before executing? What’s involved: (2) Delano HE/S pickups, 4-wire Plan/Goal: V-V-T passive. The bass I have planned for this includes 4 knobs for potentiometers. 3 will be actively used, 1 will be a “dummy” of sorts; the push-pull will...

Hey, all. I've played bass for a bit now, still consider myself an imposter as I play guitar for the most part and dabble all day on bass (because, why not?). I've done some gigs that were pretty well paying (because I can read treble clef and convert to bass quickly which is a blessing) enough...

Hi everyone, I feel a little bad about posting this here, but I've been trying to fix this issue for days now and I'm not making any progress. Quick backstory: I've built a long-scale Billy Bo Bass guitar with two TV Jones Thundertron pickups a few months ago. You can check it out here: Billy...

I didn't see this info ANYWHERE, so I thought I'd share it after testing out the pickups in my Brute MJXSC-4 (I replaced the preamp with a Bartolini preamp). The color coding is similar to Seymour Duncan: North: Black + White - South: Red + Green - Same wiring as SD, but in the MJXSC-4 the...

I'm a newbie to installing pickups and I wasn't expecting to run into snags but her I am. i took out most of the old gut and replaced them with new ones (Pure Tone jack, 2 250k Solid shift pots, a new bridge and of course, the Cool Rail) After installing it as per the 1 volume, 1 tone, 1...

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...

I'm thinking of adding a third pickup to my bass but wanted to get some expert opinions on wiring for it. Currently my bass has two pickups, a threeway switch, master volume and a preamp. Would it be more efficient if I added a middle pickup with it's own volume or put in a 6 way rotary switch...

Good evening yall. Before i am committed to a mental institution or if I don't commit myself, could anyone help me with this situation I'm in. I recently bought a jazz bass wiring harness. It has a master volume, blend, and tone. I have a set of Ulyate P/J pickups. It says that the bridge...

I just bought a kit not to long ago and am having a hard time figuring out how to wire the pots and pickups (Neck and Bridge). The guitar only has four pots routed into the body and no switch. I ended up finding a good deal on new pickups (Bassline SJ5-3S Quarter pound passive 5 string) so I...

One Alembic Precision pickup with the wiring harness - no soldering necessary - everything snaps together. Takes one 9 volt battery. Control knobs included. Good condition - sounds great. $260 shipped in the US. Will ship international with shipping cost to be determined. From the Alembic...

First off...Mods, if this needs to be moved then please do. Ok, I am putting new pickups in a les paul. The pickups have two conductors, a white wire and a bare one. I'm taking the lazy way an just cutting and splicing. Do I use both or just the white one? Thanks BnB

I've seen a couple of videos demonstrating these pickups on basses by "blasius" and "maruszczyk". The Delanos seem to have a really thick midrange. I've also been researching Bartolini dual-coil pickups, these also sound really nice, but seem to have more low-end. Couple of questions: 1. Has...

I need help. This is an Ibanez Talman TMB short-scale bass that I bought new in December 2016. It sounded great. So, since it wasn't broke, I fixed it. I removed all three pickups to install new replacements, and I was very disappointed by the results (another topic for another time). So I...

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So, my father bought a bag of guitar parts and included were a set of SD Basslines jazz pickups for a 5 string jazz. They were in a ziploc bag with no labeling of any sort (model #, difference between neck and bridge, etc.). I decided to install them into my Squier 5 string and see how they...

Hey, I'm new to the site, and I was wondering about electronics for the specific pickups, Dimarzio DP123. I plan on changing out the pickups in my fretless jazz bass, and I'm pretty familiar with wiring in general, I was just curious as to what to do with the extra white and black wires? It says...

I found a MM Stingray 5 string in decent condition but wasn't able to test it prior to purchase. I got it cheap so thought I'd take a chance on it. While inspecting the guitar I found things under the controls plate that concern me. First - does the soldering look professionally done to you? And...

Hello Forum. First off, i have realy limited knowledge of Electronics in Electric Guitars and the next Instrument related Shop is Hours away from where i live. Now to my topic : Few days ago my Cousin bought a neck broken Warwick Bass on a flea Market and came by to check if it still works...

Hi all at TalkBass I'm currently in the middle of a rebuild of a PJ bass to custom spec, and It's currently wired to 2x volume, master tone and output jack on the top (like the modern jazz basses). Whether I'm going over the top in making it unique or it's a genuinely good idea, I've sketched a...

Hi Guys, having an issue reinstalling the stock pickups to my BC Rich Mockingbird Heritage Classic model. I took them out and had intended to replace them with some seymour duncan but completely changed my mind about things and am now playing Schecters. So its time to sell the BC on. my issue...

I've been reading a number of threads about using a capacitor in series to with the bridge pickup to improve how it blends with the neck pickup, to reduce the perceived volume drop when both pickups are on full. Does it matter where the capacitor goes? It seems like they're often put in-line...

I have a jazz bass and was wondering if is possible to wire both pickups to one volume pot? (like is it a good idea) It's a Squier that i put DiMarzio Model J (DP123) pickups in. Any feedback helps. Thanks!