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Bass goes BUZZ

Hey everyone, i'm back, though i forget if i ever actually posted more than one thread here...

Anyways, I have a problem with my bass' wiring.

I've wired the bass using a diagram i sorta threw together by looking at a diagram for the two different pups. knowing me i need something else. Anways, initially the bass was alright, a little on the quiet side, and for some reason i think the tone knob could actually cut off the sound if i turned it all the way to one extreme.

I took off the strings, put new springs and longer screws into the pups/cavities and now when i plug in the bass all i hear is BUZZZZZZZZ. When i go to pluck the strings nothing happens. The buzz cuts out slightly when i tap the strings, but the bass doesn't sound. Any help would be appreciated!
 

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Your soldering probably came undone.

And the reason the tone pot cuts off at one side is because you screwed up how you're supposed to wire it. The cap connects to ground, but the ground has to connect to the sleeve of the jack.

Something like...
[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] (Substitute one pickup for the MM pickup and its pot for a 500K.)

Plus, you should ground the metal casings of the pots.