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HELP ME WIRE THIS P PUP!

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by boglej2, Jul 23, 2009.

  1. Jul 23, 2009 #1
    boglej2

    boglej2

    Dec 3, 2007
    Dublin, Ireland
    I want to wire one half of this precision pup straight to the jack without the tone or volume control. Never done any wiring like this before so any advice/help woould be greatly appreciated.

    Alternatively if it is easy enough to use only one half of the pup and the controls let me know how and i could try that, but like i said i have no experience with this!

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  2. Jul 23, 2009 #2
    scottbass

    scottbass Bass lines like a big, funky giant

    Jul 13, 2004
    Southern MN
    You want to wire HALF of a P bass pickup direct to the jack? That will only pick up two strings. Are you only going to play on two strings? :confused:

    Edit: I just looked at the picture in the link. That is a J bass, not a P bass. What are you trying to do? Wire one of the J pickups direct? What are you going to do with the other J pickup? I guess I'm not undertanding what you are asking.
     
  3. Jul 23, 2009 #3
    boglej2

    boglej2

    Dec 3, 2007
    Dublin, Ireland
    i'm making a whamola, so only one string.
     
  4. Jul 23, 2009 #4
    boglej2

    boglej2

    Dec 3, 2007
    Dublin, Ireland
    sorry the links got a bit messed up, check the thread again should be working right now. Its definitely a p pup, and i just want to wire half of it to the jack.

    In the posted pic the pickup has been taken apart and is not sitting the way a normal p pup would sit. Pup B hasn't been moved and PUP A has had its cover removed and is out of its normal position.

    Hope that clarifies things a bit.
     
  5. Jul 23, 2009 #5
    scottbass

    scottbass Bass lines like a big, funky giant

    Jul 13, 2004
    Southern MN
    One wire from the half pickup to the tip of the jack, the other wire to the shield of the jack. If there's too much hiss try reversing them.
     
  6. Jul 23, 2009 #6
    funkmangriff

    funkmangriff

    Dec 29, 2007
    wouldnt.it.be.easier.to.just.make.a.wamollo.from.scratch.rather.than.pulling.a.P.bass.apart

    :S

    it.would.be.nice.if.we.could.have.the.entire.picture.of.what.your.doing.(because.we.like.pictures.of.building.jobs!!!)

    :D

    (sorry.about.all.the.full.stops...my.keyboards.broken!!!)
     
  7. Jul 23, 2009 #7
    boglej2

    boglej2

    Dec 3, 2007
    Dublin, Ireland
    it is from scratch, i'm juyst borrowing a few pieces from an old bass i'm never gna use again. has anybody got any helpful information here??
     
  8. Jul 23, 2009 #8
    scottbass

    scottbass Bass lines like a big, funky giant

    Jul 13, 2004
    Southern MN
    I don't know how much more helpful anyone can be on the question you asked.

    There are two wires leading from a P bass half-pickup.

    There are two connection points on a 1/4" phone jack.

    Solder one pickup wire to one jack connection point.

    Solder the other pickup wire to the other jack connection point.

    If you get a lot of hiss when you connect it to an amplifier, reverse the connections.
     
  9. Jul 23, 2009 #9
    boglej2

    boglej2

    Dec 3, 2007
    Dublin, Ireland
    thats pretty much what i was looking for, thanks