Humbacker pickups on a Q80 Gibson bass

[Kenbo]

i think there is some sort of short between the pickups neck pick on its own is massive when I turn up the bridge pickup I lose a little bit of sound and the Bridge pickup is not as loud as the neck, could this be a capacitor problem or some sort of short between the two? It's joy to play and has a thunderous sound just want to solve the issue. It is not massive difference but it is noticeable.

Cheers

Kenbo

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Might want to try the pickups or hardware and repair forum.

Could be as simple as adjusting the pickup heights. I don't know what Gibson's spec is, you can probably find it somewhere on talkbass or elsewhere online, but I'd at least make sure they're both the same distance below the E and G with the string pressed down at the last fret.

Also, with two pickup basses, I usually prefer the tone with one pickup all the way up and one backed off a little, if you have individual volume controls.

Hope that helps.

 

[Kenbo]

Cheers