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Jazz Bass mod idea...

#22
I'd wire parallel to the front knob for volume.

Then use the two remaining knobs for tone. Leave the stock one as-is, and put a larger cap on the middle knob so you can either have a standard roll-off, or a dub-roll-off! Both these caps would be in parallel to one another, so when you rolled off both knobs it would be a very low freq cut. If that's too many options, just leave the middle knob disconnected.
 
#23
Hi,
what's the sonic difference between series and parallel wiring? In layman's terms, i prefer a punchy sound than absolute low down rumble which tends to be boomy. In HIFI terms, i prefer bookshelf speakers than floorstanders. (Hope it make sense to those who know). Not sure about bass players' terms.

mine has three knobs for front PU volume, rear PU volume and tone. i'm having problem with stiffening pots which are getting hard to turn. i'm thinking of wiring straight to jack becos i normally max out both PUs and adjust tone at the combo amp. If i just use one PU, i find that i like the front more than the rear.

Thanks.
 
#24
My 62 RI was wired that was when I first got it. I fixed that in no time as it was so limiting. No bridge pickup emphasis drove me nutz ... and volume swells - How often do you need do those anyway?

My .02 ...
1. Audere (easily reversable and 1 vol for the volume swell thing - plus a number of other nifty features).

2. Volume pedal - retain the original flexibility and gain the ability to, uh, swell...
 
#25
vat said:
Hi,
what's the sonic difference between series and parallel wiring?
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Series will be darker sounding... less highs, more mids and bass. And louder.

vat said:
In layman's terms, i prefer a punchy sound than absolute low down rumble which tends to be boomy. In HIFI terms, i prefer bookshelf speakers than floorstanders. (Hope it make sense to those who know). Not sure about bass players' terms.
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"Punchy" means different things to different people. To me it's a staccato tone that is heavy on the mids. Not too deep or too bright. To others it's a bright bite.

Series will be more rumble than you might like... but it's easy to try it out and see.

vat said:
mine has three knobs for front PU volume, rear PU volume and tone. i'm having problem with stiffening pots which are getting hard to turn. i'm thinking of wiring straight to jack becos i normally max out both PUs and adjust tone at the combo amp. If i just use one PU, i find that i like the front more than the rear.

Thanks.
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Just replace the pots. My personal preference is that I hardly ever have both pickups on 100%. It's usually mostly one than the other, or some mix between. But I'm not playing a Jazz Bass, so my bridge pickup has a lot more low end.

But I look at it like the bridge pup is hard and punchy sounding, while the neck pup is soft and deeper sounding... and more hollow. Putting them both on full gives another tone that is not what either pickup sounds like by itself. Having both pickups on full all the time would be like having a one pickup bass, but with less of a directness of a MM or P bass.

But if that's the tone you like, so be it. :)
 
#27
Hey John,
Like the idea - why not add a bit of choice and save some $. Stick a DPDT swith in the empty hole, use it to switch between par/series. Dead easy to wire up and a switch costs way less than a new jack plate. See the switch diag on guitarnuts under Series/parallel switching on http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/sw3.php. A = neck B = bridge. Out then to the vol/tone/jack. Have a Kramer Duke'nstein' set up just like that. One vol, one tone and on series/par switch.
David
 

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