so i just got my pups replaced in my fender jazz, and it seems like when each pickup is on by itself the volume is fine, however, when i blend the two it seems to cut out alot.. if anyone has any advice please let me know.
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new pickups installed, now the mix sucks..
- Thread starter chriscisme22
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Aren't they naturally like that? Every Jazz I've ever owned has lower output with both pickups on.
I found that with both pickups on, they seem to have a scooped tone....perhaps that's why you can't hear them well?
or is there a tremendous cut in output, as if they were out of phase?
or is there a tremendous cut in output, as if they were out of phase?
That is a fact of life of the parallel nature of pickups lowering inductance and somewhat of the comb filtering that occurs. I solved the problem by putting a .01 capacitor inline from the bridge pickup hot lead to the hot side of the bridge volume control. YMMV.
When my main bass was a Jazz bass in college, I always backed off one or the other volume controls to about 8 or so to alleviate this problem.
When my main bass was a Jazz bass in college, I always backed off one or the other volume controls to about 8 or so to alleviate this problem.
I had this problem when I replaced the p'ups in my Yam BBN4 with Schallers, it seems that they do go out (in?) of phase with both vol's at 10. I reversed the wires on the neck p'up and am happy with the results. 
YMMV
Dave
YMMV
Dave
A lot of loss? Sounds like they're out of phase. Reverse the hot and ground wires on ONE pickup at the volume pot. If that fixes it, you're fine. If it's worse when you swap them, it's the normal phase cancellation from two pickups.
Jogn
Jogn
