hey, today i was thinking that it would be kind of sweet to have a p-bass special (w/ p and j pups) with a master volume, pan pot and master tone. After more thinking i decided making something like this would be a good first "bass makeover" project for me. But i'm not sure wiring a pan-pot into the p-bass is possible. is it? and is it hard to do?
How hard it is to do I cannot tell, however, it's been proven possible repeatedly by many other manyfacturers. THe hot rod p-bass has a PJ setup too.
It's very easy to do. I described the mod Here. All you need is a balance pot, a soldering iron and some patience.
thanks JazzAd, thats a really helpful website. i think my bass project will start soon, but i don't know if i want a p-bass or a j-.
A PJ is way more versatile, and I can't stand the J shape. So for me, it would be a P rodded with a J pickup. This, assuming I'd buy a Fender bass, which is not and has never been in my projects.
I have two PJ P-Basses. One is brand-new Hot-Rod P-Bass. The other is an older P-Bass that I had modded to a PJ configuration. The older one has a Pan Pot installed. I could have done it myself as they are no harder to install than any other pot. However, I had my luthier do it when he made the PJ modification. The new Hot-Rod P will be modded to a Pan Pot in the near future. I have also done that mod to J-Basses that I've owned in the past. There's no reason not to do it if you really want it. I have found that it's much faster and easier to make adjustments on the fly with the pan pot than with two volume pots. Give it a try. It's not a permanent mod if you don't like it. It's easy to convert it back to two volumes.
