P/J Series No Switches

[semajniwdoog]

I've searched high and low, but haven't found an answer/diagram, so please, if you can, send me in the right direction.
I'm looking for a diagram for P/J in series, one volume, one tone, no switch. I know there are lots of diagrams available with switches, push/pulls, etc. . . I want exactly what I stated. I keep both pickups on all the time and the cavities cannot accommodate added electronics.

Thanks!

JjG

 

[bigtone23]

This is just like wiring a P bass with the added J pickup in series with the P. The J pickup is inserted between the P pickup ground wire and the pot's ground.
Start with this diagram.

Then extrapolate the J pickup into the mix like this series wiring diagram on the right. Pretend the left pickup is your P and the right pickup is your J. Instead of one P pickup going to the hot and ground, you have two.

So the white wire from the P pickup still goes to the volume pot tab, but the black ground wire of the P pickup gets tied to the J bass pickup's hot wire (let's assume it's also white) and tape that off. Now, attach the (assumed black) ground wire from the J bass pickup to the pot's ground--where the P pickup's black wire goes in the above diagram is grounded to the pot's body). That's it.
IF the result is thin and out of phase sounding, just reverse the wires on the J pickup.
I assume you also tried series wiring before and liked the tone? If it's too loud and muddy, you can then just wire it up parallel.

 

[semajniwdoog]

This is just like wiring a P bass with the added J pickup in series with the P. The J pickup is inserted between the P pickup ground wire and the pot's ground.
Start with this diagram.
View attachment 3728572
Then extrapolate the J pickup into the mix like this series wiring diagram on the right. Pretend the left pickup is your P and the right pickup is your J. Instead of one P pickup going to the hot and ground, you have two.
View attachment 3728573
So the white wire from the P pickup still goes to the volume pot tab, but the black ground wire of the P pickup gets tied to the J bass pickup's hot wire (let's assume it's also white) and tape that off. Now, attach the (assumed black) ground wire from the J bass pickup to the pot's ground--where the P pickup's black wire goes in the above diagram is grounded to the pot's body). That's it.
IF the result is thin and out of phase sounding, just reverse the wires on the J pickup.
I assume you also tried series wiring before and liked the tone? If it's too loud and muddy, you can then just wire it up parallel.

Thanks so much! Yes- my Jazz bass pretty much lives in series. My thunderbird also has a push/pull for series/paralell - that can sometimes be muddy, but thats the nature of a thunderbird. Looking forward to this!