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pj switching options

bobodechimp

bobodechimp

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May 22, 2011
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Canonsburg pa
#1
Have ibanez mikro bass. Was thinking about putting dimarzio modle pj set in. was thinking of setting it up with series/parallel with a rotary swtich. So that i can have
1) p in series
2) p in series with j in parellel all in parellel
3) p in series with j in series all in parellel
4) p in series with j in series all in series
5) just j in parellel
6 just j in series

now 1 is this possible
2 what does this mean tonely and 3 is this just plain over kill
So for those in the pj know what you think
 
#4
Tonealy will this mod make much oh a difference, or an i just planning a mod for modding sake. Out of the options i have proposed my further seach has shown that s/p between the p and j seams to make the only major difrence. I will most likely install the j wired in s.
 
#8
bobodechimp said:
Can you point Me in the right direction for some sound samples
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I can't, but maybe someone else can.

bobodechimp said:
What sounds could i get. Ex. Would a split coil jazz sound like ap when in series? Would a pj in series s sound like a mud bucker. And so on
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It wont sound like a mudbucker. Mudbuckers get their tonality from the way they are designed, not whether the coils are series or parallel. A P in series with a J is likely to be hot and midrangey. Perhaps too much so to be useful, but then again, it depends on the pickups, and your preferences.
 
#9
After playing bass for 38 years, and after modding all sorts of wiring, including the above, on both basses and guitars, you will come back to the standard V-V-T for 99% of your playing. But enjoy the modding. You may find one particular wiring variation that you like better than stock and incorporate it permanently. For me, it was a .01 cap inline from the J-bridge pickup to the J volume pot center lug to eliminate "dropout" from full on, and a .033 tone cap instead of the .047 to retain more mids and growl in the mix.
 
#10
Why this all started was i wasn't to happy with the vvt setup. the pots acted more like switches than pots. I tried rolling some p off to brighten things up some times and i Lowell turn out all the way off got the same results. So i think why not go with switchs. If i am going to go with switchs might a well go all out. I just don't want to 1 make things more complex than they need to be 2 don't want to have 6 or so options of icecream only yo find out that they are only chocolate or vanilla. I think i need to start over. Find out what is possible and find out what i want/need.
 
#11
if these are still the same spec asthey've always been, then I had dimarzio pjs in a bass of mine a while back and found the p was impossibly loud and mid rangey compared to the punchy but quieter j. there is a big mismatchin impedance with this pair. I found that wiring the p in parallel mode and leaving the j in series mode worked really well.
 

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