Hello! First and foremost, this is my first post here 
I've lurked these forums for a long time but finally decided to make a profile and join the community! I recently busted out an old Mexican Fender J bass that I had to initially see if I could sell it. However, the feels set in and I realized that besides the neck being totally trashed - which I am replacing at a later date - it does have a really nice alder body on it and the natural finish is still gorgeous.
So, I decided to make it my project to turn this thing into a metal/heavy music stud. I have a limited run FGN I use for basically anything standard tuning, so I wanted something for destruction \m/
Anyhow I'll get to the point: I want to route a MM pickup in the bridge position with the 3-band EQ (from what I've collected from previous posts, The EQ is a really big part of the sound, so I don't want to pass on it like some other builds I've seen.) I also have a Dimarzio Model J neck pickup that I was stoked to see being highly praised on here by a few different users, hopefully the combination is as gnarly as I feel it will be!
I would like the model J to have its own volume/tone pots. Then, the EQ for the MM has the knobs for hi, mid, and bass along with its volume knob. So, thats a lot of knobs with not much space. I'm also toying with the idea of a three way switch for pickup selection (I usually pre set both pickups then switch between them throughout a set depending on the part, just a personal preference) That takes up even more space though. Essentially, I've already coped with the fact that I'm probably going to have to reroute my input jack to the bottom of the bass and obviously create a cavity for a 9v to fit in. I am looking for some advice on organizing all these electronics in the most tidy way possible - if its even possible.
Here is my idea:
Use a couple concentric knobs in the build. 1 of which would control the volume and tone of the dimarzio, the other which would most likely take on the hi/low of the EQ. Then have the mid, and volume knob in normal pots. If I decide on going with a 3way pickup selector, I'll most likely have to carve up the body even more, but that is still yet to be determined because If there is a clever way to do this leaving that out, I'd take that over swiss cheesing my body.
Also, I'm curious about the pot ratings and transistors I'll have to grab for this build. I keep seeing 250k for tone and 500k for volume, and the EQ has its own set of pots unless I go for the concentric idea - then I would just look for a match there.
please let me know if they are totally bogus and opinions/helpful suggestions are always welcome!
Thanks guys!
I've lurked these forums for a long time but finally decided to make a profile and join the community! I recently busted out an old Mexican Fender J bass that I had to initially see if I could sell it. However, the feels set in and I realized that besides the neck being totally trashed - which I am replacing at a later date - it does have a really nice alder body on it and the natural finish is still gorgeous.So, I decided to make it my project to turn this thing into a metal/heavy music stud. I have a limited run FGN I use for basically anything standard tuning, so I wanted something for destruction \m/
Anyhow I'll get to the point: I want to route a MM pickup in the bridge position with the 3-band EQ (from what I've collected from previous posts, The EQ is a really big part of the sound, so I don't want to pass on it like some other builds I've seen.) I also have a Dimarzio Model J neck pickup that I was stoked to see being highly praised on here by a few different users, hopefully the combination is as gnarly as I feel it will be!
I would like the model J to have its own volume/tone pots. Then, the EQ for the MM has the knobs for hi, mid, and bass along with its volume knob. So, thats a lot of knobs with not much space. I'm also toying with the idea of a three way switch for pickup selection (I usually pre set both pickups then switch between them throughout a set depending on the part, just a personal preference) That takes up even more space though. Essentially, I've already coped with the fact that I'm probably going to have to reroute my input jack to the bottom of the bass and obviously create a cavity for a 9v to fit in. I am looking for some advice on organizing all these electronics in the most tidy way possible - if its even possible.
Here is my idea:
Use a couple concentric knobs in the build. 1 of which would control the volume and tone of the dimarzio, the other which would most likely take on the hi/low of the EQ. Then have the mid, and volume knob in normal pots. If I decide on going with a 3way pickup selector, I'll most likely have to carve up the body even more, but that is still yet to be determined because If there is a clever way to do this leaving that out, I'd take that over swiss cheesing my body.
Also, I'm curious about the pot ratings and transistors I'll have to grab for this build. I keep seeing 250k for tone and 500k for volume, and the EQ has its own set of pots unless I go for the concentric idea - then I would just look for a match there.
please let me know if they are totally bogus and opinions/helpful suggestions are always welcome!
Thanks guys!
oh electronics haha
