Really weird Jazz Bass wiring

[chappy2807]

Today I picked up a 90s Fender AVRI '62 Jazz Bass, which I'd noticed had had the control switched to the post '62 VVT setup, over the original VTVT Stack knob setup.

Upon getting home, I'd noticed the jack was completely corroded beyond use and went to replace it with a spare PureTone I have spare, and saw the strangest pot setup that took me ages to work out

The original owner had had the stack knobs replaced with a really well done (from top to bottom) Master Volume, Pickup Pan rotary switch with centre notch, Master Tone setup, and I've gotta say I'm absolutely loving it!

Has anyone else done/seen this done, or have any other weird unusual control setups they've done themselves?

 

[ctmullins]

Volume/Blend/Tone is pretty common. Not weird. And works really well, although with passive electronics the taper of the blend can be abrupt.

By “rotary switch” do you mean the kind that has multiple “click” positions? That would be unusual, but still completely workable and practical.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

That's, my favorite setup, MV/Blend/MT, though a rotary switch with solid "clicks" would be different. Mine do have a center detent for the Blend knob.It's just simple and intuitive for me, donlt need anything more.

 

[devnulljp]

I put V/B/T in my 70s Jazz with a set of EMGs. Works great, sounds great.

 

[chappy2807]

Volume/Blend/Tone is pretty common. Not weird. And works really well, although with passive electronics the taper of the blend can be abrupt.

By “rotary switch” do you mean the kind that has multiple “click” positions? That would be unusual, but still completely workable and practical.

Sorry just meant like the average pan knob, not rotary

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Mike and Ike, our basses are alike. I used the Bournes Blend pot.

 

[Old Geezer]

The current configuration of my early 70s J-Bass is 'Master Volume - (Bourns) Blend Pot - Master Tone'.

I tried push-pull switch pots for in-phase/out-of-phase and series/parallel years ago, but really didn't like that configuration. I also didn't like the standard VVT configuration for playing in a live setting.

 

[Slade N]

Prefer blend and master volume, much better to work with for me

 

[Daniel B5]

Has anyone else done/seen this done, or have any other weird unusual control setups they've done themselves?

The Godin Shifter Classic 5-string is a passive jazz bass that comes with an unusual setup out of the box:

two pots (volume and tone) and a four-position switch:

* bridge pickup
* both pickups in parallel
* both pickups in series (hot!)
* neck pickup

A blend pot would be nice for the parallel option. It should be possible to replace one of the pots with a stacked knob. Maybe that's a future mod. Right now I'm just enjoying it as-is!

 

[ReidK]

Sorry just meant like the average pan knob, not rotary

It is rotary. It's just not a switch.

 

[Malak the Mad]

Has anyone else done/seen this done, or have any other weird unusual control setups they've done themselves?

For a little while, I had a Rothstein Guitars JX5 harness. It was nice and a small part of me kinda misses it. Given it's straightforward settings, I figured it would be a good addition to a Jazz parts-bass that I donated to a high school's music department.

According to the website, these are it's settings;

• position 1: neck pickup alone
• position 2: neck and bridge in parallel (hum-cancelling) - classic j-bass tone
• position 3: neck and bridge in series (hum-cancelling) - louder with more midrange punch. Very p-bass like
• position 4: neck and bridge in series, yet out-of-phase (not hum-cancelling). This is a very unique and cool effect. The sound with be thinner and lower in volume.
• position 5: bridge pickup alone