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Tony Franklin bass schematic

bass4u

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Jul 7, 2007
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maryland,usa
I would like to wire up my Fender precision
with a P/J pickup setup, for one volume, one tone and a 3 way selector switch like the Tony Franklin bass has. I've search all over Fender's website cannot find a schematic for that bass. Anyheappreciated. ?
 
It's a pretty standard schematic. You should be able to find lots of copies on the Interwebz. For instance, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. I don't know whether the Franklin bass uses 250k, 500k, or some other pot value, but that's an easy substitution.
 
Recently started to plan a new project - poor man's TF fretless from some various parts and wondered about the wiring details. Was able to dig up a couple pics and make a best guess on the diagrams. Am guessing the pot values are standard Fender 250K. Original '77 wiring looks like the standard P wiring for the era, but the switch is wired a bit different. Current Fender model switch pic, compliments of a tb poster, looks like it is standard tele style wiring.

Comments, corrections or confirmations welcome.

Original Tony Franklin shot from his website:
TF_Curcuit_s.jpg


Drawing
TF_1977_Schm_s.jpg


Current Fender Model from tb post
Fender_TFranklin.jpg


Drawing
TF_CUR_Schm_s.jpg