Does anybody have the wire assignment for the 3 wires on these pickups? (Red, Black and white) Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Wire assignment (Squier Contemporary Active HH Jazz Bass W/Soapbar pickups)
- Thread starter groovecraver
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Bump. If I may. I'd like to know as well. Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info on the guts of the basses out there presently.
Mot many member me have these basses, and most of those who bought them, returned them for QC issues.
If you have a multi-meter, you can figure it out yourself.
Usually, white is hot and black is ground...but it’s anyone’s guess with pickups made overseas.
If you have a multi-meter, you can figure it out yourself.
Usually, white is hot and black is ground...but it’s anyone’s guess with pickups made overseas.
Thanks ECE. I’ve made some extensive changes to this bass and have decided to just change the pickups. I installed Hipshot tuners, a graphite nut, Hipshot A bridge, converted to a five knob 4 band Audere preamp (18v). I tried Bartolini Singularity pickups but didn’t quite like them in this bass. I have a set of Nordstrand Zen Blades on the way. I hope that will be the final mod. Luckily, everything I did was from parts I already had laying around the house. Those changes improved this bass 10 fold. I can’t wait to see what the pickups do.
In the older model of these basses (J pickups), changing pickups was a MONUMENTAL change in sound and ability. I can only imagine that the Zen Blades will be amazing on it. If they turn out too clear or polite, you could always opt for the Big Splits. Those pickups are "punch you in the face" aggressive in the best way ever. And they don't hum.
Whichever way you go, it sounds like an awesome bass project and I'd love to see pics
Whichever way you go, it sounds like an awesome bass project and I'd love to see pics
In the older model of these basses (J pickups), changing pickups was a MONUMENTAL change in sound and ability. I can only imagine that the Zen Blades will be amazing on it. If they turn out too clear or polite, you could always opt for the Big Splits. Those pickups are "punch you in the face" aggressive in the best way ever. And they don't hum.
Whichever way you go, it sounds like an awesome bass project and I'd love to see pics
You are dead on about the Big Splits! I have them in my MTD KZ5 and they sound awesome!! Here are the pics of the Squier.
Excuse the back of the bass, it is open until the pickups arrive.
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I had honestly thought that my GAS with Squiers had come to an end a while back... then they made this one and I'm back on the train again.
That thing is looking great and I'm sure the pickups are going to make this bass killer.
That thing is looking great and I'm sure the pickups are going to make this bass killer.
Thanks rojo. I hear it could take a while to get the pickups. I will try to get some sound recordings out once I’m done with the install.
I bought a loaded CA Jazz HH body and added a Squier VM Jaguar 34" neck with rosewood fretboard. My plan is to mod the heck out of it including a new paint job over the matte white. Still trying to decide if I want a more classic look or something more custom. I've been looking for a project and excited about this. I'm anxious to see how yours turns out. Love what you've done with it already. I have never fooled with active electronics before and am a little intimidated by it. All I've ever done is install a set of passive Basslines Jazz pickups once. That was easy.
One thing I was considering is dropping in an Audere loaded control plate into this bass and possibly upgrading pickups later. I actually would prefer a traditional control plate look, but that might require routing or at least drilling out the holes wider so the pots will go up through to the plate. But then it's not exactly "drop in" at that point. It's one of the gripes I have with this bass body as it's set up. I tried putting a Jazz control plate on it that I had lying around and the problem is the pots do not come up enough through the hole and plate for the washer and nut to catch the threads.
