Wiring Problems

[LLBassist]

Hey everyone! I'm new here, and fairly new to bass, but I recently bought a jazz bass, and I'm wiring a mudbucker into the neck position of this. The problem is, I can't find any good diagrams for wiring it. There is only one wire coming out of the pickup, instead of a red wire and a black wire like you would find on a Jazz bass pickup. Does anyone have a wiring scheme lying around, or just a suggestion for what to do?

 

[line6man]

Just follow a standard Jazz bass diagram.

 

[LLBassist]

I looked at those, but there is only one wire coming out of the pickup. It looks like this:

So should I just wire the one wire to the back of the pot, or to the lugs on the side of the pot?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I'm willing to bet there is shielding around that white wire. That's your ground wire.

 

[line6man]

That's called coaxial wire. There is a center conductor surrounded by a braid. The braid is your ground, and the center conductor is your hot.

 

[LLBassist]

Ok, makes sense now. Thanks for the help guys!

 

[Growlmonkee]

If you have not worked with a coax wire before, be a bit careful when soldering the ground, (strip the coax back a bit), so as not to heat the insulation on the center hot wire too much, just a helpful hint, if you have good soldering skills, ...not an issue.