Yeah I know, Another Jazz question

[Truktek2]

I have a fender jazz with the s1 switch. If I'm not mistaken, that's suppossed to put both pups in either series or parallel correct? So would it be safe to say that if either pup is in the off position, the switch is rendered useless? Also, if the switch is depressed is it series or parallel? And lastly, what is the best way to get a p-bass sound out of a jazz?

 

[dabbler]

I honestly don't know what the Fender S1 switch does. But I HAVE put a switch in one of my Jazzes to select parallel or series wiring. Based on that:

1. Using this diagram: http://www.guitar-mod.com/rg_diag_bass.html when they are wired series, only the neck vol pot does anything.

2. My switch is wired so that down is normal, up is series, and you can see easily when it is up.

3. Best way to get a P bass out of a passive Jazz is to wire them in series. This is now my configuration and wiring of preference!

 

[mikeswals]

The switch pushed in puts it in series, and only the first volume knob will work in series...the second one becomes bypassed.

'Series' means the power of one pickup is feeding into the next pickup to create one super pickup, when this happens it fattens up the sound, as you probably noticed. This is how P pickups are wired, so switch pushed in is P bass like.