Pickups, or sensors as they are sometimes called, are the ears for the strings of your instrument. They sense the movements and vibrations of the strings on the bass. The most common method is to use …
Pickups
Pickups: Pickup Wirings
Pickup wiring is one of those items that is worth knowing, especially if your bass has two pickups or split-type pickups. Most pickups are wired in a parallel configuration to the output jack. See …
Pickup: Series Wiring
Now here is an alternate wiring method for the Jazz Bass, or any other two pickup bass. This method has the pickups in series wiring. This wiring method only works for passive pickups. NOTE: You …
Pickup Problems
If you are experiencing problems with your bass pickups, such as hiss, hum, shielding, and other problems, you may wish to do some investigation and look at the text below. First, of all, you need …
Pickup: PJ Wiring
Now here is a wiring method for the Precision Bass (P-Bass) pickup and Jazz (J-Bass) pickup. This method has the sensors in parallel wiring mode. This wiring method shown is for passive sensors. …