BassAgent Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 [color=#000000][font=-webkit-standard] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I got this gorgeous 2005 CIJ Geddy Lee Jazz a while back and I LOVE the playability, the neck and so on. But I think the sound could use a little more growl. It feels a bit like my old Celinder so I'm looking for a bit more punch/output/and so forth. So I might be getting a pair of Aguilar 70's pickups, or Aero, or something like that for it. But when I tried to check out the wiring (which was odd anway) I found that the pickups seem to have an extra wire attached to them. I'm used to Jazz pickups with two wires (white and black) but these have an extra one which is soldered to a copper plate in the control cavity. Do I have to find pickups that have that extra wire? [/font][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=-webkit-standard] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][/font][/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 As long as you is bridge ground and the right pots any pups will work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegummy Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Is the extra wire definitely coming from the pickups themselves? If not, they could be wires connecting the shielded pickup cavities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 active pickup ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) The extra wires won't be coming from the pickups, but a brass plate in each pickup cavity. Its the 70's version of copper tape shielding. Any standard Jazz pickup will fork fine. Edited September 19, 2017 by tommorichards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1503527116' post='3359005'] As long as you is bridge ground and the right pots any pups will work [/quote] Paul, that statement should be taken outside and shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 [quote name='tommorichards' timestamp='1505842815' post='3374714'] The extra wires won't be coming from the pickups, but a brass plate in each pickup cavity. Its the 70's version of copper tape shielding. Any standard Jazz pickup will fork fine. [/quote] what this man says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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