garry warrington

can you get these pre wired?

Recently purchased a Joodee (Japan) performer p bass, it was in a mess , so i tried a few upgrades, It does say for professional use on the headstock, but it seems average, i was hoping for more. It had a Tonerider pickup installed( i still have the old pickup, the seller said this had more punch) not sure if i should put the old one back on?. Installed CTS 250k pots with a orange drop Cleaned and conditioned the fretboard new nickel strings The trouble is the bass just isnt performing it still feels light and a budget feeling to the tone. Should i cut and run and sell it for what i can get?

On an impulse i recently took a chance on ebay with an Ibanez blazer bass, I new these were decent for the money, I did notice on the pics it had a jazz pickup aswell as a stock precision pickup. I hoped that it was just a rare model, now i have received the bass ,it turns out the jazz pickup has been added and its not the greatest of jobs. The additions are also a pickup selector(2 position) and a volume knob ? which in a way seems to put the pickups out of phase along with a tone. The Jazz pickup when selected is not as loud as the p pickup. You can find a sweet spot which nails a decent precision tone, but this wiring is a complete mess. not sure how much a luthier will charge to re work the wiring , i also hope i will not loose that sweet spot! Any thoughts