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Hey, I'm after another jazz neck. So if you don't go for this one from a BC member. Would you mind sending him my way? Cheers

That looks like a lovely grain. Thought id send a pic of my first jazz fretless build to wet your appetite for a clear lacquer. http://i45.tinypic.com/2yy1q11.jpg I think clear is the way forward. Also here is a link to something that helped me spray my body. He sells loads of colours and are extremely good quality,ive sprayed 3 guitars with them. http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/2011/08/05/finishing-an-ash-telecaster-in-butterscotch/ Will keep an eye on your progress.

I looked at coating my custom Jazz with epoxy but mines got an ebony board so as soon as i found out id loose that tone i was put off by the idea. I use the rotosound Jazz bass flatwounds and still get a jaco sound when i have the neck pickuo turned down. Its just not got as much bite but i quite like it, i also like how smooth they are on slides and how you can get that thumpy double bass tone. @BassBus - Out of interest what halfwounds do you use?

Yea, i've soldered the braided shield on each pickup. Think i need to wire the ground wire between each pot then connect to the output jack ground. The bridge is new, so, if the extra ground wires don't work will also try and sand off some of the paint for a better connection. Oh i put a cover on the pickup and think it looks nice, its just a plain one that goes over the top, and ive not soldered it on, it fits pretty snug and doesnt seem to be going anywhere. Thanks a lot, this has been bugging me for ages, ill post some pics of the completed guitar when its all put together.

It's all wired up and working, just need to figure out why I get an earth hum when I turn the volume pots down. The earth isn't soldered to the bridge but it's snug in the hole so is definitely connected. Not sure what else I can do....

Great, if I understand it correctly I just need to swap over the switch and pickup wires i trust the volume lugs. Thanks for the link, skip will try it when I get home.

I'm still undecided if I should cover the pickups. Ive ordered a set so will see how they look. They weren't too expensive so don't mind if I don't like them. Right, I have wired it all up and all seems fine. I have found out one if my pots is intimitent and will be silent in some positions but ok in others, tried some switch cleaner but i think its bust. The only thing is that I'm not sure if what is happening to mine is normal or I have something wrong with my wiring. Basically, Using the selector switch all seems fine, both work etc, but if I have the switch in the middle, both pickups work, but when I turn down either of the pots they both turn down. Is that normal, not sure if I've got my passive jazz bass system in my head. Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply. The other pickup does have 3 wires. There is a white and black one that look the same thickness etc and the other black looks slightly different which I'm assuming is the braided one. This has helped me loads and has given me what I need to be confident enough to wire it up. Thank you. will let you know how it goes. Also, as they look different, and sre a bit tired looking, I was thinking of covering them with pickup covers. What does this do to the sound?

Thanks for the reply guys. I have been told that these are not a set. So will these pickups work together or is it possibly worth replacing one of them so they match?

Thanks for th link. So see if I've got this right... Once I've got the red and green wires, and black and white wires wired together. The wire left on the bridge should be wired to a pot then on the other pickup, one is wired to a pot and the other is wired to earth. Does the bridge not need an earth? Would just like to say thanks for your patience. I've wired up a jazz bass no problem, but these humbuckers seem to be a bit confusing. Cheers.

Thanks for the reply. That's a great help. I think I'm going to invest in a multimeter and check to see which is which. I think I'll wire it up like you said and see how that goes. What's confused me I think is that I found this wiring diagram. http://www.dimarzio.com/sites/default/files/diagrams/2h2v2t_3waytoggleteleordpdt.pdf Does this look right? Oh, Just realised this answers the which pickup is which question. Also, How can you tape 2 wires together but then Los solder them to a terminal? Thanks again.

Ive starting putting this SG back together; Like an idiot i took out the pickups out and didn't take note of which pickup was which, one pickup has more wires than the other. I could do with some help identifying which is which by the pic below. They are a set of Dimarzio Super Distortion Pickups, look quite old to me Also, I assume the 2 black and white wires on each are the normal pickup wires? One has a red and green wire taped together. Not sure what the others are though? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated...thanks in advance.

Hello, I am starting my second project. [i](the first was a fretless Jazz if you're interested) [/i][url="http://i45.tinypic.com/2yy1q11.jpg"]http://i45.tinypic.com/2yy1q11.jpg[/url] The second/current one is an SG that I got from ebay. A guitar tech i know seems to think it could be a 70's Japanese copy or something. Any way, i have had the body air-sprayed with my family crest, will eventually have all black hardware. Like an idiot i took out the pickups out and didn't take note of which pickup was which, one pickup has more wires than the other. I could do with some help identifying which is which by the pic below. They are a set of Dimarzio Super Distortion Pickups, look quite old to me.... Also, I assume the 2 black and white wires on each are the normal pickup wires? Not sure what the others are though? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated...thanks in advance.

As i was reading that i was hoping you weren't just leaving me with 18SWG....haha. Thank you.

This thread has been really helpful. I'm just about to start some electric's for a Jazz Bass I'm building. Got the soldering iron etc, is there a particular thickness of solder that works best? Cheers.

Hello all, I recently blew the driver in my Hartke cabinet, must have been running it too hard, didn't really like the sound of it any way....so basically I'm looking for replacement. Probably looking for something like an 8 ohm, 400-500 watts or something. I first looked at the Celestion BN15-400S, but I've also heard good things about a couple of Eminence drivers, mainly the Kappa 15-A and the Beta 15A. I like a good clear punchy sound and would also like as much clarity as i can get from a 15 which is why i quite liked the look of the Eminence Beta 15. I'm not sure what way i should go? Anyone got any experience with these drivers or know of some good alternatives ? Cheers Adam.

I definitely will.