Jazz Bass Wiring

[Jathan]

Hi all,

I am going to be wiring a jazz bass pretty soon but it will be the first time I have ever tried anything like this. I have all the pots etc and will be using either Fender SCN or Vint Noiseless pickups.

I wondered though if anyone has any really good pics of exactly how a US jazz bass is wired? I have the wiring diagrams but as I havent done it before, I think it would really help to see a good picture of the actual wiring on a guitar.

I have searched on the net and had some luck with pics but even these are not very clear and so I thought I would ask here just in case!

Thanks.

[Metalmoore]

Diagrams will be the best aid for you i reckon. Sometimes the actual wiring can look messy as hell and can sometimes confuse you more... Good luck with it though, i will be doing some wiring tonight on my OLP.

[icastle]

[quote name='Jathan' post='1058740' date='Dec 14 2010, 05:16 PM']Hi all,

I am going to be wiring a jazz bass pretty soon but it will be the first time I have ever tried anything like this. I have all the pots etc and will be using either Fender SCN or Vint Noiseless pickups.

I wondered though if anyone has any really good pics of exactly how a US jazz bass is wired? I have the wiring diagrams but as I havent done it before, I think it would really help to see a good picture of the actual wiring on a guitar.

I have searched on the net and had some luck with pics but even these are not very clear and so I thought I would ask here just in case!

Thanks.[/quote]

This is probably about as clear as you can hope for...

[url="http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=std_jazz_bass"]http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wirin...c=std_jazz_bass[/url]

[Circle_of_Fifths]

Consider whether you are going to float the ground on the TONE pot and the Bridge p'up before you do any wiring.

If you co-ground all the pots and both p'ups, you can have a loss of volume when both p'ups are hot and the TONE knob is anywhere but to either end of it's travel.

[Jathan]

Thanks all, much appreciated. I will bear it all in mind when I try this over Christmas.

Thanks.

[Happy Jack]

Jazz bass wiring ... and much, much more.

[url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/169606-1960-jazzbass-build.html"]http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot...bass-build.html[/url]

[gjones]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1059343' date='Dec 15 2010, 10:04 AM']Jazz bass wiring ... and much, much more.

[url="http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/169606-1960-jazzbass-build.html"]http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot...bass-build.html[/url][/quote]

Wow, that was an interesting read. A Jazz Bass made from scratch - very impressive. I wonder how much one of his Basses goes for?