skej21 Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I need pointing in the right direction please! I've spent the last two nights looking through different parts of "repairs and technical issues" looking for information about removing pickups from one bass and putting them into another bass, but can't find it. Also, some advice about what to look out for (or not to do it at all?!) would be nice, having never done this thanks to an enormous reliance on a friend who was very good with electronic stuff (who I've now moved away from!). Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 It's hard to tell exactly what you want info on here but from what you've said so far, it not a good idea to mix different brands of pickup in the same bass (it's down to their resistance not being equal and one overpowering the other). Generally they follow standard dimensions so swapping out is a relatively easy process - the occasional bit of pickguard might need trimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Apologies, I will explain myself properly this time, instead of rambling like an idiot. I want to take the pickups out of one bass body and put them into a second (empty) bass body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 when I first began mucking about with pickups etc I firstly began by taking some pictures of the wiring in situ. that way, if I made a balls up, I could bring them up on screen on the computer and see exactly what they looked like when they worked. Of course, you could just view the relevant diagram on somewhere like the Seymour duncan website but I didn't stumble across that until much later. one thing to remember, if they're normal passive pickups, remember to connect the ground wire from the bridge one other important thing to note is make sure the pickups will fit into the bass you're transferring to precision pickups are much of a muchness but some Jazzes use 2 neck pickups and other a narrower neck one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 In terms of wiring, just sketch it before you de-solder anything, so all you have to do is refer to your diagram to put it all back together properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 This site has helped me a lot [url="http://www.guitarelectronics.com/"]http://www.guitarelectronics.com/[/url] Normal stuff, plus plenty of mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Thanks for the advice and resources people. I'll let you know how it goes (or doesn't...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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