barryman Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Hope someone can help !! I have a bass that has an old, broken split coil pickup. It's knackered. Replacing that is probably not a problem for me. What I want to do is to replace this pup and also add a [u]second[/u] pickup. As a newbie I need to know: 1. Can I simply join up with the existing pickup wires and run both pickups off the single volume and single tone knobs currently on the bass. 2. Any tips, links etc to guidance on routing out for a 2nd pickup. I've never had a go at this. BTW, it's a cheap bass, not a 65 Fender Jazz or anything similar, so I'm not going to worry too much about things turning out 90% instead of 100% !! ANy advice appreciated. barrym999 (at) yahoo.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Is it possible? Yes. Is it practical/advisable? No. Generally you need to have a separate volume for each or a blend pot. There are various different wiring schematics readily on the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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