mentalextra Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Just been watching a Tony Franklin video showin his p bass special. He fitted a "strat type" toggle switch for pup switching. Has anyone fitted one to a passive jazz and would it be worth it? Sound like a good idea, and quicking than turning the pups up and down. Or am I missing something obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I've got a 3 position L/P type on mine, works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalextra Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 [quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1353518043' post='1875543'] I've got a 3 position L/P type on mine, works great. [/quote] How did you wire it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 [quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1353518697' post='1875550'] How did you wire it? [/quote] my guess is one pup to one side, the other to the other and the centre into the volume! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1353520786' post='1875584'] my guess is one pup to one side, the other to the other and the centre into the volume! [/quote] Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 If it's wired conventionally, being a two-pickup instrument, it would be wired more like a Tele than a Strat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 What they said. One p/u to each side then it's either p/u or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I have a 5 position rotary on my main Jazz (in place of the second vol. control) the 'in-between' positions have a pre-set variable resistor in to turn down one of the pickups. After setting the blends where I want them, now I can recall the sound exactly every time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 According to the Fender web site the switch on the Tony Franklin bass is just a 3-position giving each pickup on its own and both together in the centre position.. I have a bass with 2 J-type pickups and 4-way rotary switch to give each pickup on its own and both pickups together wired either in parallel or series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1353595040' post='1876396'] I have a bass with 2 J-type pickups and 4-way rotary switch to give each pickup on its own and both pickups together wired either in parallel or series. [/quote] That's quite a nice idea, as long as you don't want to blend the pick-ups. Hopefully the series setting is buffered in some way to stop the output being too much higher than the parallel or single coil settings.(The EBMM Ray 5 has this, as well as a phantom coil to suppress hum in single coil mode) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1353593866' post='1876389'] I have a 5 position rotary on my main Jazz (in place of the second vol. control) the 'in-between' positions have a pre-set variable resistor in to turn down one of the pickups. After setting the blends where I want them, now I can recall the sound exactly every time![/quote] I like that idea! I did the same thing on the neck pickup of a couple of guitars to get them to balance with a master volume, and Rickenbacker guitars have the famous 5th knob for the same thing as well. Good show! [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1353595040' post='1876396'] According to the Fender web site the switch on the Tony Franklin bass is just a 3-position giving each pickup on its own and both together in the centre position.[/quote] As I suspected: Tele wiring. Edited November 22, 2012 by iiipopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 [quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1353601760' post='1876483'] I like that idea! I did the same thing on the neck pickup of a couple of guitars to get them to balance with a master volume, and Rickenbacker guitars have the famous 5th knob for the same thing as well. Good show! [/quote] Yes it works very well on a gig, no messing about plucking notes to check I've got the balance right, just click and go I also have an S-1 switch on the volume control that puts both pickups in series, just in case I need that extra boost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 When I had a Tony Franklin Precision, the one thing about it I would have liked to have changed was get rid of the switch and replace it with VVT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1353603319' post='1876514'] When I had a Tony Franklin Precision, the one thing about it I would have liked to have changed was get rid of the switch and replace it with VVT. [/quote] haha I guess its horses for courses, or in this case decisions for Precisions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1353675432' post='1877251'] haha I guess its horses for courses, or in this case decisions for Precisions [/quote] Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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