EMG jazz Pickups low volume

[Fitzy73]

i have a mates jazz bitsa bass i am borrowing for awhile, its has emg jazz pickups , its has a slight issue with the neck pickup , i cant volume from the E and A strings , the D and G are fine . i changed battery , adjusted pickup heights , used switch cleaner ,new strings , check the wiring for loose connection or dry solder , but everything seems fine . i am think its a problem with the volume pot ???? and help would be great

[rhythmbug]

How old is the pickup and how long has it been in the bass? Older model EMGs had different magnets so if there is a mix of old design and new pickups, that would be the problem. Take the old pickup out and put in a newer one.

[Ghost_Bass]

The pickup is probably dead. I had that thing happen to a friend's bass that was on my table a while ago. It was a Yamaha RBX800A with the bridge (J pickup) dead, if i connected both pickups the bass would be silent, individualy the P was fine and the J only had a very faint sound on the D and G strings. Had to replace it eventually, that pickup was dead, unfortunatly there weren't any replacement from Yammy (too old model) so it got a EMG instead. I still think that the original pickup sounded better and with more punch.