Bartolini help request!

[uk_lefty]

I purchased some bartolini pickups as an upgrade to my MIM fender jazz... Problem is the wiring diagram doesn't really help much. The barts have two wires coming out, one copper coloured with a clear plastic wrap, one just bear silver wire... So the question is, which goes where when soldering on to the pots? The original pickups have one yellow wire going on to the side of the pot (near te capacitor?) and a black wire soldered to the bottom of the pot... I don't want to solder my new barts in the wrong place but could really do with some help!
Apologies if this is a dumb question but electronics really aren't my thing

[neepheid]

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I purchased some bartolini pickups as an upgrade to my MIM fender jazz... Problem is the wiring diagram doesn't really help much. The barts have two wires coming out, one copper coloured with a clear plastic wrap, one just bear silver wire... So the question is, which goes where when soldering on to the pots? The original pickups have one yellow wire going on to the side of the pot (near te capacitor?) and a black wire soldered to the bottom of the pot... I don't want to solder my new barts in the wrong place but could really do with some help!
Apologies if this is a dumb question but electronics really aren't my thing
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It doesn't really matter although I would guess that the bare one is the ground/earth. Pick a way and wire both the same way. If the bass sounds wimpy with both pickups turned up but fine if they're soloed, then they're out of phase and you should swap one of the pickup's wiring round the other way.

Edited May 18, 2014 by neepheid

[uk_lefty]

Thanks for the reply! Got the neck pickup in no problems, tested and all good... But the ridge pickup is about a mm to wide for the slot, going to need some very careful work to widen the gap. I think I just have an MIM from an era where everything was awkward!