low out-put.. P bass

[Highfox]

Hi.
I seem to be getting very low output from one of my Fender P basses and it's now started to bother me, I think I might be missing out on a bit of tone.
The bass dates from 1970. I haven't had it to bits yet but guess the pickups are original.
Any tips on what to do? been thinking of getting the pickups rewound maybe by Bare Knuckle, do you think it might be a good idea to get the pots changed at the same time? They seem to open and close ok with no scratching.
It's a gigging bass ...
Cheers.

Edited June 3, 2014 by Highfox

[HowieBass]

I'd start by checking the jack socket, looking for any obvious signs of oxidation where there should be metal to metal contact, probably a good idea to spray switch cleaner into the pots just to make sure it isn't those; effectively work your way through the signal chain starting from least expensive components to the most expensive (jack socket, wiring, tone cap, tone and volume pot and finally the pickup).

[Thunderbird]

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1401836883' post='2467465']
I'd start by checking the jack socket, looking for any obvious signs of oxidation where there should be metal to metal contact, probably a good idea to spray switch cleaner into the pots just to make sure it isn't those; effectively work your way through the signal chain starting from least expensive components to the most expensive (jack socket, wiring, tone cap, tone and volume pot and finally the pickup).
[/quote] +1 I would also try adjusting the pick up height and sticking on some nice new fresh strings

[Highfox]

Thanks for the tips, I'll try all that, it's setup with flats atm less than a year old and they still seem to have a bit of zing to them to my ear.

[Grangur]

If the setup of this bass is about the same as your others, try connecting the pup direct to the ouput jack and see if that cures it.