Just the one pup.

[Jase]

Ello,

Does anybody here just use the bridge pup on there Jazz at all times, or has any body just not bothered to wire up the neck pup?

I just don't use the neck pup at all EVER, at gigs I just turn it right down these days....I used to have just a slight suggestion of it but nothing worth talking about.

So what I'd like to find out is....can I just leave it unconnected, take it out, take the pot out and put a rubber bung in it?????

Ta Jase,

[Protium]

You should be able to do that as long as its standard parallel wiring.

[David Nimrod]

I was thinking of making a custom Jazz a while back... never got around to it though.


It'd have just one bridge p/up, a scratchplate without the pickup cutout and a control plate with just the two knobs, and the ashtray fitted over the bridge.

[David Nimrod]

But where would you rest your thumb..?

[Jase]

[quote name='David Nimrod' post='278764' date='Sep 6 2008, 06:07 PM']I was thinking of making a custom Jazz a while back... never got around to it though.


It'd have just one bridge p/up, a scratchplate without the pickup cutout and a control plate with just the two knobs, and the ashtray fitted over the bridge.[/quote]

That's the ticket, exactly what I want to do!!

[Jase]

So what about removal of the tone pot....what would the bridge pick up sound like with out one?

[BigRedX]

Should sound the same as with no treble cut, maybe a little brighter.

[Jase]

Thanks bigred.

[ahpook]

odd...i never use the bridge pickup on mine.

[Cernael]

A slight kind of suggestion;

Why not keep the neck p'up, but modify it so it doesn't sense the strings, and just acts as a hum-cancelling dummy?

*thinks*

Would removing the magnet(s) from it have that effect?


If your bridge p'up is hum-cancelling in and of itself, just ignore me, naturally.

[ahpook]

[quote name='Cernael' post='278855' date='Sep 6 2008, 10:09 PM']A slight kind of suggestion;

Why not keep the neck p'up, but modify it so it doesn't sense the strings, and just acts as a hum-cancelling dummy?[/quote]


/scratches beard/

reckon you could certainly rig something up

[Jase]

[quote name='Cernael' post='278855' date='Sep 6 2008, 09:09 PM']A slight kind of suggestion;

Why not keep the neck p'up, but modify it so it doesn't sense the strings, and just acts as a hum-cancelling dummy?

*thinks*

Would removing the magnet(s) from it have that effect?


If your bridge p'up is hum-cancelling in and of itself, just ignore me, naturally.[/quote]

Naturally.

[Jase]

[quote name='ahpook' post='278834' date='Sep 6 2008, 08:46 PM']odd...i never use the bridge pickup on mine.[/quote]

Take it out

[King Tut]

I seem to remember reading an article about Trevor Bolder - who played bass with Bowie and was one of the 'Spiders'. He played an old P with a J pickup added - but only played the J pickup - the P pickup didn't work. I play a lot with just the bridge pickup - but i still like to use the neck for a more deep and rounded tone - but it's obviously your call - if that's the only tone you need - go for it!

Edited September 7, 2008 by King Tut

[matt_citizenbass]

i do exactly this-

i have just a bridge pickup, straight to the jack.

actually, i have a killswitch in between it.

as shown here:

[Jase]

[quote name='matt_citizenbass' post='278936' date='Sep 7 2008, 01:27 AM']i do exactly this-

i have just a bridge pickup, straight to the jack.

actually, i have a killswitch in between it.

as shown here:

[/quote]


DAMN...you beat me too it That's what I was going to do!!!