Jazzjames Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Hello eveeyone, So I bought a new Aguilar AG 5P-60CL p bass pickup for my mike lull PJ5 (passive) and it sounds great! However... It interacts in an odd way with the existing jazz pickup in the bridge position, which I didn't change out. Both pickups sound great when soloed, but together, the bass goes quiet and thin sounding. Is it an impedance mismatch? Is it anything to worry about? I may just leave it as is. This experiment seems to have made the J pickup sound better. Is this possible?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Sounds like the pickups are out of phase. Reversing the hot and cold wires on the new P pickup should fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 What ikay said. It may however also be there is some interference going on between P and J, a common proximity related issue when a P is in original position and J is in '60s position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzjames Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 The problem was indeed the pickups were out of phase. However, I recorded a line with the bass (P pup only) in the out of phase wiring config, then again having flipped the wires, and I prefer the out of phase configuration. Please note I had the J pickup rolled entirely off, but the P soloed had a slightly warmer sound with this way of wiring it up. Why, I have no idea. With both pickups on, it obviously sounds terrible, but I only ever use the P pup anyhow, so why not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Try flipping the phase on the J pup then? (As well as putting the P back how you like it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzjames Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 I tried flipping the wires on the J pickup but I still prefer it how it was, even though you can't use them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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