P Bass Pickups

[Vasquez Rich]

Hi Guys,

I have a nice Jap Fender P Bass to repair/clean/set up for a friend. He suggests that the pickups might not be working right. Apart from the obvious (playing it) is there a test that I can do to see if they are OK. Resistance? Anything would help as I don't want to replace them if it's just a height/set up issue.

Richard

[Hamster]

There's a sort of fault-finding guide here that might be of some use. It's for guitars, but the principle is the same.

[url="http://www.guitarnuts.com/technical/electrical/trouble/strat.php"]http://www.guitarnuts.com/technical/electr...ouble/strat.php[/url]

Edited October 3, 2008 by Hamster

[Vasquez Rich]

Tested them and they show 4.7kohm so I guess they are OK.

Thanks,

Richard

[The Burpster]

[i]'Might not be working right'[/i] is not a very precise description to work from..... could your mate be more specific? That would help you and us to sort it if indeed there is a problem

[Vasquez Rich]

Err.. yes.

I took them off, undid all the wiring as it ddn't look right compared to a diagram I got from the Fender forum site (I think)... anyway, I redid it the way on that diagram. Put it all back together for a test and the pickups work fine, vol & tone work fine, jack works fine... I can't really see what the problem was unless it was an issue of the wiring not being correct.

Richard

[BOD2]

Might just have been a dodgy lead, or a dirty jack socket - either of these would cause intermittent problems.

Also, cleaning the pots with Servisol should sort out any crackles and pops.

[Buzz]

Isn't 4.7kohm a bit low for a p-pup on a fender? I thought it was around 8ish.

[Vasquez Rich]

[quote name='Buzz' post='300757' date='Oct 6 2008, 07:42 PM']Isn't 4.7kohm a bit low for a p-pup on a fender? I thought it was around 8ish.[/quote]

Err... might have been 7.4... will go test them again.

Richard