Is a pickup selector necessary?

[Rexel Matador]

Hi,

I'm thinking about wiring a bass with two humbuckers, with a volume for each and a master tone. So pretty much like a standard Jazz, except with humbuckers.

Every wiring diagram I see for two humbuckers, though, seems to include a pickup selector even if they have independent volume controls. I was just wondering if I'm missing something and not having a selector will cause some kind of issue that I haven't thought of.

[EliasMooseblaster]

The selector really isn't necessary; the only issue I can envision is if you one day find yourself wanting to switch quickly between pickups mid-song!

Surprised you can't get hold of a wiring diagram for something like a Gibson Thunderbird - those are typically two HBs with a V/V/T control setup.

[Rexel Matador]

10 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said:

The selector really isn't necessary; the only issue I can envision is if you one day find yourself wanting to switch quickly between pickups mid-song!

Surprised you can't get hold of a wiring diagram for something like a Gibson Thunderbird - those are typically two HBs with a V/V/T control setup.

Thanks, as long as it's not technically necessary, it's all good - that's what I needed to know.

I'll have a look for a Thunderbird diagram, thanks - I hadn't thought of that!

[Rexel Matador]

I now see that SD has a wiring diagram for two Jazz stacks, which pretty much fits the bill 👍