Little Dragon Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I have a OLP Musicman and was wondering whether anyone knows if the MM style (passive) pickup is wired in series, like a Sterling or in parallel like a Stingray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Polymath Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 How many volume controls does it have? The early-model OLP MM2 I used to play in the early 2000s had a pair of volume controls – one for each coil of the pickup – and a tone. With that arrangement they have to be in parallel, like a jazz bass. If they were in series one volume would control both coils. That said, ths original wiring was a bit bizarre (just a way to get a musicman-style trio of knobs on a single pickup bass without paying for an active eq), so i wouldn't be surprised if they changed it after 2002. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Polymath Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Are you thinking of tinkering with it? I endlessly buggered about with mine when I was a teenager – replacing the pickup, adding another at the neck, routing out the control cavity for a preamp, etc. Honestly not sure if it sounded any better after all that though, those MM2 basses have a quite punchy sound even completely stock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 Was more curiosity , I take it to gigs as a spare put flats on but not touched the electrics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommorichards Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 If it's a passive model, each coil goes to a separate volume pot. Otherwise, I'd go parallel into an active preamp or series with no preamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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