The Last Bass Outpost

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I never leave home with out it. Tighten pots without removing knobs, or pry up knobs with a matchbook against the guitar's finish. They make fancier screw extractor tools, but this guy works well.

I have settled on my circuit similar to the ripper, but I need some help finding the best componants.

I am going to use a new switch in the "varitone position" as a pickup select, 1. both in series, 2. neck, 3. both parallel, 4. bridge. Going to  1 volume, I am going to replace the tone knobs with a varitone from certain bass, and a blend knob for the varitone. I may move the output jack to the front or add regular treble roll off.

The cavity really needs sheilding, so I am going to gut it for safe keeping and start from scratch. I know in my searches I came across a member who supplies really great replacement switches and cover plates.  I would like a 6 pole plate for the new varitone, and a plain black switch plate as a reinforcement washer for the jack on the face plate (if I do go through with it. A band mate had a mishap with his jack on a non reverse firebird....)

I am looking at ways to re-wire my eb-3, but keep all the mojo in there. Has anyone made a lespaul studio style varitone for bass? I am thinking something like a ripper bass with one volume. I am thinking about replacing a volume with a pickup selector switch, and use varitone for sound options.
I am looking for circuits to help me use the stock coil and some caps to do something useful!

Ethical question: Should I leave stock wiring alone and pull out the guts for safe keeping and start from scratch? Its a 70 eb-3l slot head with a once broke neck.

Hey guys, new here and I was digging up some threads, because I am a proud new owner of a 70 Eb-3L. This is my first factory bass in a while, because I am a tinkerer. I have quickly discovered the same situation you guys are talking about.
I have a third variation that I did before I looked you guys up. I took out the cap and resistor, then hooked up the coil directly to the position 4 of that pole. It kinda tightens up some lower mids compared to position 1. I find it useful enough to leave it.

My bridge pickup is so much hotter than the neck in position 3. Has anyone found a way to ballance that other than using the volume knobs, since that opens its own can of worms.

Before doing that I had also replaced the 220k to a 220 ohm because I found a schematic that had a .220k, just for giggles. I liked it better, than stock, but that cap had to go. You guys seem like a good group, glad to stumble on this site.