Series/parallel switch on a Jazz Bass

[ilan]

I've just installed this on my 75/77 and it's awesome. It's that mini switch between the tone knob and the jack (some prefer push/pull tone).

I've always used the neck pickup only on J's, hated that J+J tone. Now with the switch on series it's a great useable sound. Both full on, fat tone, significant boost, and as a bonus, in series the neck volume turns into a master volume.

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[gearHed289]

Nice setup. I wouldn't mind trying that if I still had a Jazz Bass.

[Rob]

What a great idea!

[ilan]

If I understand it correctly, series mode wires the two single coils as one humbucker, which explains the volume boost and fatter tone.

[amptech]

Series wired singlecoils are serieusly underrated!

[ilan]

Should I try it on a Ric?

[exiledarchangel]

That would be interesting, I don't know anyone done that. Ric pickup pairs are rw/rp, right?

[Rob]

That would be interesting, I don't know anyone done that. Ric pickup pairs are rw/rp, right?

If you just use jumper cables to test it won't be a tough mod.

[exiledarchangel]

No, it is not, but if the pickups are not rw/rp then in series mode instead of no noise you will have double noise.

[Rob]

No, it is not, but if the pickups are not rw/rp then in series mode instead of no noise you will have double noise.

Gotcha!

[Alanko]

It could be rewired so that both volumes set the pickups in series. I think the Bicentennial T-birds were wired like this?

[doombass]

It could be rewired so that both volumes set the pickups in series. I think the Bicentennial T-birds were wired like this?

Correct.