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How to Pick a Pickup.pdf
The Tone Wizard and Tone Comparison Chart
Seymour Duncan User Group Forums
Installing Active Basslines Pickups
Potentiometer Values
Scratchy Pots - test your potentiometers - replace or just clean?
Spin-a-Split - DIY Humbucker splitting for your own signature sounds.
Glossary

Diagrams .jpg & .pdf
Note: If you're going to save them, the .jpg image is a much smaller file size.
If, for some odd reason, these files are not available, I have the .jpg's saved.

Jazz Bass - Standard
Jazz Bass - Active
Jazz Bass - Blend
Jazz Bass - Stacks
Jazz Bass - Split/Parallel

P Bass - Standard
P Bass - Single Coil
P Bass - Active

PJ Bass - Standard
PJ Bass - Active
PJ Bass - Blend
Soapbar - Active
Soapbar - Passive

Music Man Replacement
Music Man and P Bass
Music Man - Passive, 1 Vol, 1 Tone
Music Man - Passive, 2 Vol, 1 Tone

Two-Band Tone Circuit
Three-Band Tone Circuit
Three-Band with 2 Volumes

Rickenbacker Replacement - Rickenbucker



Rothstein Diagrams & Prewired Bass Assemblies

Jazz Bass - Standard
2 Volume with 1 Master Tone.

Jazz Bass - Series/Parallel
2 Volume with 1 Master Tone.
Push-pull pot for series connection
to sound more like a P-bass.


Jazz Bass - Blend Mod
1 Master Volume, 1 Master Tone,
and 1 Balance Control. Simple mod for a Jazz Bass, or any 2 pickup bass with
3 controls.


Precision Bass - Standard
1 Master Volume with 1 Master Tone.

Precision Bass - Series/Parallel
For a 4-Conductor DiMarzio P Pickup
1 Master Volume with 1 Master Tone, plus Series/Parallel Switch



Fender - Wiring Diagrams and Switching/Control Diagrams

Note: Fender has rearranged their website and I've decided not to update this section as they'll probably change it again next year, so go here for complete bass guitar service diagrams.



Brice Wiring Diagrams for HXB Bass and Z Bass
HXB Wiring Diagram
Active pickups with active/passive pull tap, bass, treble, balance and volume controls.

Z Bass Wiring Diagram
Active pre-amp system with push pull active/passive volume, bass, treble and balance controls.



DeArmond Bass Wiring Diagrams
Jet Star   • Pilot Deluxe   • Pilot Plus   • Pilot Pro   • Starfire


Yamaha Bass Wiring Diagrams
Yamaha BB1000MA Wiring Diagram


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Articles and Information

Wiring Diagram - Wikipedia
A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes, and the power and signal connections between the devices . . . more.

Circuit Diagram - Wikipedia
A circuit diagram (also known as an electrical diagram, elementary diagram, or electronic schematic) is a simplified conventional graphical representation of an electrical circuit . . . more.

Electronic Symbols - Wikipedia
An electronic symbol is a pictogram used to represent various electrical and electronic devices in a schematic diagram of an electrical or electronic circuit . . . more.

Circuit Schematic Symbols - ThinkQuest Library
The schematics symbols for most major electrical components can be found in this table. However, each component may have numerous possible representations.


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