What we now call the "Jazz Bass Neck" with a 1 1/2 inch wide nut was simply one nut width option during the "golden age" of Fender. I have an Eko PJ bass, and the strap is by fender. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with a Fender P-bass. Using a tuner, bring the string up to pitch. My dream would be to find something with a maple neck, PJ configuration, and either used or new for under $200. I saw many mentions of Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders. I’ve spent 20 years playing Hofners and the neck is much different. It’s only $150 more to add a bridge J pickup to the P bass. Feb 17, 2008 Da Shaw. Join. The bass has Lindy Fralin PJ pickups 5 strings , the white wire of both pickups are soldered to the center lug or wiper of its respective volume pot (this bass has 2 volume) and the black wires goes to ground obviously, and when i use both pickups, i get an out of phase sound, but when i solo each pickup, they sound normal and full. Cut little nubs and put it around the screw. If you use PJ parallel as your main tone, PJ series is a nice boost. Sure, but that’s not really what OP was asking. The additional high end sparkle from the bridge pickup is useful sometimes. 2. Quote. the other. A passive P has two knobs, there's nothing to fuck up about the sound, it just works. It's a total waste of money. A lot more possibilities than the single. So I’ve been thinking to get rid of Precision and Jazz, and get one really nice PJ bass. The split pu's on a P bass hum-cancel each other. normally a cap 0. Pros: Sometimes you can raise bridge pickup volume to add variation,. I love my custom Squire P bass with 1/4# pups. Perhaps the pots are mismatched, or it's an expected behavior on passive basses. I'll look into Bartolini. Active preamp. This would work, and might be the best solution; but another way to help would be to replace the stock volume pots (which are probably 250k) with 500k pots. The only way you can avoid this kind of behavior is with a more advanced kind of switch. I did resolder several times due to my ignorance. A good J just seems more versatile because the P absolutely cannot do the Jaco bridge thing. It's just a killer bass. This P Bass® features several player-friendly refinements such as a thin and lightweight body, a slim and comfortable "C"-shaped neck profile and vintage-style open. Step 1 – Removing the pickguard. Both sound fantastic, and have excellent playability. You are talking about PJ basses. There's so many options. I have used my deluxe PJ bass religiously and I love it. 1. This configuration allows you to have the two very different voices in one instrument. They all sound like P basses. I’m finally planning on adding an American made bass to the mix and was toying around in Fenders mod shop. My custom fanned-fret P-style bass has narrowed bridge string spacing, so I put a Rickenbacker humbucker in the P-position and a Dimarzio UltraJazz in the J-bridge position. Jason newsted famously played Jazz basses, or PJ Basses. The PJ bass will give you a solid P tone as well as something in the ball park of that nasal bridge pickup sound that that Jaco is known for. That is the pairing I put in every PJ bass now. You can buy a matched set of emg's or duncan's (or many others) that are active and silent. When you mix a split coil with a single coil, the single coil introduces hum. Tags: fender; fender mustang pj; mustang; pj; pj bass;. operation unless you: a. Shrewsbury, Mass/Pueblo Libre, Lima, Perú. I've played several P-J's and with it rolled toward the neck pup they sound very p-bass-ish. I have a Squier Affinity, and used a black 3-ply Fender pickguard to replace the white one. PJ electronics remedy this, somewhat. On the other hand, you can make a jazz bass sound like a P, but it will never %100 give the feeling a P bass. I really considered making it passive, as I am a sucker for passsive P tone and I use the P mostly on this bass. I have a used Ibanez TR200 bass from the mid 1990s on order which has PJ pickups, and the bass is active. On your bass as is it might take more than simply adding a switch to get the passive sounds you want as you would not have any tone control. Agreed, squier affinity line is a little hit and miss for the quality control. It would pretty straight forward; order the parts for a j bass with some custom neck…You can always turn that pickup all the way down if you just need a straight P sound. com) Its a lovely bass to play, Alder body with sea foam green, hi mass bridge,. Rounder, fuller tone than a JBass. I'll bite. After the 4th time rewiring this Bass and closely following the wiring; the neck pickup goes up to approximately 9 but when. I will be giving updates and pictures through the process. Dec 22, 2010. , MD. I already have nice pickups to swap out, I just need something affordable to put them in. It is the same build as the new fender off set series, just a special run colour. I also happen to have a PJ set of EMG pickups I can scavenge from her current Ibanez Mikro. If you want to get a J bass, but do not want to deal with the hum of its single-coil pickups, you could also put a humbucker in it. Please let me know your experiences. In those days it did make the bass stand out a little more on those 4 inch TV speakers! Ha! For laughs you can hear it on the Rockford Files, Magnum P. However, if you intend to modify an existing P-Bass, let’s get a few things. Like, the P-bass and J-bass debacle, a PJ has its own unique sound as well. I don't use it much, but it really does a lot more useful tones for bass. 625" and 1. I had tried a few in stores before I bought mine and all of them were great. If you're looking for a P-J configuration, you might. I have an Eko PJ bass, and the strap is by fender. I’ve been looking around online desperately trying to find good sources (wiring diagrams, how to, etc) but I can’t. Originally posted by 82Daion. DiabolusInMusic likes this. A quick look on the Fender website (which also lists the Squier models), shows that every new P-Bass they sell with P-J configuration has a P-Bass neck (1. Sure, but that’s not really what OP was asking. To make matters worse, the P is not only in a different location than a neck J, it's in TWO different locations. Has anyone put flat wounds on a new Mustang PJ and if so, what kind worked? Also, I asked Fender what kind of round wounds were on my bass when new. It can be wired up with another J pickup that is wound and wired in reverse, and together they become humbucking. My bass is modded not entirely like this but in the ballpark. The mustang is still in my rotation of basses I use. And then you are left with a nice pair of pickups with nothing to put them in. calgary. I play 5 string and I own a p bass v and a ultra Jazz 5. Log in. 1 0. Yes you can get a indistinguishable P and bridge J tone from a PJ. The bass is noticeably more responsive and articulate now. The P-pickup sounds overly bright with the tone pot all the way up or down. Endorsing Artist for: Duncan Pickups; Line6, Hipshot, GHS Strings, Somnium Guitars. Apr 21, 2014 #4. I get it. Dec 21, 2018. EMG joined hands with the iconic bassist “Geezer” Butler (lead guitarist of the heavy metal band ‘Black Sabbath’) to create the exclusive GZR-P and GZR-PJ bass pickup sets. For context, my downstream gear right now is an Agilar TLC compressor, Aguilar Tone Hammer, Phil Jones Bighead amplifier, and good over-the-ear headphones. I haven't done it yet, but from what I understand, if you put a matched set of PJ pickups on, it will fix the imbalanced output issue. Plugged the bass in, yeah, it was a little brighter, loved the sound, so did Mike, and that was that. California. Hi everyone. User name / Email. HI to all i have a PJ bass /and lost on how to wire a missing broken switch /it has 1 vol/ then the bypass switch then i think a pot what blends both pickups then a treble pot/ the bass i think is a early yamaha / put some photos on/ they are mini pots/ and don't know what the switch did i don't mind just having 2 vol pots/ and a balance pot and the treble but don't know how to wire this setup. Close to Los Angeles, CA. 047U cap. I'm sure people have said here that you can't solo the P on a P/J to get a P-bass tone because the magnetic presence of the J. Here are some of the main knobs you can find on a bass, and what they do. Jun 9, 2017. I have a Fender Squier Affinity PJ bass, and I love it. Appears to have separate volume pots for each pair of pickups, and one master tone pot. Here’s a quick way to tell if this is happening to you: play the Low E string at a high fret (15th fret is a good one to start at). I have the VM precision [PJ] in the LPB finish with GHS flats . Tone-wise, PJ bass is technically a P bass. I waited to see if anybody would mention this, but nobody seems to have mentioned it, so I will. May 1, 2017. This is also a very extreme effect. I just picked up this SX PJ locally, I think it's 2008 (older style headstock) I am a sucker for inexpensive basses as mod platforms and had my eye out for a PJ. ago. Close to Los Angeles, CA. #19. I've not found a series/parallel on a single P pickup to be much better. Lot of great pickups out there, but I've not heard anything quite like the Geezers. Pastilla de bobina simple dividida P Bass de estilo vintage (mástil) Controles: Volumen master y tono master. And I’m fully aware of the difference a quality pre amp can make - I’ve just installed a bespoke East Preamp in my Precision. My now main bass is an active P/J5 (Aguilar OBP series) that I bought with the Pre in it. both PU's are well balanced in output if a P PU. Hey, I've got a Mexican pj bass with fender noisless pickups in it. In series the blend knob does nothing. Dimarzio makes a J pickup that is actually split coils. P-basses with J necks and high-grade pickups, like the SB-2. Jan 4, 2008. When I look for affordable good sounding precision basses, the best ones are precisions and not PJ basses. I know the body is slightly different but I can't feel that, I have both P and J basses. larrysb. To put it plain and simple, if you use a second volume or a blend, the P bass tone will change. Adding another single coil jazz pu allows it to hum away nicely on it's own. Look for 1/4 1/8id . We play hard rock and the stock pickup was ok but sometimes it was a little too dull and thumpy; I want to get a little more edge and bite. I'm a huge Fender guy, so please take my advice when I tell you not to get the Affinity PJ. Absolutely useless. Author. 1. lol! I would definitely try it and see if you'd like it before buying it, especially if it means giving up the P. J by itself was pretty worthless on my bass (too quiet). A single coil is not. In my opinion it is the best PJ bass for its price. Top Value: DiMarzio DP127 Split P Replacement P Pickup. My personal budget favourite pairing is the Wilkinson Ceramic P bass pickup (their cheaper one) and a Tonerider J bridge pickup. GBassNorth said:. The closer to the neck you get on a bass, the less definition to. The only solution is to equal the amount of coils. I have the VM precision [PJ] in the LPB finish with GHS flats . Geddy Lee played a Jazz. I've never liked the sound of a P-pickup in parallel myself. In parallel mode, the P pickup will have an output that is closer to the the output of. If you want that tone, you'll also likely want a preamp, more routing, another 100+. Oct 29, 2001 Warwick, Rhode Island, USA I am not a big fan of the quarter pounders. Most sets will come with a diagram as well. Canada. 1. Among those that do not some are closer than others. I have a passive PJ set up and I am not crazy about the scooped sound. It might be a 'Metal' bass in concept, however in terms of price and features the JAckson Dave Ellefson Concert Bass is really nice. Keeping them both on scoops the kids and gives you a modernized sound. If you like a modern hi-fi tone, get the EMG PJ actives. So a PJ can do everything a P can and a. I like running with the J full on and the P rolled back just a little bit. Yeah I've read those thread, what troubles me is the fact that I can't actually find online a model that looks like this one. I have hopshot kickass on others I built and like those as well and never had action issues with either bridge regardless of instrument. JaysonR Guest. EMG Geezer Butler Signature PJ Set. Good Luck. Yes. As a result, both cable capacitance and resistive loads will have less of an. I don’t hear much of a difference between a split coil neck pickup and a Jazz neck pickup. You are getting 60hz/single coil noise from the J pickup. In classic P-bass fashion, it is a split-coil humbucking pickup with a vintage vibe to it. Just glued in a wooden dowel, and screwed the screw back in. *EDIT: I have decided to try this project so this is now a project thread. Phase switches put the pickups out of phase so that frequency content common to both pickups is cancelled out, leaving a thin, nasal tone. I want a nice P bass pickup & a nice J bass pickup to put in the bridge. -TrevWings- • 2 yr. Absolutely delighted with the result of it, so I thought it might be helpful to share. I think it is a very good option, since the split coil J pup won't have much hum. I just usually run both pickups wide open and go from there. Wiring two pickups in parallel changes nothing about the output voltage (or, gives you the average voltage), so the level will stay similar to that of a single PU, but it halves the inductance / impedance. Souds like a good idea, but I'm a broke-ass high school student, so anything more expensive than a few pots and caps is too much. So if you prefer J necks and P basses get a J neck and put it on a Fender or Squier P. If I had to choose, I would put both Hot Stack Js in the J bass, and use something like a Dimarzio Area J or Ultra Jazz for a louder bridge pickup in your Yamaha PJ. The Q filter is really great for tonal variety. Naperville, IL. It says that guitar is Fender Precision Bass Made in Japan with serial E012460, but it has J and P pickups. The only model that I have ever known to always have a logo on the neckplate are us models. Geezer plays up close to the neck so he gets a bouncier sound with almost slap-like overtones and Harris plays closer to the bridge. Don’t be a rookie: check out our article here to become a pot-selecting wizard! 3. Members. You can get the traditional sound of a P bass with added advantage of the J pickup when you want it. - There was a bigger. However, they are not without their drawbacks. The tone of the two pickups together in parallel is useful on a Tele or P/J bass, in my opinion. Then just find a basic P-bass wiring diagram and put your new "one pickup" where the P-bass pickup is in the diagram. More specifically, I reached the following 7 conclusions. Put those screws aside in a safe place so you have them to put the pickguard back on after the install. (I only did this because I couldn’t fit 3 full pots in the cavity,. Now, one of the most overlooked models when trying to decide between a P-bass vs. No. If I put both on I get a great sound from it but nothing groundbreaking or amazing. I have a budget right now and I would like to know if it is convenient to buy a PJ bass as a beginner. I played an outdoor gig on Friday with my Mustang, and I had to stick to the P pickup to avoid a screed of noise coming from a petrol generator backstage. Pretty much the only bass that won't work for metal is a Violin Hofner. My Ibanez K5 sings with that setup but I really prefer the Aerodynes playablity.