StiffyGRX40 Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I recently bought a bass with no electronics whatsoever. How would I go about getting the stuff for it and hooking it up? I don't have a clue about it. Any help is welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 The only difference between bass electronics and guitar electronics is different pickups and (possibly) a different tone cap. With the info you've given us, it's hard to be more specific, but it works exactly the same way. Simplest setup is a pickup, a volume pot and a jack, but of you want switches, active electronics, etc., it's all exactly like guitar wiring, just different components. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StiffyGRX40 Posted April 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 The bass I got is a Fender P Bass. I don't know anything about guitar electronics. I don't know what I need besides a pickup and how to hook it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 (edited) OK, you're gonna need a P-style pickup, a volume pot, a tone pot, a tone cap and a 1/4" mono output jack (and hookup wire, solder, an iron, etc.). If you've got money to spend, there are some stellar P-bass replacement p/u's available, but there are plenty of good ones for very reasonable prices. A standard Fender uses 250K audio pots and a .05 uF cap. A fairly simple wiring diagram is here. You should be able to get everything from Brian, or most any other good guitar parts supplier. There's a list on the main site. HTH <edited for general stupidity> Edited April 13, 2004 by lovekraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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