RickIronWitch Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Ok, I've just picked up an early FMC Sunn Mustang P-Bass on the Bay, mainly for the Sunn logo if I'm gonna be honest. I'm going to replace the pups and the wiring, but I've never customised a bass before. What pups are available and what would people recommend for me? I might set up a build topic on it when I get started depending on howmuch I decide to do on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 That depends - what kind of sound are you wanting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Growling, punchy lows, good range of mids, not arsed about the highs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I would suggest a Wizard Thumper pickup with CTS 250k pots, a Sprague Orange Drop .047 cap, Switchcraft jack socket & cloth wire. The pickup can be bought direct from Wizard and the electronics from WD Music. I've done a similar project and can't recommend this stuff highly enough. Cheers, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Cheers mate, I'll look into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 [quote name='jonthebass' post='1052709' date='Dec 9 2010, 01:29 PM']I would suggest a Wizard Thumper pickup with CTS 250k pots, a Sprague Orange Drop .047 cap, Switchcraft jack socket & cloth wire. The pickup can be bought direct from Wizard and the electronics from WD Music. I've done a similar project and can't recommend this stuff highly enough. Cheers, Jon[/quote] Any particular CTS 250k pots? They have a few on the site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 [quote name='jonthebass' post='1052709' date='Dec 9 2010, 01:29 PM']I would suggest a Wizard Thumper pickup with CTS 250k pots, a Sprague Orange Drop .047 cap, Switchcraft jack socket & cloth wire. The pickup can be bought direct from Wizard and the electronics from WD Music. I've done a similar project and can't recommend this stuff highly enough. Cheers, Jon[/quote] Exactly what i have in my Squier CV P bass now so another vote for all the above. Jon. Just make sure you get the right knobs for the right pots. Split shaft knobs wont fit on solid shaft pots etc. The normal way to wire a P bass is to use 2 CTS 250k audio taper pots like these [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Premium_250k_Split_Shaft_Pot_10%25_Tolerance_CTS250"]CTS pots[/url] But some people find using linear pots for the volume give a more gradual increase/decrease over the full rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Ok cool. I'm pretty much set by the looks of things, the only thing I can't find is cloth wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 It's on the WD Website see: [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/Electronics/Wire,b.html"]HERE[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickIronWitch Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Ah my bad. Cheers dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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