Looper Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Might be a daft question but here goes. I recently bought a MIM jazz to replace an old P-copy and the jazz is not as loud the P. Any ideas why this would be and if there's anything I could do to get more volume from the jazz? (I have the pickups as close to the strings as I can). Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Have you got the volume full on both pickups? Try turning one of them down a bit, you'll get more mids, and more percieved output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looper Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Thanks Chrismuzz, Have tried all sorts of combinations with the volume (and tone). There just isn't the same output from it. With the same amp I'd have to use an extra 25% volume to get the same level. Is it maybe just weak pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Maybe! I swapped one of my Peavey's pickups out for Seymour Duncans last year. It sounds so much clearer, but the output is much lower than the stock humbuckers. Very strange! I wouldn't mind, but my compressor is set up for slightly higher output basses lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I think the issue is with the wiring. Your pbass pickup is basically a humbucker wired in series which is louder than your jbass single coils. Could be something else mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Can you measure the resistance between the two wires of each pickup? You should remove it from the circuitry to do this really so you get accurate results. Not sure how good you are at soldering..? The higher the resistance the louder the pickup. A normal Jazz pickup is usually about 7.5kohms but you can get replacement pickups that go way up to 15kohms or higher. A PBass usually comes in a bit higher as Lettsguitars said, an average of 9-10k. This difference is usually noticeable but slight. If your pickups are under 7.5k there may be an issue with the winding, or it could be that your P pickups are especially [color=#ff0000]hot[/color]! If there is an issue, you can either have the pickups rewound, maybe ask for them to be overwound to 10k, or just replace them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looper Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Thanks for the replies. Will just live with it for now, might look at replacing pickups in the future. Seems a lot of people change out MIM pickups anyway. Just have to make my amps work harder! Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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