Bigguy2017 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 The bridge (Jazz) pickup (Fender noiseless) on my MIM Precision Special Deluxe FSR bass has a low weedy output. I generally use the P pickup which is very good - almost on a par with my MIA 2017 P Bass so I've not bothered too much. Finally decided to see if the bridge pickup could be made usable... tried height adjustment and still no good, so... decided on a DiMarzio Ultra Jazz DP148BK replacement. Swapped it out this morning, (no need to remove the strings, just slacken them and work the scratchplate out). Results are good - level is now the same from both pickups. J PUP on its own is kind of honky, as expected so near the bridge, but blends well with the P PUP. One weird thing was the PUP phase - using DiMarzio's wiring (red hot, green ground, black + white commoned) sounded very out-of-phase but reversed sounded perfect. I had to open the PUP's mounting holes to 3.5mm to get the PUP to sit level - the screws were put in a bit squint at the factory. Original Fender noiseless pickup DiMarzio Ultra Jazz pickup wiring as found - swapped Red + Green for correct phase I'd recommend this swap for anyone looking for more output from a PJ's bridge pickup. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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