glassmoon Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Greetings all, So, I'm looking to ditch the active eq on my Yamaha, and attach 2 P bass harnesses (cheap as old chips Amazon things. 1 volume and 1 tone per pickup. My only issue now is that I'm an electronics noob, and although I have a mate who will do the solder work for me I'm not 100% certain how to wire it all. I'm pretty sure it's not as cut and dried as just pairing the same coloured wires up. Does anyone, perchance, have a wiring diagram or detailed description of how to do this? Many thanks in advance my low end brethren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Why would you want to change the tone of one P pickup over a second P pickup? An alternative would be to use a jazz loom, so VVT and the jack goes in the 4th hole on the front of your Yamaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassmoon Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 So my thing is that I'm kinda done with active electronics, at least as far as on board eq goes. Also, I have replaced the stock Yamaha pickups with Bartolini G6 Vintage ones, and they absolutely sing. So what I want is the 2 volume, 2 tone setup. Make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, glassmoon said: So my thing is that I'm kinda done with active electronics, at least as far as on board eq goes. Also, I have replaced the stock Yamaha pickups with Bartolini G6 Vintage ones, and they absolutely sing. So what I want is the 2 volume, 2 tone setup. Make sense? Absolute sense but having spent decent money on the pickups it doesn't make sense to out "cheap as chips" pots in. If you want a ready built loom, speak to John, kI0gon, who will sort you out. Failing that I might have a diagram for VVTT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassmoon Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 @BassBunny the cheap as old chips was more tongue in cheek than literal, but yes, I wouldn't choose the £2.53 option hahahaha If you do have, then you so are a star, if not, then you're still a star! And I will check out John, at your advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 2 hours ago, glassmoon said: So what I want is the 2 volume, 2 tone setup. Make sense? Yup, I understand you want 2x Tone and 2x Volume. I'm struggling to understand why two tone knobs for each P pickup? Because both P pickups will sound very similar, so changing tone on one won't alter the overall sound any different than if you have one tone pot, controlling both pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassmoon Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 OK, perhaps I wasn't too clear. Not 2 P pickups, but 2 Bartolini G6 Vintage units. The P bass reference comes from the V/T configuration, which I'm after for each pickup. The logic, flawed though it well may be, is to be able to have a very "dark" neck and "bright" bridge sound - or vise versa, or any combination thereof. The included diagram however, looks to be a possibility - no tone though, which is OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Here you go.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassmoon Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 @BassBunny you are a star sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 hours ago, glassmoon said: The logic, flawed though it well may be, is to be able to have a very "dark" neck and "bright" bridge sound - or vise versa, or any combination thereof. The logic is fine, in practice it makes very little difference having discrete tone controls, and you're probably better off with a Jazz Bass harness, one less thing to go wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassmoon Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 My thinking @Beedster. I was sent a diagram, and it makes sense, but I'm thinking V/V/T now... just to avoid the headache that's bound to ensue LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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