pietruszka Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I have a p bass pick up and im curious to know if they can be seperated as I only need one half of the whole thing. The pick up has a red wire from one bit of the pup, a blue from the other and a black joining the 2 together. Im tempted to cut the black one and elecy tape the end but I dont want to nack them. Please dont ask for details!! Its a wierd little project I have which may not work. Cheers for any thoughts. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 It's no problem to use one half of a P-bass pickup - in your case just class the red wire as positive and the black negative - how you separate them is up to you but if you're handy with a soldering iron a new, longer black lead would be best, otherwise add an extension to the black when cut. You should be left with the second pickup as blue, negative, and the remainder of the black regarded as positve. Then you'll have another one to go at if anything knacks up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietruszka Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Cool beans! That makes a bit more sense of what I can do. Though I dont think I made myself clear enough. I only need one part of the pick up so i was planning to cut the joining wire and only have one part of the pick, be it the one with either colour wire and use that. But if the pick up has a positive and negative wire, surely it needs both in order to work? I may aswell spill the beans, Im wanting to make a whamola bass and so only need a pick up for one string and was going to mount the one half of a P pup length ways under the string. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Yes, by positive and negative I meant use the red wire to the output and the black to earth so both wires are indeed used for the one piece you are going to instal. Just a thought - we are close to each other if you need help I could easily do the necessary. PM me if you want assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 cut the little cable which connects the two halfs dead centre so you have some cable to solder to the one you use will be either a EA half or the DG half the EA long wire is the earth and the DG long wire is the hot but of course using them singly means you can wire them anyway you want hope that helps cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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