A phase issue turned out to be the problem. A rep from Fralin pickups, the maker of the "J" I used, confirmed my suspicions and those who commented here. Once corrected that, all was normal.
Thanks to all who offered causes and solutions.
Well, those are good guesses. I thought about the phase issue, but wouldn't have believed that could happen with pickups. Isn't their design inherently straightforward? Maybe someone can comment on that. Without any other possible cause of the problem, I'm going to take the harness out and...
This short-scale P/J bass build, which otherwise turned out epic, has got some troubles making the right sounds. I could use
some pickup/wiring help from the experts out there.
The "P" pickup is a Tonerider Precision Plus: DCR 10.6 Alnico 5
The "J" is a Fralin Jazz Bass: DCR 9k Alnico...
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