Building a P Bass with J Bass Bridge Pickup

[SoundAsAnOldEngineer]

I'm considering building a PJ bass (P Bass with additional J Bass bridge pickup) using Warmoth parts. We have the option of the rout for the bridge pickup, but the standard control rout appears to allow for two potentiometers and the 1/4" jack socket. Most PJ basses use three potentiometers with the same arrangement as a J bass. Any ideas?

I already have a Warmoth J Bass that looks beautiful, sounds great and plays very smoothly, and just fancied adding one to the collection.

 

[stratamania]

Get a P Bass body with a 7/8 side jack hole and then use the P bass pickguard but instead of having a jack in the third "input" hole, use that for the third potentiometer.

Use the same approach for a rear rout.

 

[SoundAsAnOldEngineer]

Thanks for the valuable guidance. I note that we can order a J Bass body routed for a P Bass split coil pickup, but that doesn't quite have the P Bass mojo. Will stick with the P Bass body shape.

 

[PFDarkside]

For alternate hole sizes, call in. I think they can do off menu hole size (pot sized instead of jack sized)

 

[SoundAsAnOldEngineer]

I have the parts for the PJ Build, including a very smart P Bass body with J Bass rout for the bridge pickup and a 7/8" side jack hole. Unfortunately, the standard control cavity is not wide enough to accommodate a CTS potentiometer in the position intended for the jack socket. I'm reluctant to modify the control cavity because the pickguard is only just wide enough to cover the cavity at this point. Any ideas? I think the answer might be to use a CTS miniature pot for the tone control.

 

[PFDarkside]

I have the parts for the PJ Build, including a very smart P Bass body with J Bass rout for the bridge pickup and a 7/8" side jack hole. Unfortunately, the standard control cavity is not wide enough to accommodate a CTS potentiometer in the position intended for the jack socket. I'm reluctant to modify the control cavity because the pickguard is only just wide enough to cover the cavity at this point. Any ideas? I think the answer might be to use a CTS miniature pot for the tone control.

There is a video on YouTube (I think it’s Aaron’s) where the exact thing happens and the resolution is just that, using a mini pot for tone.