Hi,
Im new to the whole Warmoth thing and as a result am fairly clueless, so any help (with as much detail as possible) would be greatly appreciated. Im looking at purchasing a Jazz bass to build from scratch (Walnut body, maple neck; both from Warmoth). My first question is which would give the most versatile sound options MM+P or MM+J pickup configuration?
Im leaning towards the J as i already have two basses with a P in the neck position but i wanted some outside opinions. (I mainly play Hard Rock/Grunge, but i also dabble in most other genres so i want the most versatile bass possible with one of these configurations - a high priority is a good midrange response.)
The pickups im looking at using are:
Seymour Duncan SMB-4a (MM)
Seymour Duncan Hot for J SJB-2 or Hot for P SPB-2
In conjunction with a Seymour Duncan Active 2/3-Band Tone Circuits™ STC-2 & STC-3.
My second question is: Will it make a considerable worthwhile difference using the Tone Circuit? (I am used to dealing with Passive basses)
Is it possible to wire the pickups Passive/Active interchangeable?
If so then would someone be able to point me in the right direction of or give me the schematics for this setup (with the most tone options available eg. i dont want to be stuck with both pickups on at all times etc. But im not familiar with different wiring patterns equating to different tonal outcomes. I dont mind if this involves using a switch or extra push/pull pots) as ive seen photos of several people with basses with a similar setup on here. There is no schematic on the Seymour Duncan website for what ive just described as far as i can see.
Im a real novice at this as my only previous experience with electronics was re-wiring a strat for my guitarist but that was much more straight-forward, so the more detailed the explanation the better.
I hope i have provided a detailed enough explanation,
I hope someone can help,
Thanks.
Im new to the whole Warmoth thing and as a result am fairly clueless, so any help (with as much detail as possible) would be greatly appreciated. Im looking at purchasing a Jazz bass to build from scratch (Walnut body, maple neck; both from Warmoth). My first question is which would give the most versatile sound options MM+P or MM+J pickup configuration?
Im leaning towards the J as i already have two basses with a P in the neck position but i wanted some outside opinions. (I mainly play Hard Rock/Grunge, but i also dabble in most other genres so i want the most versatile bass possible with one of these configurations - a high priority is a good midrange response.)
The pickups im looking at using are:
Seymour Duncan SMB-4a (MM)
Seymour Duncan Hot for J SJB-2 or Hot for P SPB-2
In conjunction with a Seymour Duncan Active 2/3-Band Tone Circuits™ STC-2 & STC-3.
My second question is: Will it make a considerable worthwhile difference using the Tone Circuit? (I am used to dealing with Passive basses)
Is it possible to wire the pickups Passive/Active interchangeable?
If so then would someone be able to point me in the right direction of or give me the schematics for this setup (with the most tone options available eg. i dont want to be stuck with both pickups on at all times etc. But im not familiar with different wiring patterns equating to different tonal outcomes. I dont mind if this involves using a switch or extra push/pull pots) as ive seen photos of several people with basses with a similar setup on here. There is no schematic on the Seymour Duncan website for what ive just described as far as i can see.
Im a real novice at this as my only previous experience with electronics was re-wiring a strat for my guitarist but that was much more straight-forward, so the more detailed the explanation the better.
I hope i have provided a detailed enough explanation,
I hope someone can help,
Thanks.
