Ib5 wiring

[ponch]

Weirdy! Help!

[WeirdBits]

You've got the output wired to the middle lug on the volume pots with the pickups on the outside lugs, right? When you're wiring a bass without a switch you need the pickup to go the volume's middle lug and the output to the outside lug. That way, when you turn down the volume of one pickup it doesn't affect the other pickup. This is the difference between 'linked volumes' and 'independent volume' wiring.

Regarding the stereo jack, if you plug in a mono lead the sleeve of the plug will short the jack's 'extra' stereo lug to ground so you have to wire it like a mono jack if you'll be using a mono lead.

[ponch]

Thanks mate. This is the diagram I used. The pup that gets soldered to the medium lug won't work, but the pup on the shortest will. What would I need to change on this to have it work with a mono lead?

[WeirdBits]

To get the stereo jack to work with a mono lead just wire it like it's a mono jack, that is, output (hot) to just the short lug with nothing on the 'ring' lug and ground to the sleeve lug.

This diagram shows how to wire a two pickup bass with independent volume controls:

[wokkaboy]

cheers Weirdy, thats the same as the diagram I used. I wondered why hot lugs and connection to tone pot was reversed.
I learnt something today - nice one

[ponch]

Weirdy, again, you are a legend. Thanks mate.

[WeirdBits]

Not a problem.

[wokkaboy]

we might have to start a new thread and a website

www.Weirdbits_fan_club.com.au

hahahahaa

[ponch]

I'll be secretary.

[ponch]

And official pom pom waver.