Author Topic: bass wiring (Read 1967 times)

5F6-A · « **on:** March 28, 2007, 05:58:50 PM »

I have an old G&L bass.. it has this wiring;
http://www.glguitars.com/schematics/L-1000_schematic_drawing.pdf

I want to get rid of the stock volume, bass cut and treble cut for a std jazz bass configuration ( obviously with an extra pickup ).

I need to identify the hot lead and the ground lead on the schematic after the micro toggle switch ( which I want to keep for its coil tapping capabilities ). Am I right assuming that the white wire is hot and the black one is ground?

Any info will be appreciated.

PhilKing · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2007, 07:36:46 PM »

Hi Hilario, Yes - the black goes to ground and the white goes to the live end of the volume pot.

5F6-A · « **Reply #2 on:** March 28, 2007, 08:54:49 PM »

thanks Phil!

5F6-A · « **Reply #3 on:** March 28, 2007, 09:01:57 PM »

Basically this is how it's going to be wired;

The big grey squeare is a humbucker and the smaller one is a single coil. The mini toggle switch controls the humbucker for humbucer/singlecoil or singlecoil through cap operation. The 3 pots. The one on the left controls the humbucker the one in the middle controls the volume for the singlecoil and finally the one on the right is a master tone.

Green lines are ground.