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Precision Bass wiring

The Precision Bass wiring diagram, plus the one sound it makes — series, parallel, phase and hum-cancelling worked out for every switch position.

Standard (1V1T)

split coil, no selector

321321ToneVolume0.047 µFJack
Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Precision Bass — Standard (1V1T). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

  • Neck P-Bass split coil
  • 2× 250k audio
  • 0.047 µF tone cap
Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
SoundSwitch settingHum-cancellingPhase
Neck humbuckerNo selectorYesIn phase

Wiring list

Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.

  1. Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.047 µF to lug 1 on Volume.
  2. Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Volume to the sleeve lug on the jack.
  3. Solder a green wire from lug 1 on Tone to lug 3 (CW end) on Volume.
  4. Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.047 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Tone.
  5. Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Volume to the tip lug on the jack.

Open this wiring in the app