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DiMarzio Model P® Bass Pickup
Important: Read all of the following instructions before proceeding. If any questions or
problems arise, you may refer them directly to us.
The Model P® is a direct replacement pickup, for installation in all Precision
basses except those instruments of very early release which do not have twosection pickups. No modification to the standard Precision bass is necessary. If
you choose, an optional miniature switch can be installed to provide Dual-Sound
capability. Instructions for wiring this switch are included in Part II of this sheet.
Part 1
The first step is to remove the original pickup. This can be
A)
accomplished by the following: unscrew all screws fastening the
pickguard to the bass, and lift the pickguard carefully from the
instrument. You will have to loosen the strings to accomplish this.
Now remove the four screws holding the original pickup in place. You
can now disconnect the pickup by unsoldering the two wires that
connect it to the bass. Unsolder the two wires furthest from the
pickup; one wire should be disconnected where it is soldered to the
volume pot, and the other where it connects to the base plate
underneath the pickup. The pickup can now be removed from the
bass. Both halves of the original pickup can be left connected
together. Now install the Model P® pickup: draw all four wires from
the Model P® through to the control department, and then screw the
two halves of the pickup into the bass. It does not matter which side
the two halves sit in.
Solder the red wire to the same leg of the volume pot the original
B)
pickup was connected to. Solder the green wire to ground, preferably
the back of the pot. Solder the white and black wire together. You
should then put a piece of tape on this solder connection, to make
sure it does not make contact with any other part of the circuit. You
can now replace the pickguard, retune the strings and adjust the
heights of the Model P® sections to suit taste. Fine adjustments can
be made with the pole pieces.
Part II Dual Sound Installation
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If you want Dual Sound capabilities, you will need a double pole,
double-throw miniature switch. This switch is available through your
DiMarzio dealer as part number EP1106.
The switch should be installed in the control compartment. Placement
between the output jack and the tone control is recommended. The
hole size is ¼ inch. Refer to the first illustration. It shows 6 poles on
the bottom of the switch, arbitrarily numbered 1–6.
First follow the instructions in Part 1, section “A” completely.
(Do not follow section “B”.) Then, do the following:
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Solder the RED wire from the pickup to pin #1 of the mini-switch.
Solder the WHITE wire to pin #2. Solder the Black wire to pin #3, and
then solder a short connection from pin #3 to pin #5. Solder the
GREEN wire to pin #4. Be sure the GREEN wire does not make
contact with any other pin, or with any “hot” connection in the guitar.
You are now ready to connect the switch to the volume control. For
this, you will need a short length of wire, similar to the colored wires
in the pickup cable. Solder a wire from pin #1 of the mini-switch to the
leg that your old pickup was soldered to. Be careful not to break the
contact that is made on most guitars between this leg of the volume
control and the tone control. Solder a wire from pin #4 to any good
ground. This can be to the back of the pot itself. Be sure this wire
does not make contact with any other pin on the switch, or with any
“hot” connection in the instrument. Try to keep both of the wires from
pins 1 and 4 as short as possible, to minimize any chance of noise.
The wiring is now complete, and the bass can be assembled.
Fender, Stratocaster, Strat, Telecaster, Tele, Precision Bass, P-Bass, Jazz Bass
and J-Bass are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instrument Corp., with
which DiMarzio, Inc. is not affiliated. Les Paul and Les Paul Junior are registered
trademarks of Gibson Guitar Corp., with which DiMarzio, Inc. is not affiliated.
Parker Fly is a registered trademark of Parker Guitars, with which DiMarzio, Inc. is
not affiliated.
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