BassLines SPB-1 Quick start guide

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Wiring Diagram for
Pickup Models:
SPB-1 Vintage for
P-Bass®
SPB-2 Hot for
P-Bass®
SPB-3 Quarter-Pound for
P-Bass®
P-Bass and Fender are registered trademarks of FMIC, with which Basslines is not affiliated.
The basic steps for installation include:
1. Remove the strings from your bass.
2. Remove the control plate and flip it over.
3. De-solder the original pickup’s wires from the controls and make sure to
remember where they were connected.
4. Remove the pickup from the pickup cavity.
5. Put your Basslines pickup into the pickup cavity.
6. Tin the wires from the Basslines pickup, and then solder them into place.
(see Fig. 1)
7. Replace the control plate (and pickup cover).
8. Re-string your bass, and adjust the pickup so that it is set about 1/8” from the
strings when they are pressed down at the highest fret on the neck.
Congratulations on your purchase of a fine, hand-built, Basslines bass guitar pickup! Installing this pickup
in your bass isn’t rocket science. And, if you’re already handy with tools, it’ll be a snap for you–and fun
too! But if you have no experience handling red-hot soldering irons, you’d be well advised to take your
new pickup and your trusty bass to a qualified guitar tech.
Fig. 1

Wiring Diagram for
P/J Bass:
SPB-1 Vintage for
P-Bass®
SPB-2 Hot for
P-Bass®
SPB-3 Quarter-Pound for
P-Bass®
SJB-1b Vintage for
Jazz Bass®
SJB-2b Hot for
Jazz Bass®
SJB-3b Quarter-Pound for
Jazz Bass®
P/N 501030-100 Rev. C
If two pickups sound thin and wimpy when used together, chances are, they’re out
of phase with each other. If you’re combining your Basslines pickup(s) with Fender®
pickup(s) in the same bass, you’ll need to reverse the black and white wires on the
Basslines. In other words, solder the white wire to ground and the black wire to the
selector switch.
For real-time peer-to-peer tech support, consult
the gurus on the Seymour Duncan User Group
Forum. Also, check out the specialty wiring
diagrams available for free on our site.
We’re not just pickups anymore. Seymour Duncan also makes super cool stomp boxes.
And our sister company, D-TAR, is turning out some really hip products for
serious acoustic guitarists (d-tar.com).
Visit basslines.com for additional wiring diagrams.