Attempting to make Jazz Bass sound like a PBass

Harley Benton Jazz Bass Pickup conversion to split coil humbuckers
Bobbin Height may be a major factor in pbass tone. The pbass bobbin is .25″ compared to .5″ of jazz bass pickup. Some pickup winders say that Taller and thinner bobbins are brighter. Which IMO is true. The Jazz neck pickup is much taller and is brighter and it has less winds. So increase wind kind should affect tone dramatically. We will see how it compares. I’ll try to analyze the pickup also.

Neck Length 1.21″ Width .2″ Height .525″ Flange .6″

For bridge split coil pickup, going to try for the standard 7250 ohms, 3625 per coil. Want to keep that brightness, although I should probably overwind it due the waxing I will do. Waxing slighting lowers resistance. Also trying the perfect 100% setting from coil estimator.

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