Great Product!
I bought this to replace the pots in my early 2000 mim jazz bass. It’s super easy to install and is definitely high quality. Everything you need for installation is in the kit & it took me maybe 10-15 min to install. Worthwhile investment and will make future pup upgrades quick and easy.
Sounds great!
I had replaced the wiring harness several years ago and it sounded fine but I just recently replaced it again with the obsidian wire harness and it sounds much better. There is greater separation in the voicing of the notes. People listening to the music can distinguish the difference and comment on how good the bass sounds. I highly recommend the Goodall team!
The product is great. The web site isn’t. The pot diameter should be included in the product specs:
Add the pot diameter and encourage the buyer to check before ordering. Let them know Where they can buy replacement control covers knobs.
HIGH QUALITY
I'm impressed. First off let me say that tonally this mod is spot on.. I've chosen Fralin vintage J bass pickups and I have great vintage tone. Secondly this is the cleanest, best deigned assembly I've ever seen. Beautiful! The solderless install was fast and easy. I will HIGHLY recommend this mod to anyone looking for true vintage tone.
Jazz Bass Vintage Plus no-solder assembly.
A genuinely ingenious product. Highest quality and dropped straight in to my American Standard jazz bass with perfect fit into the control plate. I used old school Dimarzio pickups. Plugged the pickups in and done. Amazing sound! I look forward to upgrading all of my guitars and basses to Obsidian products. Highly recommend. AAA+++
Jazz bass kit
It’s freaking great.
AWESOME and EASY!
I bought 2 of the Vintage Jazz Bass kits for a couple of Fender USA Jazz basses that I own. These kits took me about 10 minutes per bass to install. Seriously, it couldn't be easier! Once installed, they sound and perform KILLER! JUST DO IT!.
Incredible Harness!
Installation was a breeze. The hardest part was connecting the wires from the pickups, but that was due to the pickup wires not being long enough! Th Obsidian harness does the job well, and everything sounds great!
Jazz Bass
Excellent build quality. I love the solderless system, as I can change pickups easily with no fuss/mess. The quality of the product is outstanding. I HIGHLY recommend going this route...
Traditional Vintage Plus for Jazz Bass control assembly
Excellent quality. Quick shipment to USA. My old eyes needed help to see the small no-solder connectors. Otherwise easy install, excellent sound & function.. Brought my 1970 Jazz bass back to full functiom.
Perfect.
Super easy to install. The jack and pots in my 20 something year old Mexican jazz bass were a little noisy. Probably a little corroded or something. These got rid of the buzz and are incredibly easy to install. No solder!
Jazz Bass Control Kit
Absolutely the best sounding bass I’ve ever owned in over 35 years of playing bass thanks to Obsidian. Purchased a second one for my fretless bass. Love this product. Outstanding tone and easy to install. Five stars.
Jazz Bass controls
Very good and easy to install. Works great!
Great product
I used this unit on a Stagg Jazz Bass clone with good bones but cheap electrics. It has transformed the sound. Very easy and quick to install, great innovative product.
• Traditional Vintage for Jazz Bass
Very nice! Installation takes less than 5 min. Makes my low-end Jazz Bass imitation sound great. Clear sound, no humming anymore., perfect.
OBSIDIAN WIRE CONTROLS! SIMPLY THE BEST!
I have quite a guitar and bass collection. I also do builds for other people. Obsidian Wire controls are in every one of them. The ease with which these install in a no brainer but the quality of these wiring harnesses is second to none. I recommend them to anyone looking for a quality upgrade!
Traditional Vintage for Jazz Bass
Great product! Super easy to install, and the upgrade to my Squier Jazz Bass has added both clarity and fullness to the existing stock pickups. A must have mod!
Great Quality and Simple Installation
Received the Obsidian 250k Jazz Bass kit yesterday. Installation was a snap. Up and going in under 30 mins. Installed it in a passive American Jazz that has Fender Gen 4 Noiseless pickups. The sound is awesome. All controls are excellent quality and the workmanship is superb. Fits perfectly. I’ve always purchased and soldered all the components myself. Never again. I cannot beat the quality and simplicity of installation. I’m impressed enough that today I ordered another Obsidian 250 and another set of Gen 4’s for a MIM jazz.
how freaking cool
i play a squire jazz bass, it has always sounded good and played very good. wanted to " jazz it up" a bit so i was searching for new pickups and control pots and stumbled on your site..
first thing i thought was oh wow, how freaking cool is that.. after ALOT of searching, i purchased the obsidian wire control pots for a jazz bass as well as the control plate since mine looked pretty worn.. i also got the v-mod pickups from fender. install was just as smooth as advertised, especially since i had never even cracked open a bass before, ever..
done in less than 30 minutes ( as far as the wiring ) the pickguard had to be removed and cut to fit, and the old knobs didn't fit ( totally expected ) it is now done and i cannot believe the difference in tone and clarity....
all i can say is your products are innovative and really much more than i expected... thank you...
obsidian jazz bass kit.
came across it by mistake, i also like to put in different pickups in my jazz bass every 6 months, hate soldering every time i need to change pickups, now i just take off the control plate unhook the wires and install the new pickups and that it.
thanks guys great product.
Frank
Fantastic product!
What a great product. Really impressed by the quality, and the install was super easy:
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Would absolutely get another kit when I upgrade guitars in the future.
Vintage Jazz Bass Wiring kit
In short - absolutely brilliant. Replaced the cheap electrics on a Squier Jazz Bass and the difference is really tangible. Smooth operation, great tone.
The ordering and delivery were also excellent. I also bought the Jazz Bass knob set so the bass now sounds and looks proper!
Installation is a breeze, and you can be up and running in no time at all. All my guitar builds (and general fiddling about) will include the Obsidian products wherever possible.
Just need one for the Fishman Fluence pickup set and we are good to go!
Pro Bass now,Love it!
I purchased the 500k Jazz wiring kit to work in conjunction with two G&L LB100 pick-ups installed on a Fender Blacktop Jazz Bass,I now have working volume pots as the stock pots dropped all volume at the 9 or less setting.I have a Pro Bass now,Love it!
What a difference!
I've got an American Deluxe Jazz V that I've just never really liked. I really wanted to, but the tone was just never quite right. Even after swapping out the pickups a couple times, I never found a sound I truly loved. It wasn't long after deciding to ditch the active electronics that I stumbled across Obsidian Wire's Pro-wired products. I was intrigued by the solderless installation, the promise of top notch components, and the glowing reviews found on all of their products, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. I just received my order today, and after a short time spent tinkering with this bass in the workshop, I slapped some strings on, plugged it in, crossed my fingers, and... Wow! What a difference! The Obsidian Wire kit and a set of Nordstrand NJ5s sound amazing together, and my opinion of this guitar has completely changed. As the rest have stated, the craftsmanship was superb and the kit came out of the box ready to pair up with the control plate. Installation and setup was as simple as it gets. I'll certainly be singing Obsidian Wire's praises for quite a while. If you're in the market for a wiring kit for your bass, give one of these a shot. You won't be disappointed!
The Right Idea
Thought I would leave my old school notions behind and try a new concept of a plug and play wiring harness,did some online research and chose ObsidianWirePro and their Jazz Bass harness,it was drop in place and simple hook up of the wiring,painless installation,all top shelf wiring,pots,capacitor and sounds fantastic,I'm using it to drive a pair of Fender Custom Shop 60's series Jazz Bass pick-ups and the ease of being able to A/B different pick-ups selections is a added bonus,I'm going to order the control harness for the P-Bass next,try one when you can,I was very pleased,and highly recommend it.
Blown Away
I purchased the Traditional Vintage for my jazz bass.and I am blown away. The build quality is top notch and the improved tone is incredible. The unit is very easy to install and the instructions are clear. I plan on upgrading to a set of Bill Lawrence J-45 pups and I can't wait to hear the result. Thanks to everyone at Obsidian.
Amazing harness!
This harness leaves nothing to be desired. Truly outstanding build quality. The customer service is every bit as quality as the product. I will most definitely be recommending this to any and everyone who will listen!
Outstanding product
My old (1993) Made In Mexico Jazz bass needed a re-wiring job and I used the Obsidian kit with a new set of "vintage noiseless" Fender brand pickups. The results were amazing. LOVE the simplicity of the no-solder connections and the ability to work with different pickups, etc without having to de-solder and re-solder all the joints. The wiring was beautifully done, a true work of artisan craftsmanship. When you open the box, everything is loosely screwed to a piece of cardboard and PERFECTLY fits into the pickguard/jack plate. Well worth the extra cost for the high quality.
Truly Genius
The J bass wiring harness has given me the most responsive and best sound tone I've ever had, the harness sits snug inside and was so simple to install, if I ever tour I will purchase another one as a backup since it would be so easy to swap over on the road with no soldering. Free worldwide delivery is awesome too particularly as I live in the UK.
