Standard disclaimer applies. You're using sharp and/or hot tools in and around your bass. You're responsible if anything gets messed up when following this howto.
Starting off with Paul's excellent drawing I added a few red circles and arrows, though I did leave off the paragraph on the back of each one explaining how..... Nevermind. Click the image for a PDF.
- 1. Remove the battery.
2. Carefully unstick the preamp board from the back of the pots.
3. At location #1 on the volume pot, carefully snip off the lead that goes to the preamp board. Snip it off as close to the solder lug as possible without disturbing the other lead.
4. At location #2 on the volume pot, carefully snip off the lead that goes to the preamp board. Snip it off as close to the solder lug as possible without disturbing the other leads.
5. At location #3 on the preamp board, carefully snip off the red lead that goes to the battery clip. Cut the lead about 1/2" from the board.
6. At location #4 on the jack, carefully snip off the black lead that goes to the battery clip.
7. At location #5 on the jack, carefully desolder the lead that goes to the Active/Passive switch.
8. At location #6 on the bass pot, carefully snip off the lead that goes to the Active/Passive switch.
9. At locations #7 on the Active/Passive switch, carefully snip off the marked leads and either leave them hanging or remove if loose.
10. At location #8 on the Active/Passive switch carefully desolder the lead that goes to the volume pot, leaving the lead hanging from the volume pot.
11. Carefully remove the preamp board from the bass and store with all your bass paperwork.
12. Carefully remove the battery clip and store with the preamp. Then remove any other loose leads that have been created and discard.
13. Connect the lead that you disconnected in step 10 above to the jack lug marked with the circled #5.
That should do it. Obviously, the Active/Passive switch isn't doing anything. You can leave it in place or replace it with a pop-in hole cover.
Ken...
