If i didnt have a tone knob

[daz]

Would my bass sound like, tone knob on: Full bass /Full treble / In the middle ?

[Prosebass]

Without the tone pot bypassed you will have the straight sound from your pup, so the full frequency range.
I prefer not to use them as you get a cleaner sound but most people insist on them.

You could go one better and do away with both volume and tone and just put a kill switch in the circuit.

Paul

[BILL POSTERS]

If its just a tone knob on a passive Bass, like a P, then its a treble cut, so no treble would be cut. You'd actually have slightly more treble than with it fitted. just fitting the capacitor, without the pot would have the opposite effect. You could compromise with a fixed resistor though.

Hope that helps.

[daz]

Sorry i should have been more precise. When i say "without the tone knob" I mean without the pots and everything. Without the entire tone circuit. I saw The Primus Claypool dude with such a bass and just wondered?

Edited March 6, 2012 by daz

[BigRedX]

On a passive bass removing the tone pot and the associated capacitor will give you the same sound as you get with the tone knob on 10 bit with just a bit more extra treble.

[Ghost_Bass]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-250k-No-Load-Pot-Split-Shaft-CTS-/270922055040?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item3f14367d80"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-250k-No-Load-Pot-Split-Shaft-CTS-/270922055040?pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&hash=item3f14367d80[/url]

This should do the trick!

[markstuk]

Excellent find :-)

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This should do the trick!
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[Ghost_Bass]

[quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1331050993' post='1566884']
Excellent find :-)
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Actually was sheer luck! I was serching this store looking for some parts for a wiring job i'm doing (see my thread: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170087-need-ideas-for-wiring-a-p-bass/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/170087-need-ideas-for-wiring-a-p-bass/[/url]) and came across this pot. Coincidently when coming back to BC i came across Daz's topic!

[daz]

Cheers I might try it.

Edited March 6, 2012 by daz

[Lozz196]

Had a similar kind of thing on a Gordon Smith guitar. It just added more top end, but no cut in the bottom end. Sounded great when the pickup was in single-coil mode.

[Conan]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1331050265' post='1566871']
the same sound as you get with the tone knob on 10 but with just a bit more extra treble.
[/quote]

So, in effect, it goes up to eleven?

[Geek99]

thats quite cool - would two work correctly together in a jazz bass ?

[daz]

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1331124157' post='1567988']
So, in effect, it goes up to eleven?
[/quote]

Quick, call Nigel Tufnel.

[BILL POSTERS]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1331128033' post='1568073']
thats quite cool - would two work correctly together in a jazz bass ?
[/quote]

Two tone pots on a Jazz ??

I thought there was 2 vols and a tone

[Geek99]

Oh yes - duh.

[TomRichards]

For decades ALL of Gene Simmons basses were built only with a volume pot. For that reason, he wanted full range and power from the pickup and tweaks the sound via amp and sound guy.

[dannybuoy]

I rewired the push button S1 switch on my Precision to bypass the volume/tone circuit. Sounds a lot brighter but also thinner to my ears, I never use it. When I can be bothered I'll either return it to stock or use that pot as the tone control with the switch selecting different caps.

[BigRedX]

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1331124157' post='1567988']
So, in effect, it goes up to eleven?
[/quote]

More like 10½ IMO. Even with the pot on maximum resistance there's always a slight amount of treble bleed due to the cap. Taking both out brightens everything up a bit.