j0lly j Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Help needed. I have an Ibanez 1205 5 string which has the Big Singles Nordstrand pickups. Its a great bass for the money- effortless playability and great tone. Excellent B string as well. The fact is though I really have gone off active electronics and instead can get the tone I need from the pickup blend knob and my plucking technique. Therefore I'd like to make this bass truly passive with just volume, pick up blend and a singe tone control like a jazz bass has. I know you can switch this bass to passive but all that does is bypass the pre-amp. It still doesn't sound truly passive and still needs the battery to produce sound. I'm aware of some after market 'super' passive pots which claim to do wonders. Any suggestions? I love this bass but feel the 'Nords' let loose without the electronics would sound so much better!! Edited March 19, 2015 by j0lly j Quote
HazBeen Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) My advice, if you are comfortable with soldering. Just get CTS pots (standard 500k), wire and a 0.47uF cap (I like Orange drops), you do not need anything fancy.You can also PM our [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Ki0gon [/font][/color]and ask for advice (he can also make them for you). Edited March 19, 2015 by HazBeen Quote
BassBunny Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 A standard Jazz has 2 Vols and a Tone, (well not really a tone control just a treble bleed). That said if you want to make it Vol/Blend/Tone it is pretty simple if you are OK with soldering. I've got a diagram of the wiring for V/B/T if you want it. Just drop me a PM and I'll send it. If not another vote for Ki0gon. He will provide a complete loom and as long as you document where everything went, you can always put it back. Quote
deksawyer Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 I'd advise 250k pots with the Nordstrands. I recently went from 500k to 250k in my jazz bass with those pickups and it sounds so much better now: less brittle and scratchy sounding. I bought a complete wiring kit from [url="http://www.axesrus.co.uk/3-Control-Bass-Wiring-Kit-p/3potbasswiringkit.htm"]axesrus[/url] D. Quote
j0lly j Posted March 21, 2015 Author Posted March 21, 2015 Hey guys Thanks for the replies so far- really helpful! Who is the Ki0gen contact you mention ? Cant find him here?? Quote
PlungerModerno Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 [quote name='j0lly j' timestamp='1426944651' post='2723770'] Hey guys Thanks for the replies so far- really helpful! Who is the Ki0gen contact you mention ? Cant find him here?? [/quote] Here you go: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/7835-kiogon/"]http://basschat.co.uk/user/7835-kiogon/[/url] Haven't had the pleasure of getting anything from KiOgen yet - but the reputation is very very good. Approach with confidence . Quote
PlungerModerno Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 [quote name='j0lly j' timestamp='1426970276' post='2724343'] Thanks dude [/quote] You're welcome! Quote
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