Wiring queries

[waynepunkdude]

2 questions hopefully simple


I'm putting some high output passives into my Encore (just for the fun of it I have them lying around)

1, What does a capacitor do to the tone?

2. Can I wire it up without a volume or tone pot?


Cheers

[bremen]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='276715' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:08 AM']2 questions hopefully simple


I'm putting some high output passives into my Encore (just for the fun of it I have them lying around)

1, What does a capacitor do to the tone?[/quote]

Rolls off the treble

[quote]2. Can I wire it up without a volume or tone pot?


Cheers[/quote]

Yes. One of my basses has a single MM pup wired straight to the jack and it just sounds like it would with volume and tone full on. And that's the way (ah-a ah-a) I like it.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='bremen' post='276730' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:25 AM']Rolls off the treble



Yes. One of my basses has a single MM pup wired straight to the jack and it just sounds like it would with volume and tone full on. And that's the way (ah-a ah-a) I like it.[/quote]


Awesome I don't want to roll off the treble (its a Punk bass) so do I just wire the 2 pick up wires to the jack?

[bremen]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='276733' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:28 AM']Awesome I don't want to roll off the treble (its a Punk bass) so do I just wire the 2 pick up wires to the jack?[/quote]

Yes - that simple!

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='bremen' post='276737' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:37 AM']Yes - that simple![/quote]


Awesome, where do I earth the bridge to?

[bnt]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='276738' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:38 AM']Awesome, where do I earth the bridge to?[/quote]
If that was my bass, I would first hear how it sounds without that wire - but if you have to, just wire it to the sleeve of the jack.

Edited September 4, 2008 by bnt

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='bnt' post='276769' date='Sep 4 2008, 10:15 AM']If that was my bass, I would first hear how it sounds without that wire - but if you have to, just wire it to the sleeve of the jack.[/quote]


Nice, cheers guys been a great help.

[waynepunkdude]

I've decided I'm going to put an on off switch on it .

This one [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37319"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37319[/url]

[bremen]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='277200' date='Sep 4 2008, 04:50 PM']I've decided I'm going to put an on off switch on it .

This one [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37319"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37319[/url][/quote]

you do know that that's not a switch, just the cover...?

Wire the switch across the jack, not in series with it, for minimum on/off 'click'.

[waynepunkdude]

Good call didn't notice that.

Where would I put it I don't understand? (sorry bit stupid)

I wired it in before sound check at a gig to9night it is a bit high,can I put the capacitor in without putting any pots in?

[waynepunkdude]

I just put the switch in the bass is sounded lovely but it is buzzing really bad I have run a wire from the bridge to the earhing point on the switch.

the buzzing stops when I touch the metal part of the lead.

What have I done wrong I can post pictures if needed.

[Protium]

What sort of switch have you put in? Pics will help

I would wire it like this:

[attachment=13046:wiring.GIF]

[waynepunkdude]

Cheers man I have earthed it to the jack plate now seams to have done the trick I'm going to try to gig it tomorrow

[waynepunkdude]

I finally got around to finishing it.

[Delberthot]

Now that's a proper punk bass

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Delberthot' post='411858' date='Feb 17 2009, 12:12 PM']Now that's a proper punk bass[/quote]


Cheers, [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=20356"]this[/url] is a bigger pic of the front pre-switch.