"Hidden' button on/in Precision volume control - eh?

[Kex]

Am almost embarrassed to admit that after owning the bass for about 8 years, today I noticed that the volume control has some kind of built in button. When pressed in the tone is brighter / less full - had no idea it was there, any idea what its called or designed to do!

Edited May 13, 2016 by Kex

[KiOgon]

http://www2.fender.com/experience/tech-talk/s-1-switching/

[Kex]

Interesting but reference to iton a Bass, but now I know what its called (thanks for that) googled it and found this:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/fender-precision-s-1-switch.703460/

Edited May 13, 2016 by Kex

[spyder]

It was on their basses and guitars a few years back.

Edited May 13, 2016 by spyder

[Kex]

[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Managed tp find the original Fender description on an old ad: [/font][/size]

[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"[color=#333333]The new S-1? switching system makes this an extremely versatile bass that gives players an array of cool new sounds"[/color][/font][/size]

[geoham]

I think the S1 switch on basses was basically a series/parallel switch. I remember a salesman telling me that it made J sound a bit like a P and vice versa.

[Muppet]

It's far more versatile on a Jazz than on a Precision. I took it out of my Precision as it just switches to a weedy pointless sound.

[Woodinblack]

On a jazz it switches from parallel to series and gives you more volume, and I guess closer to a P sound but not really. Just more volume and a deeper rounded sound. I have it on my Geddy Lee, not amazing but worth having.

[LewisK1975]

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It's far more versatile on a Jazz than on a Precision. I took it out of my Precision as it just switches to a weedy pointless sound.
[/quote]

Ditto, first thing I did on a 2006 US precision I had a while back.