patch006 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 Hi All, looking for some advice / opinions on electronics for best sound in a fretless bass. I have a custom made fretless that has some semour duncan bass lines ( i think quarter pounders ) in it. It has two volume and one tone pot, it is a passive system. The pots seem really loose and don't feel like you have any resistance when turning. My guitar tech seems to think they are quite delicate high fi ones ( think the bass was a bit of a prototype ) Opinions! Do you prefer passive on fretless? what pots would you recommend to replace? cheers all Patch Quote
franzbassist Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 If your bass has a good core tone I'd stay passive and just upgrade the pots. If you decide to go active ACG/East setups are very good, as are Noll and Glockenklang. Quote
BigRedX Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 [url=http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg-eq01-filter-pre-amp/]ACG EQ01[/url]. Personally I wouldn't bother with anything else unless you were to get an ACG bass with the DFM pre-amp fitted. Quote
Chienmortbb Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 If you have the space, and can do DIY electronics, passiinwind has a three band that can be used onboard or as a pedal. Full details are on the other place https://www.talkbass.com/wiki/pw3b-lpf-open-source-onboard-preamp/ It is offered under a creative commons licence so you can build it for your own use and purchase the PCBs form OSHpark. It is a gift to the Bass community and Charlie (passinwind) makes no money from it, Quote
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