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Jazz Bass Obsidian Upgrade with Treble Bleed Mod


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I’m thinking of upgrading my Squier Classic Vibe jazz bass with an obsidian solderless wiring upgrade.

It has a treble bleed mod in the circuit - is this a noticeable upgrade or will it change the tone? I like the jazz tone and I’m worried it will lose some of the classic jazz tone. Any advice appreciated.

For reference the wiring upgrade is more for quality/reliability that wanting it to sound any different!

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The standard "tone" control on a jazz is a treble bleed. I'm not sure what the Obsidian loom gives you different to a standard one other than better components and solder free installation.

Our own @KiOgon can do you the same thing only probably a good bit cheaper than a US import.

In fact he has some ready made and up for sale now.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/334251-bass-wiring-looms-for-sale/

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13 hours ago, BassBunny said:

The standard "tone" control on a jazz is a treble bleed.

The treble bleed in the Obsidian wiring is an additional cap+resistor on the vol pot which retains high end (which is normally lost) when you roll down the volume. It also slightly changes the taper of the vol controls. With both vols full up the treble bleed will have no effect on the standard Jazz sound. If you back one or other of the vols off to favour the bridge or neck pickup there will be a slight difference in sound over the standard wiring. Probably not enough to really notice unless you're listening for it. 

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2 hours ago, ikay said:

The treble bleed in the Obsidian wiring is an additional cap+resistor on the vol pot which retains high end (which is normally lost) when you roll down the volume. It also slightly changes the taper of the vol controls. With both vols full up the treble bleed will have no effect on the standard Jazz sound. If you back one or other of the vols off to favour the bridge or neck pickup there will be a slight difference in sound over the standard wiring. Probably not enough to really notice unless you're listening for it. 

Thanks for the explanation.

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