Un-soldered Tone pot....

[JHBASS]

Hey all,

I was playing today, when I noticed that my tone pot became dysfunctional, and my tone stayed at a constant "zingy" feel rather than mellow, which is how I like it! I know how to rectify the problem (my volume pots have come unsoldered before), but i was just wondering whether this issue could cause any damage to my amp, as it may be a few days before i can get to a soldering iron. I know this probably sounds silly, but I've just got a new amp, so I want to make sure I don't carelessly damage it (e.g. like when you pull out/put in jack leads whilst forgetting the amps still on). Its a passive bass, so I instinctively dont feel there will be a problem, but I just want to see if you guys feel the same way.

Cheers for your help!

[nick]

[quote name='JHBASS' post='694943' date='Dec 28 2009, 04:59 PM']Hey all,

I was playing today, when I noticed that my tone pot became dysfunctional, and my tone stayed at a constant "zingy" feel rather than mellow, which is how I like it! I know how to rectify the problem (my volume pots have come unsoldered before), but i was just wondering whether this issue could cause any damage to my amp, as it may be a few days before i can get to a soldering iron. I know this probably sounds silly, but I've just got a new amp, so I want to make sure I don't carelessly damage it (e.g. like when you pull out/put in jack leads whilst forgetting the amps still on). Its a passive bass, so I instinctively dont feel there will be a problem, but I just want to see if you guys feel the same way.

Cheers for your help![/quote]

No. Some players have even been known to disconnect tone pots altogether if they're not used.

Cheers

[mrcrow]

[quote name='nick' post='694946' date='Dec 28 2009, 05:02 PM']No. Some players have even been known to disconnect tone pots altogether if they're not used.

Cheers[/quote]

the best solution...or just ease off the cap connection

[JHBASS]

Cheers guys,

I realised this was a pretty stupid question....I might as well leave it, I quite like the "new" tone to be honest...but shall have to route out the soldering iron at some point!


Cheers.

[Ancient Mariner]

You could always replace it with a push-pull pot that allowed you to bypass the tone pot: that way you retain the 'new' tone and have a bit more versatility for those moments less bite is needed.