Lfalex v1.1 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 (edited) As those of you who own basses with coil switching options will know; single-coil < parallel < series in terms of output level. Has anyone implemented a "fix" to equalize the output, such as an in-line resistor before the volume pot? Would this work, allowing switching [i]without[/i] the usual jump in output normally associated with coil switching systems? Thanks in advance, Alex. Edited February 10, 2010 by Lfalex v1.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 where would the buffer go....the wiring used is the wiring for the parallel method just rerouted adjusting the volume is all i used to do and some folks want the extra thump and so wire up that way anyhow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I think the Music Man StingRay 5 and the Sterling use a circuit that compensate the volume variations between single-coil, parallel and series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 [quote name='Silent Fly' post='741363' date='Feb 10 2010, 07:38 PM']I think the Music Man StingRay 5 and the Sterling use a circuit that compensate the volume variations between single-coil, parallel and series.[/quote] They do: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 Thanks for the responses so far. I don't think my MM 'Ray 5 has a circuit in it! It's a 1990, and has no phantom coil, and an Alnico-poled pick-up. I guess it's too old... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='741857' date='Feb 11 2010, 11:31 AM']Thanks for the responses so far. I don't think my MM 'Ray 5 has a circuit in it! It's a 1990, and has no phantom coil, and an Alnico-poled pick-up. I guess it's too old...[/quote] According to the circuit I have for a pre-92 there should be a 3.3K resistor across contacts of the selector swich to compensate for the lack of the phantom coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Fly Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='741857' date='Feb 11 2010, 11:31 AM']Thanks for the responses so far. I don't think my MM 'Ray 5 has a circuit in it! It's a 1990, and has no phantom coil, and an Alnico-poled pick-up. I guess it's too old...[/quote] I am not an expert of MM basses but I wasn't aware of passive MM Stingrays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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