S1 switching - what does it do?

[jim_at]

I use a USA Precision with S1 switching. Unfortunately the pot has fallen off so I can't actually use this feature.

But is it actually worth it? What does it do and what tone does it create?

At the moment I believe the switch is 'off', so is that just passive normal P Bass tone?

Thanks!
jim.

[basshead56]

it´s basically a series/paralell switch.
On a P Bass,once activated, it makes it sound more like a Jazzbass.
The opposite is true for the Jazz.

Simples

Oh, and it hasn´t anything to do with active circuits so, yeah, if it´s off, you have a passive P Bass tone. On, you have a passive Jazz(ish) tone.

Here´s a link: [url="http://www.fender.com/features/s1/"]http://www.fender.com/features/s1/[/url]

Hope that helps,
Colin

Edited April 20, 2010 by basshead56

[jim_at]

Simple. Thanks!

Not really sure why you'd ever need it tbh!

Edited April 20, 2010 by jim_at

[jim_at]

Actually, on the subject, if anyone knows a site I can get replacement tone and S1 / volume switching pots, I'd be very grateful. They don't have to be the originals, I quite fancy pimping it with some nicer pots anyway

[basshead56]

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USA-Fender-Chrome-S1-Switching-Knobs-Telecaster-P-Bass_W0QQitemZ260574923756QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3cab79cbec"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USA-Fender-Chrome-S1...=item3cab79cbec[/url]

[Low End Bee]

My S1 pot is in the junk drawer.
Couldn't see any point to it on a Precision.

[Cat Burrito]

Mine's coming off my 2006 P-bass this week. I've heard great things about what it did to the tone of a Jazz but on a P-bass the tonal switch is a bit lacklustre. That ebay link is £18, you can have mine for a tenner if you really want (assuming it's UK postage? - it may not be off until the weekend as I'm waiting on parts) but if you are hoping for new tones to be unlocked at your fingertips, I think you'll be disappointed.

[Lfalex v1.1]

It does do a bit on a Jazz. It makes it into a meatier-sounding jazz. Not (as some would have you believe) a Precision-a-like.
Can't see the point on a P-bass, though!

[KevB]

Agree, I have an S1 jazz and it doesn't really sound like a P with the switch on but it's definitely a different sound. I leave it on most of the time in fact and quite like the slightly ballsier tone.

[Deep Thought]

Utter waste of time on a Precision-I had it on my '07 P and all it did was change the sound from full and punchy to thin and weedy. It came off at the earliest opportunity.

Edited April 20, 2010 by Deep Thought