Volume control knob?!?!

[bret48]

I know this is kinda a noobish question but here goes anyway I have had a schecter raiden deluxe 5 for a while and have messed with it but can't figure out which knob is the volume control or if there even is one! It's a three knob setup and I can add pictures if necessary.

[JLS]

Originally Posted by bret48

I know this is kinda a noobish question but here goes anyway I have had a schecter raiden deluxe 5 for a while and have messed with it but can't figure out which knob is the volume control or if there even is one! It's a three knob setup and I can add pictures if necessary.

Which one makes it quieter, when you turn it down?

[Yools]

The website says that the knob setup is vol/vol/tone. It's probably like this:



Try this:

• Plug in your bass and turn on the amp.
• Turn all the knobs all the way down.
• Then turn up the knob closest to the bridge and pluck a string. If you don't hear anything. that is the tone.
• Then turn up the one in the middle, and tap on the pole pieces of the bridge pickup with your fingernail. You should hear the tapping coming through the speakers. If that is the case, that is the bridge pickup volume, and the other is the neck pickup volume.

-Y

[bret48]

Originally Posted by Yools

The website says that the knob setup is vol/vol/tone. It's probably like this:

Try this:

[*]Plug in your bass and turn on the amp.[*]Turn all the knobs all the way down.[*]Then turn up the knob closest to the bridge and pluck a string. If you don't hear anything. that is the tone.[*]Then turn up the one in the middle, and tap on the pole pieces of the bridge pickup with your fingernail. You should hear the tapping coming through the speakers. If that is the case, that is the bridge pickup volume, and the other is the neck pickup volume.


-Y

So if that is the case would I have to turn both of those knobs off to mute it?

[cbrophy]

^ Yes

[Yools]

That's correct. What you've got is the basic Fender Jazz bass setup; the advantage is that you get great control over volumes of the individual pickups, which will in turn give you more tonal control - i.e., the bridge pickup is a lot brighter, the neck pickup a lot darker, so adjusting the volumes of each can potentially provide a lot of tonal variation. The disadvantage is just what you stated - if you want to completely mute the bass, you need to turn both down. The other option is to use a volume pedal or A/B switch pedal to mute the bass.

I personally prefer a single volume and a pickup blend knob to the dual volume knob setup.

-Y