Diagnosing faulty blend knob

Braddoch · #1 03-24-2013, 10:08 PM

Greetings,

I'm the owner of an '03 RockBass Corvette with active electronic/active pickups.

Problem is this: The blend knob allows sound when it's rolled completely one way as well as in the middle, but when it's rolled completely the other way, I get nothing.

I had it looked at, and was told that both pickups are fine as well as the wiring and that I have a bad EQ that needs to be replaced.

Just wanted to check with you all on here to see if that sounds right before I drop approx. $130 on a new eq from Warwick.

Thanks!

line6man · #2 03-24-2013, 10:18 PM

You don't need to buy a new preamp. A new pot is a few dollars.

Wagz · #3 03-24-2013, 10:21 PM

Sounds like one of the pickups has a faulty connection to the blend pot, or a bad blend pot.
Either way, it's an easy cheap fix.

Braddoch · #4 03-25-2013, 06:44 AM

Thanks for the replies! I had some suspicions that the blend pot might be the culprit.

Braddoch · #5 03-25-2013, 07:01 AM

By the way, what are the symptoms of an eq or preamp that is bad and needs to be replaced?