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01-13-2012, 05:42 PM
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Hey, recently my cheap p bass wiring had broken and the only way to fix it without spending money (I don't have money) was to rewire without the pots. I connected everything quite well by holding the wires, tips and sleeves together with fuse wire wrapped tightly and multiple times round the joins (I can't afford a soldering iron or solder).
Anyway, the tone I've got is something which I really like and I was wondering if you guys would be interested in hearing it (the strings are 2 months old [I play them a lot  ] and kind of need to be replaced so don't judge the strings  ). Also it is very loud now  |
01-13-2012, 06:08 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Close to Los Angeles, CA | | | A lot of people like the brighter tone with minimal resistive loading against the pickups. I think there is a club for this somewhere. |
01-13-2012, 06:12 PM
| | | | Oh, I've only been playing bass for about 8 months and thought I was special.. I couldn't find much about it before I did it . |
01-13-2012, 06:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Saint John, NB, Canada | | | Going straight out like that is like having the volume up full, and then some. There is almost 0 resistance between the pups and the output. That means you will have to control your volume and tone directly from the amp. Nothing wrong with that, perse, but if you need any control at all during a song, you can't just turn up/ down or adjust tone on the fly. This may work fine if you're playing alone, and don't need to make any fine adjustments, however.
I'm not sure if it's still around, but I had some soldering tape years ago for quick emergency repairs. You could use a match or lighter to melt it. It was pretty cheap too.
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01-13-2012, 06:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San diego, CA | | | Wow...can't imagine living without a "tone" pot....
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01-13-2012, 06:35 PM
|  | Following my bass-er instincts. | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Radford, VA | | | Where are you located? Perhaps a forum member is nearby and can lend you a hand.
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01-13-2012, 06:35 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New York City | | | I wonder if it would be possible to wire a bass so at the flip of a switch, it could be either potless or potted. |
01-13-2012, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by bassingeorge  Wow...can't imagine living without a "tone" pot.... | That's what I say to every guitarist I see without one!
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01-13-2012, 06:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Napier, New Zealand. | | | Bassist Emory Gordy Jr used to run the pots bypassed in his P. If a producer asked for a different tone, he had a switch mounted on the pickguard which was connected to nothing. He would flick the switch and the producer would be happy. I believe a session guitarist, maybe Tommy Tedesco or someone like that, had a "producer switch" too. |
01-13-2012, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by cfsporn I wonder if it would be possible to wire a bass so at the flip of a switch, it could be either potless or potted. | Very easy to do.
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01-13-2012, 06:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rochester, MA | | | I have an Ibanez GSR200 with a DiMarzio model J wired straight to the out, very angry growly tone. |
01-13-2012, 06:40 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Close to Los Angeles, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by cfsporn I wonder if it would be possible to wire a bass so at the flip of a switch, it could be either potless or potted. | Works like this with one volume.  |
01-13-2012, 06:47 PM
| | | I think it actually gives you more control over your tone and volume because from an eq pedal or a decent amp head a lot more tones become available because of your fuller frequency range  |
01-13-2012, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JimInRadfordVA Where are you located? Perhaps a forum member is nearby and can lend you a hand. | what's wrong with what I've done? |
01-13-2012, 06:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Saint John, NB, Canada | | | Nothing, really. I think what JimInRadfordVA was asking for, is someone near you may have a soldering gun and could do a proper solder job, or possibly fix it on the cheap or free for you or maybe has pots you could use. I would, if close.
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01-13-2012, 07:01 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Close to Los Angeles, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ayce Nothing, really. I think what JimInRadfordVA was asking for, is someone near you may have a soldering gun and could do a proper solder job, or possibly fix it on the cheap or free for you or maybe has pots you could use. I would, if close. | It's preferable to use an iron, rather than a gun. |
01-13-2012, 07:02 PM
| | | Man, I'm not used to such warmth bassists are great, but I don't think anyone lives near my little Scottish village.. |
01-13-2012, 07:14 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit | | Potless Bass?
ssssssssssssssssss... *cough* Dude *cough cough* that's sad 
Soldering will make a better, more solid connection. If it works for you, though... |
01-13-2012, 07:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Saint John, NB, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by line6man It's preferable to use an iron, rather than a gun. | My bad. 
Old sheet metal worker, so "Soldering Iron" has a slightly different meaning.
Maybe I could have said "pencil" ?
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01-13-2012, 07:48 PM
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