Tone control question

dmusic148 · #1 01-01-2009, 12:45 PM

I just threw together a parts bass, a pair of Nord Fat Stacks (in single coil mode) and 500k pots, Vol/Vol/Tone. .022uF cap on the tone pot. So it's essentially a Jazz bass with 500k pots.
For some reason, unless both Volume pots are up all the way, the tone pot cuts volume(as well as highs) quite a lot as it's rolled back. Is there a simple solution? Works perfect(only cuts highs) with both Volumes full on.

zagnut · #2 01-30-2009, 01:18 PM

I can't help you, but I noticed your thread got lost before anyone could help you...so bumpity bump bump.

maurilio · #3 01-30-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dmusic148

I just threw together a parts bass, a pair of Nord Fat Stacks (in single coil mode) and 500k pots, Vol/Vol/Tone. .022uF cap on the tone pot. So it's essentially a Jazz bass with 500k pots.
For some reason, unless both Volume pots are up all the way, the tone pot cuts volume(as well as highs) quite a lot as it's rolled back. Is there a simple solution? Works perfect(only cuts highs) with both Volumes full on.

what schematic did you use?
could you post a pic of the wiring?

dmusic148 · #4 01-30-2009, 11:06 PM

Thanks for the bump. I can tell you that I did the wiring as any standard Jazz would have it- pups in parallel, like this:

I am sure I haven't done anything wrong. And I know that this setup will do this to a degree no matter what. It's just a lot more than I'm used to, with the Fat Stacks. Probably due to the impedance of these pickups, whatever. I've heard there is a way to minimize the effect, that's what I'm looking for, I think. Thanks again, Dave

maurilio · #5 01-31-2009, 10:27 AM

could you take a pic and post it here?