Cort Curbow question

[eli]

So my question is basically, is this thing working right?

I just bought a used Cort Curbow 5-string off ebay with the Bartolini (not the Mighty Mite) electronics. This bass has a "slap switch" which rather drastically alters the tone.

The concern is that in one switch position the three-band tone controls work, but in the other position they don't to anything at all. Is it supposed to be this way? I've tried quite a few settings of the adjustment pots on the back, but nothing seems to bring the tone knobs into play in the one switch position.

Anybody?

[bongomania]

Is it active or passive?

Edit: I bet the switch selects active/passive, and of course the 3-band EQ doesn't do anything in passive mode, as it's an active Eq.

[MMTT]

the above post is not correct.

the slap switch is supposed to defeat the active EQ controls and basically "smiley-face" EQ the whole thing by cutting your mids and boosting treble and bass. it's supposed to be a convenient feature and let you switch from "slap" to your regular tone on the fly.

hopefully that makes sense. I have two Cort Curbows and they both behave this way. I never use the slap switch