Cort Curbow slap switch question

eli · #1 09-29-2011, 10:29 PM

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?

[edit] The bass described above has a volute on the neck behind the nut. Incidentally, I have a fretless version of the Curbow bass with Mighty Mite electronics (no neck volute), and the tone controls work in both switch positions.

Prosoma · #2 10-14-2011, 06:49 AM

yeah, thats perfectly normal/

hhenry · #3 10-14-2011, 08:07 AM

Do all "slap switches" work the same way? I'm thinking specifically of the Squier Deluxe Active 5.

bassteban · #4 10-14-2011, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by hhenry

Do all "slap switches" work the same way? I'm thinking specifically of the Squier Deluxe Active 5.

I doubt it- Warwick FNAs(NOT *later FNA/Jazz*)had a *slap switch*(actually a pull-pot on the volume)that engaged a mid-cut/bass & treble boost. IIRC the 3(4?)-band EQ still worked while in slap mode. That said, I guess it's possible that all of the aforementioned slap ehancers lean toward the mid-cut/scoop thing, which seems to be a semi-standard *slap* deal for most.