I don't think it is broken as it works fine in its own way. Definitely not a push pull. But I think the bass has been modified so that only the bridge pickup goes active. I have been told that if you make the active only work on one pickup you get more volume on the one. Kind of crazy wiring...
No it definitely has a battery. It may have been altered so that the Bridge J pickup is not active. The P neck pickup is. My question is has anybody ever seen a volume control that just turns with no stop. But at the end it clicks into active or passive where the volume goes up. At the end...
I uploaded a pic in a reply but don't see it.
Mine has
Pickup selector
Master tone
Bridge volume
Neck volume which as the switch I am describing. It is not a push pull but one that turns and clicks. Right before it clicks it cuts the volume out then clicks in. With each click by turning it then...
I bought a Samick Artist with PJ pickups. Not sure exact model orcage. It has Since 1958 on the head which I have not seen on other Samicks. My question is the controls. It appears to have active contro but only on the P pickup. The P volume turns until it cuts volume then clicks again going up...