tone control

Until yesterday, the tone control on my 2012 Fender Aerodyne (VVT) was working fine. Yesterday I rotated the knob, and the tone didn’t change...

I've got a 2006 Birdsong Cortobass. It's a terrific short scale bass. The only thing I haven't gotten used to is the varitone control. It's my...

Hi all. We know that when we set the volume of the pickups to 90, 80 or 70% the tone control behaves differently. It starts to act (cut) with more...

For sale is a lightly used Lusithand Double NFP filter preamp. This is a double filter preamp (1 per pickup), similar to Wal and Alembic. Both of...

This episode focuses on how passive tone controls in guitars and basses work in simple terms. A minimal amount of theory (and as little math as...

Hello Folks, Hoping to tap the TB hivemind for some options that I might have overlooked. I have one of the older American Deluxe Precision...

hey all have great sounding EMJ jazz bass set and standard 3 control set as follows: V,V,T i want to add the VMC active midrange control, which...

Did some searching, can’t find any solutions to this. Just bought a new bass with an active/passive switch. (‘96 Ibanez TR500. Freakin rules!) I...

I have an Epiphone EB3 (Chinese made 2015), as far as I'm aware, all stock; looking at the wiring and trying to understand what I'm seeing... The...

I have someone that wants his P-Bass wired so that the pickup (that is 2 coils in series to make one pup) he wants the coils separate and wants to...

TLDR: I snipped off the cap and resistor on each volume pot. I recently had my stock MIM J Bass pickups swapped out as well as the tone controls....

I was just reading on a builder site where independent tone control was an option. Stacked tone control one, for each pickup. You could still...

I need a pot for a tone control; (I keep forgetting); Which one gives you the full range from 0 to 10 as opposed to the others that just kick in...

I have a weak sounding bass that basically has no real middle ground. Either the bass sounds totally "bassy", or there is no bass at all. I was...

to recreate the passive part of the g&l l-2000 electronics. i mainly mean the pots and caps for the two tone controls and the volume control. as i...

I’ve been searching for hours about how you can do that but I’m not getting anything. Any please tell me?

I just got this harness here on TB about a week ago. Super easy to install. Comes with Original Box and Installation / Illustration Paperwork. I...

I know it is good to turn neck pick up all volume all the way down and turn bridge pick up all the way up to make Jaco sound but how 'bout the...

I want to draw on the expertise of the TB community. Specifically I'm interested in whether all bass amps have their own unique tones - something...

I’ve seen a few basses having active preamps along with a passive tone control and have heard people quite like it. I’m thinking of adding it to...

This is a killer pre. Already on the plate. Stacked Volume/Passive Tone Control, Blend, Mid, Stacked Bass/Treble, Active/Passive Switch. Don't...

For sale is a Fender Modern Player Dimension Bass in coveted Olympia White. These basses usually come stock with no tone control. However, I had...

would this wiring diagram work? I've bought a bunch of electronic parts and I have a couple of basses to work on. Since I'm new to electronics,...

I've had Dimarzio Model J pups in a 74' J bass since the early 90's with the stock 250K pots. Have read that going to 500K pots adds some treble...

I currently have my JBass (with Aguilar AG 4J-HC pickups) wired with 3 audio taper pots. While not a huge issue, my tone control seems to do...

Reposting this first one to hopefully explain make things more clearly & easier to troubleshoot. Sadowsky bass: Volume / VTC / Treble / Bass...

Question for anyone who has owned/used the Michael Pope Designs Flexcore preamp/EQ with the Passive Tone control option: Is the Passive Tone...

Greetings! Simple as that... Does anyone know how can I add a tone control to a Tone Monster SBK-3AD? All the pots are connected to the board,...

I came across this article on Best Base Gear. Passive Tone Controls Explained | eBass Has anyone tried this on their jazz bass. I just picked...

Preface: My favorite bass--and my #1--is my Hofner 500/1 Contemporary violin bass. However, that doesn't mean it's perfect; in particular, the...

Up for grabs is this great sounding EMG JA-X Jazz Bass set. These have the Alnico Magnets, so they are warmer sounding than the standard EMG J...

Hey everyone, I have a 2012 Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass that I'm having some issues with the electronics. It's definitely not just dirt. I...

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I am rewiring and redoing a fretless J with Model J's. One thing I'm including in addition to a series/parallel mod is a pull on the tone pot to...

[ATTACH] I have one of those 2009 les Paul special basses, it has what I thought was volume for each pickup and tone for each pickup. But when one...

I just finished putting on some new strings on my Squier P-Bass, and something I've never encountered before just happened. I tuned up the bass,...

EMG EXB Tone control (solderless). Boosts the low and highs while reducing the mids to provide more gain and punch in the mix. Control is in...

I have been looking for a P bass lately and came across one with one of these installed. I personally don't want this as I find the standard tone...

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Hi all, Does anyone know how to bypass the Passive Tone Control on the Ibanez SRFF805? "Bartolini BH1 Pickups with custom Ibanez preamp" = the...