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Club Clement (Part 3: Post your basses here)

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tombowlus said:
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That is a beauty.
 
#124
tombowlus said:
Well, I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that there will be a slight delay in getting my electronics configured just the way I want them, so I will have to wait a bit longer to get this bass in my hands. :(

The good news is that the bass is basically together, and Tom sent me new pics! :hyper:

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I am just loving the way that black limba looks with the oil finish! :cool:

Tom.
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What are you doing with the 'lectrics on the inside?

It (she?) is a real stunner, limba rocks!!
 
#129
wavey davey said:
Bit of a nerd question, but why Vol / Vol and not Vol / Blend?
:rollno: (sorry)

Is it because of the P / J set up, or just because you like it that way?
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There are pages and pages of people talking about vol/vol versus vol/blend, but it mostly boils down to personal preference. Here is my take on it, though, since you asked. :D

First off, when played in passive mode, some people (myself included) feel that you get a touch more high-end detail and brightness from vol/vol, as it puts one less potentiometer in the signal path (a blend control typically has two pots). If you always play in active mode, your signal is being buffered, and you may not notice this.

Second, some people (myself included) feel that there are certain relative pickup volume combinations that are possible with vol/vol that you cannot get with vol/blend (or at a minimum, that you cannot get very easily with vol/blend). For instance, my most common vol/vol settings are either both full-on (which you can of course easily get with either configuration) or with the neck pickup full-on and the bridge pickup dialed back just out of hum-canceling. Yes, you can get something really close to this with a vol/blend, but I find it imminently easier with vol/vol, and I also think that it does sound slightly different.

Now, the vol/blend folks will tell you that they like the simplicity of having one-knob to turn down in between songs or at the end of a set or whatever. My response to that is that I generally have a mute pedal of some kind on hand, or in a worst case scenario, my amp has a volume control, too.

To further explain my position on this, my main gigging bass for years was a Gibson Thunderbird, which is set up vol/vol/blend. As you are aware, the traditional Jazz Bass controls are also vol/vol/blend. I, for one, am just so used to this control layout that this is what I prefer. But other folks really like vol/blend. I say use whatever works the best for you, especially if you are going to be playing predominantly in active mode.

Tom.
 
#130
tombowlus said:
There are pages and pages of people talking about vol/vol versus vol/blend, but it mostly boils down to personal preference. Here is my take on it, though, since you asked. :D

First off, when played in passive mode, some people (myself included) feel that you get a touch more high-end detail and brightness from vol/vol, as it puts one less potentiometer in the signal path (a blend control typically has two pots). If you always play in active mode, your signal is being buffered, and you may not notice this.

Second, some people (myself included) feel that there are certain relative pickup volume combinations that are possible with vol/vol that you cannot get with vol/blend (or at a minimum, that you cannot get very easily with vol/blend). For instance, my most common vol/vol settings are either both full-on (which you can of course easily get with either configuration) or with the neck pickup full-on and the bridge pickup dialed back just out of hum-canceling. Yes, you can get something really close to this with a vol/blend, but I find it imminently easier with vol/vol, and I also think that it does sound slightly different.

Now, the vol/blend folks will tell you that they like the simplicity of having one-knob to turn down in between songs or at the end of a set or whatever. My response to that is that I generally have a mute pedal of some kind on hand, or in a worst case scenario, my amp has a volume control, too.

To further explain my position on this, my main gigging bass for years was a Gibson Thunderbird, which is set up vol/vol/blend. As you are aware, the traditional Jazz Bass controls are also vol/vol/blend. I, for one, am just so used to this control layout that this is what I prefer. But other folks really like vol/blend. I say use whatever works the best for you, especially if you are going to be playing predominantly in active mode.

Tom.
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Love it!!

Thanks Tom for taking the time!

I can't help it, I have an inquisitive, engineering type of brain and I dont like not knowing reasons for stuff!!

Cheers ;)
 
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