JAZZ BASS PLAYERS--Which Pickup Do You Attenuate?

[TESPE]

Mostly I play everything all the way up, but depends on the music. Sometimes just the neck up. But never just bridge, i hate that.

 

[DewCr3w88]

I like Neck 100% Bridge 50-65% maybe swapped if I am playing something like YES or something that needs a different sound to it

 

[vinxbass]

Both pups all the way up most of the time. Depending on the amp I'm using, I may leave the neck pup on full and the bridge a 1/4 turn down.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

The neck pickup is worthless. I keep it on just a little bit for the hum-cancelling properties.

 

[electracoyote]

i keep both pups on full, but roll the tone back about half way. still has the killer out of phase growl, but it warms up a little bit as well. my fave tone!

I tried it today. It works. Very interesting.

 

[Tunto]

Both pups on, but when I just play with myself, I try everything. I don't even hear the difference if you put, for example, neck pickup all the way on, and the bridge 2/4 on, it just sounds like just the neck pickup on my Squier Jazz. But anyway, both pups on, give you the most powerful sound

 

[TESPE]

Both pups on, but when I just play with myself, I try everything. I don't even hear the difference if you put, for example, neck pickup all the way on, and the bridge 2/4 on, it just sounds like just the neck pickup on my Squier Jazz. But anyway, both pups on, give you the most powerful sound

That's the same on my Squier Jazz. When e.g. the neck is 100% and the bridge is below 90% you just hear the neck

 

[GianGian]

Everything wide open. Keep it simple.

 

[Nedmundo]

My four string Jazz has noiseless Lindy Fralin pickups, so I can run any setting hum-free. I use three:

1. both pickups on full, treble varies;
2. neck on full, bridge down about a third, which is my favorite overall, normally with treble at 50%; and
3. neck on full, bridge off, which I like with treble at 100% for punkish pickstyle grind.

On my Jazz V, which has stock single coils, it's both pickups on full, and, because the bass is very bright, treble normally at 25%.

 

[The Birdman]

I run both turned down a bit. I want them roughly equal to reduce the hum, and I want them down a bit from max so I can increase volume at the instrument on the fly if necessary instead of having to turn up the amp.

Roger

 

[John Wentzien]

Most of the time everything wide open.
If I want a P type thing i'll roll the bridge PU off just a tad.
For that Jaco "Burp" roll the neck down a little.
I really like the versatility of a Jazz bass!

 

[metalmariachi]

I switch back and forth between the neck, bridge or both full on.
It depends on what fits.

MM

 

[awall]

I like to keep both wide open. I do adjust pickup height to get the sound I want with both wide open. Bridge pickup nearly touches the strings and the neck is quite a bit deeper into the body.
Al

 

[Frank Orlando]

I read somewhere that the secret to getting the most tone out of a Jazz Bass is to keep both volumes rolled back a bit (ratio depending on tone preference). Ever since I started doing that, my tone became a lot meatier.

Yep... noticably more meatier. If the bridge volume is even slightly higher than the neck it gets a more middy tone and if the bridge is even a bit lower than the neck it gets more like a P-Bass. Just a small move makes a noticable difference in tone. At least on my 75 it does. I prefer having them rolled back a bit to having them wide open. I think it also depends on if you are going for a vintage tone (I use flats) or a modern Jazz Bass tone with roundwounds and lots of overtones.

 

[eggfan]

Bridge pickup soloed.

Yep. No poll for me.
Unless Carrots = Bridge Pickup Soloed.

 

[bound'n'blocked]

All three WFO for me. The buzziness is too much for me otherwise.

BnB

 

[Thor]

My four string Jazz has noiseless Lindy Fralin pickups, so I can run any setting hum-free. I use three:

1. both pickups on full, treble varies;
2. neck on full, bridge down about a third, which is my favorite overall, normally with treble at 50%; and
3. neck on full, bridge off, which I like with treble at 100% for punkish pickstyle grind.

On my Jazz V, which has stock single coils, it's both pickups on full, and, because the bass is very bright, treble normally at 25%.

I got the Fralins too. Great pups.

I have been going dimed on both, tone at 0. Bump the tone a
bit when I need more definition.

 

[aus_bass]

Both pups dimed. Tone about 50%.

 

[pacojas]

lately,.. all bridge with tone halved,.. next week proably just the opposite with tone maxed.

 

[LilRay]

Neck Full On

Bridge and Tone pointing to the Neck Volume knob.

God Bless, Ray