P guys, where do you set your tone knob?

[NOVAX]

I don't get you people who roll it ALL the way off. You lose your mids as well as your highs, and it sounds crap (to me)!

All the way up for me, then maybe back it off a tiny bit... But never all the way to mud city.

sounds like funk to me. my mids- 71 maple b neck get thick and pillowy and I just dont care about highs as much as i used to, or hear them as clearly either lol. I'll agree that when cymbals get involved the thing will creep open a bit....not much
obey the funk! Funk City!

 

[Turock]

I don't get you people who roll it ALL the way off. You lose your mids as well as your highs, and it sounds crap (to me)!

All the way up for me, then maybe back it off a tiny bit... But never all the way to mud city.

Some people don't like any shabloozy.

 

[thisSNsucks]

P-bass, wide open, flats, done!

Ok sometimes I'll roll the tone back halfway but for the most part I leave it all the way up.

 

[robnatt]

I vary between half and full with roundwounds.

 

[Ric5]

I put in a 4 band preamp in my p-basses ... and a 5th string.

 

[xray]

pagar a medias!

 

[CaptainWampum]

Maybe 1/4 rolled off.

 

[bh2]

What I said earlier didn't make any sense... sorry.

 

[JohnnyB53]

(This is why I can't handle those G&Ls - the one simple tone control keeps me plenty occupied without having to worry about pickup selection / series-parallel / passive-active-active+treble boost plus a second tone knob. )

You're just playing the wrong G&L. The SB-2 doesn't have any tone knob, and the JB and JB-2 have the typical J-Bass 3-knob arrangement.

My 1987 Lynx has 2 pickups, a 3-way switch, vol and tone. Boom. Elegant simplicity.

 

[MIJ-VI]

"P guys, where do you set your tone knob?"

I pick-played both of my Ps with their tone controls up full at all times. (15" cabs.)

 

[JohnnyB53]

usually always off......I let my EQ and effects do the talkin

By "Off" do you mean turned all the way up? Otherwise this doesn't make sense. If you cut all the treble before it reaches the P-bass output jack, no amount of FX or amp EQ can add it back in.

 

[Jasiu3zd]

On my P-bass copy, I don't have tone knob. I removed it, because I never use it.

 

[joebingo]

I keep mine all the way open, and change my hand position/attack to get different tones. And of course, amp EQ etc etc.

 

[Diogenes]

... and a 5th string.

Whoa... numbers 1 and 5 are mighty close to the edge of the runway!

Nice P, BTW.

 

[9mmMike]

Can I answer "both ways"?

I have nickels on one of my P-Basses. This thing is "naturally" very warm/deep/mellow. The nickels are also quiet. On this bass, I can open the tone almost all the way and get a great sound. This is not scientific but I noticed that quite a few folks who run ol' thumpy flats also roll the tone mostly open.

 

[not_jason]

My p-bass doesn't even have a volume knob, let alone tone. Pickup straight to output jack.

 

[bassist4dalord]

On a recent recording with my Ernie Ball Slinky-strung Squier Affinity P-Bass, I had the tone set to 95% on. Sounds awesome.

 

[Eric Swaim]

All the way up in order to get the right attack and articulation.

 

[rayzak]

I very rarely play my Lakland BG w/Fralin wide open or completely off. But would say generally somewhere in z middle. Whether with flats or rounds. I like it right before it starts getting too bright. If I want "bright", i'll use my jazz, 'ray, or Ric