Passive vs Active pickups

[efe_gallagher]

Good (early) morning TB'ers!
I have a Stingray w/Seymour Duncan's Basslines in it and am about to buy a Precision. My question is simple, but not easy: How can I even the output from the P-bass to that of my Stingray so I don't have to be switching volumes on pedals, amps, P.A., input jacks, etc?
I think adding a pre-amp into the P-bass would do the trick, but I'd like to keep the voice of it. any help is appreciated

 

[tsverrir]

I would go for a tube pre-amp on the P. An additional volume pedal on the Stingray would do the trick, but I like the pre-amp idea better.

 

[Stealth]

The East P-Retro might do you well. Have a search around for earlier discussions on it.

 

[Razar]

I think it's easier to make a voltage divider in that can be activated with push-pull knob on your Stingray. The output level can be adjusted to that of your P-Bass.

 

[Oobly]

Turn down the volume on the Stingray so it matches the P-bass?

 

[Stealth]

I think it's easier to make a voltage divider in that can be activated with push-pull knob on your Stingray. The output level can be adjusted to that of your P-Bass.

This could actually work since the Stingray is already buffered, so the voltage divider wouldn't impose as much of a tone change, if any at all. A fixed resistor and a trimpot (for set-and-forget setup) would be ideal.

 

[efe_gallagher]

I think it's easier to make a voltage divider in that can be activated with push-pull knob on your Stingray. The output level can be adjusted to that of your P-Bass.

This sounds interesting since I had never heard of it
Do you have any idea of how to "build" one? The trimpot idea for the fixed volume also sounds good!

 

[Razar]

First of all, you have to check what you have inside your Stingray. If you have just a simple volume pot, that is not attached to some circuit board, then you can solder it out and put a push-pull inside. You need to purchase a 25k push-pull volume pot in guitar parts shop, and a small 250k trim pot in some electronics shop - it should cost you just about a dollar.

Then you have to change a schematic a little, as it is shown below. In one position of push-pull switch you'll have the normal signal flow, and in the other you'll get up to -20 dB trim. So you can adjust the trim pot to the desired position to your ear comparing to your P-bass and then just use it.

 

[cnltb]

Good (early) morning TB'ers!
I have a Stingray w/Seymour Duncan's Basslines in it and am about to buy a Precision. My question is simple, but not easy: How can I even the output from the P-bass to that of my Stingray so I don't have to be switching volumes on pedals, amps, P.A., input jacks, etc?
I think adding a pre-amp into the P-bass would do the trick, but I'd like to keep the voice of it. any help is appreciated

I'd simply mark the volume comtrol of the louder bass to the point where it is equal to the loudest setting of the quieter one and mind that point when you use both basses on the same gig.

 

[Muaguana]

This sounds interesting since I had never heard of it
Do you have any idea of how to "build" one? The trimpot idea for the fixed volume also sounds good!

If you've ever looked at the electronics of a bass, you've seen a voltage divider circuit, just with variable resitors (pots.)

 

[ZolkoW]

are you sure the Stingray is louder? :-D

 

[JTE]

My two StingRays (both pre EB 2-band) were in no way louder than any of my Precisions, unless I maxed out the EQ. And even then it wasn't a drastic increase. And neither were as loud as the G&L L-1000 and L-2000e with the MFD pickups.

I simply switched between them and never had any output level matching problems.

John

 

[efe_gallagher]

My two StingRays (both pre EB 2-band) were in no way louder than any of my Precisions, unless I maxed out the EQ. And even then it wasn't a drastic increase. And neither were as loud as the G&L L-1000 and L-2000e with the MFD pickups.

I simply switched between them and never had any output level matching problems.

John

Well, when each is plugged into their respective input in my amp I do have to turn down the volume a bit. But to avoid the hassle of swapping inputs at each gig (I use different tunings on each and with our setlist I'm always killing my strings) I wanna even the sound of both on the Active Input (since I'll be using the Stingray more)
Did I make sense? Haven't sleep in a while