Sire Marcus Miller P6 4 question

[Jszfunk]

Thoughts on the purpose of the "tone" control knob. It already has bass, treble and mids. Not sure how much extra this would add since you already have a 3 band eq on board. I do understand what a tone knob does from playing guitar for 40yrs, but in this configuration it just got me thinking.
Thoughts?

Controls:1 x stacked volume/tone, 1 x blend, 1 x stacked treble/middle, 1 x bass (push/pull passive)
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[ad9000]

With an active preamp I always like having a passive tone control. It provides a different function than the active treble, bass and mid controls. You can get a lot more tonal variation, and if you're used to passive basses it is a familiar tool to have. I think Sadowsky realized the value of a tone control at some point and incorporated it as an option in their preamps.

 

[dabbler]

The tone control is very handy when you put the bass in passive mode.

 

[Jszfunk]

Thank you! That makes total sense. I never thought about it when it goes to passive mode. Duh on me!!!