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Stacked blend/volume pot.

fruitlabor

fruitlabor

Apr 6, 2007
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I have a BEE preamp in a bass that has 2 pickups that I recently acquired. It’s a 3 band that’s wired volume, treble stacked bass/mids. In other words, there’s a single volume for both pickups. I want to change the volume to a stacked blend/ volume. Can someone help on what pot I need? I have a Bartolini stacked but I’m pretty sure it’s a blend pot. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
 
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fruitlabor said:
Do you know if it comes with wiring instructions?
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BBG tends to have wiring info on the items, under the "docs" tab
 
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fruitlabor said:
Do you know if it comes with wiring instructions?
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Yes, it typically comes with a diagram. It is literally just a blend pot, and a volume pot in a single unit. The pins for each are just like their single counterparts and wired the same way. I bought their vol/blend with push-pull DPDT switch and wired it as preamp bypass.

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Top 2 tiers are blend, 3rd is vol, bottom the switch.
 
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truand85 said:
At $36 a pot they better write you a 3 page email with step by step wiring instructions with pics, holy hell.
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That's how BBG pays for all the email and phone support costs when they have to explain the same thing three different times to someone. You don't get the same support from DigiKey/Mouser/Tayda. And BBG does have some good wiring diagrams on their site.
 
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MoireBass said:
That's how BBG pays for all the email and phone support costs when they have to explain the same thing three different times to someone. You don't get the same support from DigiKey/Mouser/Tayda. And BBG does have some good wiring diagrams on their site.
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For that price they could pre-wire it for you and it still wouldn't be worth it. You can get fully wired harnesses for not much more.
 
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The price wouldn't bother me if I really wanted to keep master volume & blend in one spot.
I'm not so sure I do, though.
It seemed cool at first, but after the novelty wore off, I found I actually don't really enjoy having the blend stacked under another control. When I turn the blend counterclockwise, I tend to nudge the volume down a bit when I'm not careful.
Nothing I can't live with, but if I ever replace the preamp on that Warwick, I'll be seriously tempted to change the layout. I'll probably go from 3-band to my preferred 2-band then give the volume & blend controls their own spot. (I'd be a little reluctant to mess with the original concept, but if I used a Glockenklang preamp at least it would still be all German.)
 
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Jefenator said:
The price wouldn't bother me if I really wanted to keep master volume & blend in one spot.
I'm not so sure I do, though.
It seemed cool at first, but after the novelty wore off, I found I actually don't really enjoy having the blend stacked under another control. When I turn the blend counterclockwise, I tend to nudge the volume down a bit when I'm not careful.
Nothing I can't live with, but if I ever replace the preamp on that Warwick, I'll be seriously tempted to change the layout. I'll probably go from 3-band to my preferred 2-band then give the volume & blend controls their own spot. (I'd be a little reluctant to mess with the original concept, but if I used a Glockenklang preamp at least it would still be all German.)
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It’s 3 holes and I don’t want to modify the instrument
 

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