Aside from Rics, has anyone had stereo output on a bass? I've been considering doing with my P bass, but wasn't sure how to go about it... what are your experiences?
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Stereo output
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Well, if you just want the same signal in both jacks, you can do that, but it probably wouldn't be a good idea, as the input impedance of the two places you are feeding the signal is going to drop unless you buffer the outputs.
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Because each pickups sounds different, and you send each one to a different amp, one for the lows, and one for the highs. That's how Ricks and Alembics and that Yamaha Billy Sheehan bass works. Also the Gibson ES-355TD-SV guitar, and the stereo Carvins.
What you are talking about is splitting your signal to two amps.
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If you just want to send the same signal in stereo, I'd recommend an A/B/Y pedal. That way you only have one cord coming from your bass and still get a stereo signal. Try to get an active one too, for the reasons that Line6man mentioned.
Well you don't. But you have to have SOMETHING to split the signal to two different versions or it's just two identical mono signals sent to different places.
Usual is bridge pickup to one side and neck pickup to other. I've done this and it's a pretty nice effect. MUCH better on guitar than bass, however. It's just a matter of using a TRS cable and jack to get two outputs. If bass is active you'll need a jack with a separate power switch rather than the usual "ring" connection. And wiring can be tricky if you want to retain a mono function too.
But that said, let me say that I actually run a stereo bass rig (it's designed so it can run stereo with two cabs, one on each side of stage or stack them into a pile for a kilowatt big rig).
And I LOVE it. Why and how? Well it's because many effects pedals have a stereo output. You feed in the mono bass and the effect (especially for digital pedals) is calculated for two separate stereo channels. Keeping those outputs stereo REALLY makes the effects sound GOOD! I can't recommend it enough.
However, these days I'm not using effects much so I'm not running stereo very often. Still, I do recommend stereo experiments especially with effects and recording.
