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Tone Knob: like one on your bass or not

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by tiredman9, Aug 28, 2005.


Tone Knob: Yes or No

  1. Yes I like a tone knob on my bass and i use it

    17 vote(s)
    70.8%

  2. Nope dont find em useful

    5 vote(s)
    20.8%

  3. I like one on my bass but never use it

    2 vote(s)
    8.3%
  1. Aug 28, 2005 #1
    tiredman9

    tiredman9

    Aug 15, 2005
    New York
    So do you guys prefer a tone knob on your bass or do you find your basses dont need one at all, even if they dont have active electronics.
     
  5. Aug 28, 2005 #2
    PilbaraBass

    PilbaraBass

    Jul 19, 2004
    Gladstone, QLD, Australia
    Two of my basses are active, and I use the tone knobs...especially on my Carvin AC-40 who's tone is a little too "glassy" without turning down the highs a bit and putting up the lows a tad...

    One of my basses is a passive PJ and I like to roll off the highs when going to P-bass mode to get that classic tone.

    Lastly, one of my basses has a single soapbar with no tone control, and this bass sounds so sweet, in both series and parallel mode, that a tone control would be an absolute waste.

    By the way...I really LIKE the classic, lowpass passive tone control. Also, I think that sonically, you should always start with cut before active boost (to me, it just sounds sweeter that way)
     
  10. Aug 29, 2005 #3
    elros

    elros

    Apr 24, 2004
    Norway
    Proprietor, Helland Musikk Teknologi
    I used to have one on my bass, but I never used it.
    So I took it off, replacing it with a very useful coil selector switch.
     
  14. Aug 29, 2005 #4
    jamitman39

    jamitman39

    Aug 29, 2005
    Louisiana
    With only one bass to play, I use both the front and rear pick-ups individual tone knobs. As well as the sweep in-between the pick-ups. Without tone, anyone?
    DB