Tone Knob Pedal

[Fortyweight]

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[Swamp_Ronin]

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THIS IS IT! thank you!

 

[gillento]

The effect of a tone knob after active electronics is not exactly the same as a tone knob on a passive bass. More specifically, the resistance and capacitance of the tone control interact with the pickup's own reactance (inductance + capacitance, but mainly its inductance) to produce a different effect. But yeah, wiring a tone knob in a metal box will give you a shallow low-pass filter (6dB/oct.). You might find that an active low-pass filter works better (also because the transition can be much sharper, depending on the "strength" of the filter).

I think on those basses with both active preamp and passive treble cut, the passive treble cut comes BEFORE the active pre. So it can be used in active and in passive mode.

 

[gillento]

THIS IS IT! thank you!

It says „ this (passive tone control) might not work with buffered circuits“ ….. i.e. an active preamp

 

[Boneless]

I think on those basses with both active preamp and passive treble cut, the passive treble cut comes BEFORE the active pre. So it can be used in active and in passive mode.

Which means that you can't really "add" a tone circuit in the form of a stompbox. It has to be mounted on the bass itself. That said, a tone circuit will do *something* even after active electronics. It will be more subtle though.

 

[InkCow]

I think on those basses with both active preamp and passive treble cut, the passive treble cut comes BEFORE the active pre. So it can be used in active and in passive mode.

Well then the most obvious and practical solution is to add effects loops to every active bass so we can properly place our tone knob pedals before the onboard preamp. It’s elementary, really.

 

[Jefenator]

I am a huge fan of the passive tone circuit, but I have zero experience using one on a buffered signal.
I see EMG's standard original active P pickup still comes with a basic V/T harness with 25K pots. If the standard (presumably 250K or 500K) tone circuit in a pedal doesn't seem effective on your active signal, it might be worth trying a 25K pot.
If that doesn't work, maybe an active LPF unit – with just a touch of active bass boost? I remember experimenting with the LPF feature on my digital B|Amp and thinking that felt more appropriately old-school than most of the active treble cuts I've tried.