Huh? I didn’t say anything to the difficulty of your question. I said it was legitimate. Most of my post was directed at the people derailing the thread, so I have no clue how you inferred that.
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UNMARKED BASS KNOBS?!?!
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Huh? I didn’t say anything to the difficulty of your question. I said it was legitimate. Most of my post was directed at the people derailing the thread, so I have no clue how you inferred that.
ManicBass5 seriously friend you need to calm down and let some people here try to help you out which they are trying to do... it’s good people here.
I have 2 electric guitars and one electric bass and none of them have the knobs labeled, so it’s completely common that they’re not labeled. Is it possible your bass has built-in effects that the knobs control? My friend has a Danelectro guitar with built-in effects like distortion, a phaser, and a few others that run off a 9 volt battery in the guitar.
I have 2 electric guitars and one electric bass and none of them have the knobs labeled, so it’s completely common that they’re not labeled. Is it possible your bass has built-in effects that the knobs control? My friend has a Danelectro guitar with built-in effects like distortion, a phaser, and a few others that run off a 9 volt battery in the guitar.
Most basses do NOT have the knobs marked. There is usually a plastic overlay on the pickguard when you first get it and it will often have them marked. Remove the overlay and you remove the knob index. Some will have a sticker next to each knob to identify what it does. If the manufacturer includes a manual, they should be noted in there. But sometimes they are not at all.
I got a Rogue 5-string years ago and they had included a hang tag off the volume identifying the knobs and their function. The functions didn't seem to correlate with the knobs they specified though and in some cases the knobs didn't do anything at all.
Well, come to find out, the bass and treble boost/cut knobs ONLY work when the bass is in Active mode. The bass will play in both active and passive modes. No where was that written and no one who sold it knew that. Found it on You tube on day.
So if I'm in passive mode, I can turn the bottom two knobs all I want and it won't make any difference in the sound. In passive mode, only the volume and pickup blend knobs (top two knobs) work. I usually use it in passive mode and all I am doing is adjusting the blend of the two pickups. If I find myself needing more than that, I just put it in active mode and then I can boost and cut bass and treble from there.
To make matters worse, the knobs on my 5-string don't even have an index mark on them. They have center detentes, but that's it. I may replace them some day with knobs that have an index mark along the top of the knob so I can see at a glance where I am.
I got a Rogue 5-string years ago and they had included a hang tag off the volume identifying the knobs and their function. The functions didn't seem to correlate with the knobs they specified though and in some cases the knobs didn't do anything at all.
Well, come to find out, the bass and treble boost/cut knobs ONLY work when the bass is in Active mode. The bass will play in both active and passive modes. No where was that written and no one who sold it knew that. Found it on You tube on day.
So if I'm in passive mode, I can turn the bottom two knobs all I want and it won't make any difference in the sound. In passive mode, only the volume and pickup blend knobs (top two knobs) work. I usually use it in passive mode and all I am doing is adjusting the blend of the two pickups. If I find myself needing more than that, I just put it in active mode and then I can boost and cut bass and treble from there.
To make matters worse, the knobs on my 5-string don't even have an index mark on them. They have center detentes, but that's it. I may replace them some day with knobs that have an index mark along the top of the knob so I can see at a glance where I am.
If they are the set-screw type of knobs you can use that set-screw as your index point.
The knobs on my bass have a white marker dot on them, but I can't see those w/o bending over to look, so instead I just look at the position of the set-screw.
If the set-screw is out of my vision then the knob it either at it's center détente or it's full volume.
The knobs on my bass have a white marker dot on them, but I can't see those w/o bending over to look, so instead I just look at the position of the set-screw.
If the set-screw is out of my vision then the knob it either at it's center détente or it's full volume.
No, not at all. I can see that a newbie with no experience can be confused by the unmarked knobs of an Instrument at first. I merely wanted to tell you that once you figured out the basics, you too will have no problem figuring out which knob does what whenever you touch a new bass.
My knobs aren't marked.
But I do set the set screw so the EQ point sat me at the detent center.
But I do set the set screw so the EQ point sat me at the detent center.
I like and preferred marked knobs. Three of my basses have them. My Peavey 5-string doesn't because it sounds best wide open with both pickups going.
KNOBS!
KNOBS!
Lets get some info and help this person step by step and assume they don’t understand the LINGO of instruments yet, not to patronize but to get clarity.
Is there a battery in your bass?
Is there a battery in your bass?
