Warwick Corvette$$ 3-way settings?

[The Artist]

Hi
I've been fiddling around with the tone of my Corvette$$ for a while and can get many different tones.
However I would like some words to go with the sound as to what is happening to the tone when I change from the series, parallel and humcanceling with each other in single coil settings. (Down, middle and up position)

Thanks a mill.
Alexx

 

[The Artist]

anyone?
thanks

 

[SuperDuck]

Not entirely sure what you're looking for, but maybe I can help.

With the switch in the down position, the coils are in series with each other. This gives you the highest output, most ballsy sound. Very thick and in your face.

With the switch in the middle position, the pickups are single coil, like a Jazz bass.

With the switch in the top position, the coils are in parallel. This is a humbucking setup with less output and bite than if the pickups were in series. The output level is similar to the single coil setting, but without any single coil hum and a little darker tone.

Something fun to do is to try and cop the one of other basses, which the $$ does pretty well.

Precision bass - neck pickup soloed, three-way switch down (series) It helps to roll off a tad of the treble.
Jazz bass - pan at center, three way switches in the middle (single coil)
Musicman - bridge pickup soloed, three-way switch down (series)
Lakland (J/MM)- pan at center, bridge pickup down position (series) neck pickup middle (single coil)
P/J - pan at center, bridge position in middle or up (single coil or parallel), neck pickup down (series)
Big and beefy - pan at center, both pickup switches down (series)

It's a fun bass to experiment with. There's a lot of tones in there! The examples above should get you started.

 

[The Artist]

Perfect, that is exactly what I was going for, thanks

 

[MattLou]

Thank you. It is a great post. But I think series and parallel definitions have a complication. Manual says the opposite?

 

[line6man]

However I would like some words to go with the sound

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."
-Frank Zappa.

 

[Trouztrouz]

Thank you. It is a great post. But I think series and parallel definitions have a complication. Manual says the opposite?View attachment 2810971

Ah, but look at the picture. The strings are below the switches, so the bass is upside-down relative to how you'd be holding it. It looks like series is away from the strings and parallel is towards them. In the picture, series is up; if you're holding the bass, series is down.