My bass (corvette standard) seems to have really weak output. If I plug my P-bass in and set the volume and gain up the way I want, then switch to the 'vette, it won't be nearly as loud as the Fender. Why is this? how can I fix it?
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WEAK!!!! output
- Thread starter MammaryVest
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do you have the single coils version? If yes, you can try wiring the pickups in series, and it will be as loud as the P, I can almost guarantee it
If I say this to my local music shop guy, will he know what I mean? Also, what exactly is th difference between in series and (parallel?) so I Know what I'm talking about.
SERIES: Think of a line of elephants, with each elephant using his trunk to hold the tail of the one in front. An electrician would say that the elephants are "in series".
So, when we place two or more electrical devices (resistors, lightbulbs, speakers, guitar pickups...etc) in series, it means that they are arranged in a chain, one after the other. In a guitar or bass with passive pickups, wiring two pickups in series goes like this: the negative wire from the first pickup goes to ground, its positive ("hot") wire is linked up to the negative wire of the second pickup (elephant's trunk to next elephant's tail), and the positive wire of the second pickup then goes on to the controls and the output.
PARALLEL: Two or more elephants standing side by side, with their trunks linked together at the front,and their tails linked together at the back - i.e. the negative wires of both pickups are linked together, and the positives of both are linked together.
So, when we place two or more electrical devices (resistors, lightbulbs, speakers, guitar pickups...etc) in series, it means that they are arranged in a chain, one after the other. In a guitar or bass with passive pickups, wiring two pickups in series goes like this: the negative wire from the first pickup goes to ground, its positive ("hot") wire is linked up to the negative wire of the second pickup (elephant's trunk to next elephant's tail), and the positive wire of the second pickup then goes on to the controls and the output.
PARALLEL: Two or more elephants standing side by side, with their trunks linked together at the front,and their tails linked together at the back - i.e. the negative wires of both pickups are linked together, and the positives of both are linked together.
Seriously, check in the control cavity to see if there's a small gain adjuster on the preamp. If there is, you may have the gain on the Warwick set too low, and you can raise the output by changing the little adjuster.
Alternatively, be sure your battery isn't running low.
Mike
Alternatively, be sure your battery isn't running low.
Mike
Looks like it comes both ways. From the Warwick website:
So, it'd be good to know which version MV has.
Mike
So, it'd be good to know which version MV has.
Mike
