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What does a Seymour Duncan 1/4 Pounder Precision Pup sound like without a tone knob??
- Thread starter twdavis13
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I have the Fender mark hoppus sig which has a 1/4 pounder with a volume and no tone control. Mine is strung with flats and I play with a pick, so keep that in mind.
the tone is very clear and warm, with HUGE mids and lows. It starts to get a little muddy when I try and play chords but for the most part I get a really nice round tone.
EDIT: I would just like to add that I really like this pickup and my next build will be a very similar setup (no tone control and probably no volume).
the tone is very clear and warm, with HUGE mids and lows. It starts to get a little muddy when I try and play chords but for the most part I get a really nice round tone.
EDIT: I would just like to add that I really like this pickup and my next build will be a very similar setup (no tone control and probably no volume).
sure, that's about right
it'll sound a little brighter, is all. it's a good loud grindy rock pickup in any case.
You got my attention
Yes the pete did sound really close to my bass, the pick ups are duncan designed in his but sound basically the same,BTW there is a pete on ebay incase you were looking at them.
Mine is a MIM p bass , i gutted and sold the parts i did not use and built this for 300$,
Not having the tone pot just brightens it a bit i would imagine.The reason i did not install one is that it would cost more money for a pot, i dont use it anyways , and it can get in the way.
If you dont use a tone knob whats the point ha
Yes the pete did sound really close to my bass, the pick ups are duncan designed in his but sound basically the same,BTW there is a pete on ebay incase you were looking at them.
Mine is a MIM p bass , i gutted and sold the parts i did not use and built this for 300$,
Not having the tone pot just brightens it a bit i would imagine.The reason i did not install one is that it would cost more money for a pot, i dont use it anyways , and it can get in the way.
If you dont use a tone knob whats the point ha
pbd
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I like Duncan Pickups and have then in guitars and basses. I would agree with the other posters that without the tone pot in there you should get a brighter tone than with one in line.
let us know how it sounds!
Todd
let us know how it sounds!
Todd
Ummm haha in my mind it means treblier. Hotter would be how much "louder" the pick up was compared to a stock one. When i got the bass used it had stock pick ups. They were weak. Really thin no really mids. now they have a thick clanking sound to them.
Out of curiousity, why don't you have one? I think the Mark Hoppus sig is fixed at being on a certain level, so it's not "no tone" as such, it's just oin the wiring.
hmmm... I haven't heard that about the hoppus sig, I may have to pull my pickguard off to see.
I just pulled the pickguard off of my hoppus sig and the pickup is wired directly to the volume pot and then directly to the jack, so unless it is hidden really well there is no fixed tone setting.
Bright/trebly and a bit scooped. SD's specs on it list it as scooped. (Bass: 7, Mid: 4, Treble: 6)
I built mine that way , i ordered a guard from warmoth and just had them drill 2 holes instead of 3 and wired it with just for volume, my bass is almost complete different from when it left the factory.
I owned a hoppus signature as well i got it on ebay for 400$.
You could always just wire your pickup straight to the jack and bypass all of the controls... Or... Use a push/pull pot as a control bypass... Or... Wire up a 'No-Load' tone control which takes the control out of the circuit when 'dimed'...
I've done all three at various times... Right now, I have one in 'No-Load' tone control configuration, which is the most useful IMO... If I was using a bass more for recording than playing live, I would go straight to the jack for the purest signal... My Musicmaster definitely benefitted from this approach. Hot, growly, pure tone!
-robert
I've done all three at various times... Right now, I have one in 'No-Load' tone control configuration, which is the most useful IMO... If I was using a bass more for recording than playing live, I would go straight to the jack for the purest signal... My Musicmaster definitely benefitted from this approach. Hot, growly, pure tone!
-robert
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