what does Sadowsky VTC (Vintage Tone Control)

[Sadowsky]

It will fit with no problem! Since the bypass switch is on the VTC, you may want to leave the original mini toggle in place.

Roger

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

Right. Infrastructure.

Over here, we have folks like Pat Wilkins, who are much more reasonable. Pat has a Jazz V body of mine right now for some router work to extend the neck pocket for the previous gen J neck.

Long live America my friend

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

It will fit with no problem! Since the bypass switch is on the VTC, you may want to leave the original mini toggle in place.

Roger

Correct ! Thank you very much Roger for your prompt reply and ... a happy new 2018!

 

[kevin Hardy]

It works just like a standard Fender tone control. It is a passive control in which 10 is flat and as you roll it down it knocks off a broad swath of high end to give you a warmer tone. A little rolled off knocks off a lot of string noise. All the way rolled off, it gives you a lot of that "motown/flatwound" sound.

Although the control is passive, it functions with the bass in either active or passive mode.

I find it much more useful and musical than an active treble roll off on the preamp. And because it operates so differently than active controls, you can actually boost treble on the preamp and cut highs with the VTC at the same time.

Roger

Thanks for the info very helpful, I was wondering how or if, it relates to the Markbass controls

• VPF (Variable Pre-shape Filter) center frequency 380 Hz
• VLE (Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator) frequency range 250 Hz-20 kHz

Are these repetitive or complimentary of each other?

 

[Turnaround]

Thanks for the info very helpful, I was wondering how or if, it relates to the Markbass controls

• VPF (Variable Pre-shape Filter) center frequency 380 Hz
• VLE (Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator) frequency range 250 Hz-20 kHz

Are these repetitive or complimentary of each other?

It's more like the VLE control than the VPF. The VPF is a mid-scoop. The VLE is a high end roll-off.

 

[ragetoca]

It works just like a standard Fender tone control. It is a passive control in which 10 is flat and as you roll it down it knocks off a broad swath of high end to give you a warmer tone. A little rolled off knocks off a lot of string noise. All the way rolled off, it gives you a lot of that "motown/flatwound" sound.

Although the control is passive, it functions with the bass in either active or passive mode.

I find it much more useful and musical than an active treble roll off on the preamp. And because it operates so differently than active controls, you can actually boost treble on the preamp and cut highs with the VTC at the same time.

Roger

The VCT only works on Sadowsky preamps?