What setting do you use on your jazz bass?

I need an all the above option...

 

Generally start everything on full, roll off the bridge pickup as necessary for taste.

 

Generally neck or bridge individually for different songs

With my stacked-knob Jazz, I have an additional unique setting:
Neck volume full on
Neck tone full on
Bridge volume full on
Bridge tone full off

 

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so, the answer is 42

 

My go-to settings at church:

1. Both pickups full, tone 25% on
2. Neck full, bridge 50% on, tone 25% on
3. Both pickups full, tone 100% on
4. Neck full, bridge 50% on, tone 100%

TI Jazz Flats on my VM Fretless Jazz. Works for every single song in the church band and sounds fantastic

 

For me 90% of the time both full tone around 20%. But really where I place the tone depends on the room and how dead my strings are.

 

Neck at 75% bridge at zero. Tone at about 25%. Gives me a nice warm (wooly) tone.
Crank the bridge PU for more grind/attack.
Works ok on my squier JV.

 

I have a mix knob instead of two volumes. I use it full neck, full mix, and full bridge. Forget about any in-between positions entirely, I would be just as happy with a three way switch. I will occasionally roll off on the tone knob but it's usually wide open.

 

Only had it for a couple of weeks and still experimenting, but I default to both then adjust from there depending on the song. So far for the "disco" sound mostly bridge, struck closer to the bridge as well, tone pretty low. For other stuff, e.g. rock, I roll the bridge off a bit.

Also when you all say x% I take it you mean x% by volume, not x% on the dial? In terms of db the pots on my new MIM fender player jazz feel like they go from 100% at 12 o'clock to 1% at 10 o'clock, the rest of the clock being completely useless.

 

I use the tone knob to accent the loss of bass from running the neck pickup at 75%. Tone knob is usually almost at 0. I don't like the sound of both pickups on full, and if your want a really full tone get a P instead. I don't use the Js live much and the fretless one used most is a P/J.

 

I meant 75% on the dial, or about 3 O'clock if that makes more sence to you.
This is playing in a not-to-loud country/ americana band.
For more loud stuff I might crank the neck PU, as well as the bridge. But I hardly ever use both fully open, as that, combined with my GK MB200 scoops out all the mids.

 

Neck pickup only, tone knob adjusted frequently in the set for song.

 

But, what's the question?

 

I’ve been recording a lot lately and have confirmed what I’ve read over the years. I usually start full on but will slowly begin to dial back either the neck or the bridge depending on the general sound I’m going for. This seems to add more mids back into my tone and it greatly helps in letting you sit better in the mix.

 

I use three main settings.
1. Kind of neutral setting: both full.
2. To get thick sound with definition: neck PU full, bridge PU turned a bit down (some 1/6)
3. To get clear sound with thickness: bridge full, neck turned down a bit.
I also use the tone control.

 

I run all knobs dimed and let the rack make sense of the rest! LOL !!

 

I've never liked the sound of a bridge pickup so I'm a neck pickup only player.

My favorite J shaped thing is my Warmoth using a single SCPB style pickup in it's usual position.

 

Bridge pickup and tone are always a 100%. Neck pickup is usually around 90% but I do mess with the neck pickup volume depending on what I’m playing. Sometimes I’ll even roll the neck pickup all the way off for more of a Jaco type of vibe. But yeah with my jazz the bass actually sounds fullest with the neck pickup backed off just a hair. I’m guessing it’s a phase thing or something.