Yamaha PB1

[arambass]

A friend of mine as well as myself both own PB1's. Itseems these preamps have a very hot signal .With my stingray(very hot bass) I can't crank the vol on the PB1 past 9:00.And the direct out is extremley stout(sound guys asking me if I can lower the signal to them).
So we are wondering are all PB1's like this or is there a trick that we dont know about to pad it.

 

[busmandan]

I also have a Stingray and a PB1 and am experiencing the same phenomenon you are with the volume. I've been able to manage the DI since it has its own volume pot.

My only question is: Why does this bother you? I'd much rather have too much gain available than not enough.

 

[taurus1]

I think it's more of a case of how hot the bass is, in this situation. I use a passive P bass with the PB-1 and have no issues.
one of my friends uses Stingrays and never dimes the volume on them, about halfway I think. I use my sabre the same way, maybe about 3/4 up.

 

[arambass]

Its not really bothering me but I was curious as to this being normal for the PB1.

 

[arambass]

Thanks for the replies guys!

 

[John D Harris]

Totally normal operation.
These preamps have a BOATLOAD of gain.
Love mine!
I'm still exploring different effects of different settings on the parametric mid control -- lots of good sounds to be found!

 

[azureblue]

I had one and loved it. I upgraded the op amps, and that helped - cleaner and a bit more punch. I also discovered that the reason it is heavy is because of the top and bottom plates. I replaced mine with aluminum..

 

[John D Harris]

I had one and loved it. I upgraded the op amps, and that helped - cleaner and a bit more punch. I also discovered that the reason it is heavy is because of the top and bottom plates. I replaced mine with aluminum..

If you don't mind me asking, what op amps did you put in it?

Did the tone lose any of it's warmth?