Passive playing

[Ronen Tat]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

All basses shipped new from here have the volume matched between the passive and active modes without any gain added. If it is different between active and passive modes when set flat, it was changed after we shipped the bass.

I guess that goes without saying...

By "properly" I meant the proper way to match volumes.
If one wants some gain boost when preamp engaged that's what it's there for.
No absolute proper way...

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Ronen Tat

I guess that goes without saying...

...

I think what Ken is trying to say is that after it leaves his hands, someone else altered (tampered) with the factory settings. In other words, don't blame KSB if it's not as Ken described.

[Ronen Tat]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

I think what Ken is trying to say is that after it leaves his hands, someone else altered (tampered) with the factory settings. In other words, don't blame KSB if it's not as Ken described.

I totally understand what Ken said. I wasn't blaming anyone for anything.
I was trying to say that it is most likely that the basses go out of the factory the way Ken described - therefore it goes without saying.
Please read all posts again. Maybe it's my bad English or maybe you just didn't get it right.
Peace.

[Franck Callebert]

Passive tone = most all the gig (love the fat passsive tone of my smith)
Active tone = Chorus or slap time just for the pure boost you get when you engage the preamp

[Frederick Schurger]

One of my only pet peeves about active EQ is not quite knowing when the battery is on its last legs. I have another bass that has active EQ with no passive bypass, and without power, it's dead in the water. Sucks in the middle of a gig.

I did have a situation where the battery went dead in the middle of a gig (church service actually) where I was able to click it into passive, and back in the game. Pretty cool when you think about it. Found a battery, between the service and the concert that night, and none were the wiser.

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Frederick Schurger

One of my only pet peeves about active EQ is not quite knowing when the battery is on its last legs....

I do a few things:

1. I date when I install a new battery (anywhere on or inside the back of the bass).

2. I unplug my cord from the bass when not in use (battery drains more otherwise).

3. I have an ****og Multimeter I use to test a battery at any given point along the journey.

While I have NEVER experienced a battery going bad while playing, clearly, having an Active/Passive Switch is a nice option. Otherwise, see 1, 2, and 3 above.