Hotter signal?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jim Gorman

I have an '86 BT5, 3 knobber with lots of miles on it. It plays like a Smith should, all 'buttery' and such. It's made a better player out of me and I love it. Finger runs, slapping and tapping are a breeze but I want a hotter, more 'responsive to touch' kind of signal. Could this be age- related electronics and/or pickups? Any suggestions?

Smith set-up with TCRMs will help if that's not already done. But a volume pedal if you want more. The Pickups are passive and are what they are. The Circuit has bs/tr controls only, not separate active volume boost. More boost can = more noise as well.

The guys playing with these basses for 20 years and making a living doing so have never asked for anything volume wise. I guess they do that on the amp or in the board in the studio.