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Hotter signal?
I have an '87 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?
Last edited by Jim Gorman; 12-04-2008 at 06:13 PM. |
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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. |
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Hmmm, need some clarity.
Need some clarity. Unless I am misunderstanding you here Ken, I did not know you made a 'passive' bass . You stated above "The Circuit has bs/tr controls only, not separate active volume boost". Did you make any or many basses without the 'active' circuit or were there just a select few and which models (if model specific)?
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Ahh..
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The active by-pass (push/pull volume) can only work if the volume control and the pickups are passive. The Balance control are basically the pickup mix control and passive as well. When you lift the volume knob, everything still works but the tone +/- controls (bs/md/tr). This is why the Bass will work when the batteries go dead. |
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I understand the p/u's, passive/active circuit, controls, etc. used in your basses. What I did not know was that you made basses without the active circuit. So, in Jim's case, he has a bass that does not have the active circuit, correct? If yes, trying to explain to him that he could adjust the 'gain trim pot' would be a waste of time.
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Also, whether the bass is active or passive, I would suggest to ensure your strings are fresh (I would use Smith TCRM's), set-up is correct for you, then adjust your individual string pole pieces on each p/u such that you are getting the maximum pull from the p/u's without getting distortion. If you are not sure how to do this, find someone who is. It's not hard, you just need to know what you are doing. Or, send it in to Ken and have him look at it for you.
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Tim Bishop Last edited by Tim Bishop; 12-02-2008 at 11:54 PM. |
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