[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1344414083' post='1763970']
I am thinking of changing the control plate in my Jazz to the old style 2 x concentric pots ..... which will give me separate volume and tone control for each of the pickups.
Then I guess I can play with both pickups with full volume, but with the tone rolled back on the bridge, but leave the neck pickup with full-bore volume and tone. I find the single tone control on there a bit of a drag - as, for my sound preferences, the neck pickup needs full tone, but the bridge doesn't.
I wonder why the great Fender moved away from that 2 x concentric config anyway ..... as surely the modern VVT config gives less flexibility?
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Hi mate,
You mension you want two separate tone contols, one for each pickup! ..
well the two tone controls on the old concentric passive jazz bass don't work independently of each other! they interact, this is because they are connected in parallel by the single jack socket.. which also kinda renders the need for two redundant.. and probably answers your question why they didn't last long with Fender!