petetexas

Playing Sunday afternoon , will leave it as it is (but take my Rivoli Bas as a standby just in case ) Thanks for input . Will put Glock preamp in if this turns out to be rubbish .

Here are the two sketches of how the pentatone was wired ......... First one ( A ) correct to the instructions of de lisle..........vol pot works Second one ( B ) My extra cable ( balanced more across the six positions ( still some slight loss in volume ))Vol pot does not work correctly ..... Pete

Had reply from de lisle , l have somehow added an extra wire from volume pot to bass pentatone , hence the loss of volume smoothness (all effect at full turn) BUT , wired correctly as de lisle say , there is a large amount of volume lost as you go through the 6 positions , but the volume control works smoothly . I'm going to leave it with the extra wire , as l prefer the smoother sound , and less volume loss going through the positions . I will post both sketches later today , maybe someone with electrical knowledge can explain? Looks like the Glock will take a back seat for the time being . Pete

While awaiting the Glock , l have fitted a bass pentatone ( 6 position varitone ) to the Gibbo.........very confusing connection info on line for this unit l - have asked de lisle for clarification. The different notch filters give the Gibbo quite a range of sounds , but l seem to have a connection issue, because l have lost the smoothness of my volume control ! Pete

Hi steve-bbb , Fantastic! I had this about 10 years ago when I worked as a guitar tech (retired for last 8 years), somehow lost it, even in German its extremely useful. Thanks for posting it. Pete

Thanks thedontcarebear , just got a reply fromthe Europe address, who got a reply from Gibson USA . Here it is for anyone else.... Pete SCH-LP Tribute DC bass.pdf

Hi , Had a reply from Thomann Tech ( who has been in touch with Glockenklang ) Yep , connect the + on the pup to 3 or 4 on the VOLUME pot , missing out the BALANCE control , and do not connect the MID pot . Pete

Hi , I thought as much , and have asked Glockenklang, and Thomann, without any reply from either . Thanks for info, I feel a bit better getting one , and doing it now . All I need is a Volume and Tone ( I know it will be a ganged pot with treb and bass for the tone ) but thats all I need SIMPLICITY ON STAGE ! Pete

Hi , Has anyone used the above onboard pre amp, and removed the BLEND control , so you have VOL , TREB/BASS (ganged pot) only ? Pete

Hi Guys, I recon it’s a series / parallel pull push because there is no noticeable drop in volume either in or out only a very slight increase in the highs. Reason I require the schematic, is because I am going to remove the volume and tone, and replace with a Glockenklang two band pre amp to get rid of the MUDDY sound. I just want a schematic a) to see exactly what the pull / push does, and b) the four conductor wires from the pickup are a different colour to normal colour codes for Gibson pickups……… RED WHITE GREEN BLACK Pete

Hi neepheid , Full correct model is ....... Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass . Bought just before last Christmas. Can't seem to find any schematic , has a pull / push on the volume pot , normal cap on the tone . Pete

Does anyone know how to get in touch with Gibson Tech dept . I need a Schematic of the wiring in a Les Paul Tribute Bass . I have sent many emails to their service, tech depts , but no reply .

Hi , When you put a post up , for sale eg , and you get a message saying " Bill and Bob reacted to your post" , how do I read what the reaction is ? Pete