Who uses the tone control on their bass?

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='SteveK' post='276626' date='Sep 3 2008, 11:57 PM']I don't even use the volume control...I should just have an on/off switch.

Steve[/quote]


Bought a switch this morning and I have taken the pots out I'll let you know how it works.

[gafbass02]

I use mine all the time, esp on my jazzes

[nick]

All the time on my P-Bass with flats, usually 1/2 to 3/4 way up, very occaisionally on full.

[lineboss58]

Yes i use the tone and volume controls on all my basses, i set the amp up as flat and as loud as i can then conrtol everything from the guitar.

[SteveK]

[quote]Bought a switch this morning and I have taken the pots out I'll let you know how it works.[/quote]
Holey scratchplate, Batman!

Many years ago (when I had more time) I did consider building my own bass, with the (passive) pick-ups wired to a tilt-switch (as suggested in a custom guitar book) and then to the jack socket...didn't take me long to realise that perhaps that would be a recipe for disaster.

Steve

[skankdelvar]

25% off for blues, full up for all else. Sometimes use vol pot (only goes up).

[Doc B]

I use the passive tone control on both my basses a lot, although I tend to use the volume knobs (both are single tone, 2 volume set ups) to vary my tone more. I actually find it easier to get a wide range of tones out of 2 pickup passive basses than with active ones - which is why I am now passive all the way.

[Happy Jack]

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Went looking for this, and found:

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WTF is this all about?

[mr pablo]

Never dimmed the tone controls on my passive basses so alwyas had them on full, so I decided to take it out of my Pbass and cover the hole in the scratchplate, one less thing that can go wrong if you ask me

[Kev]

i couldnt have a bass that didnt have extensive tone control, as i change quite alot

probably why i hate passives

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='BassManKev' post='284623' date='Sep 15 2008, 11:06 PM']i couldnt have a bass that didnt have extensive tone control, [b]as i change quite alot[/b]

probably why i hate passives[/quote]

Why change? You have [i]one[/i] sound in your bass that you like... use it and then use it lots more

[WarPig]

I rarely adjust the tone on my passive basses, all are set to slight treble. For my ATK ive boosted the bass and treble, kept the mid in the erm mid