waynepunkdude Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 2 questions hopefully simple I'm putting some high output passives into my Encore (just for the fun of it I have them lying around) 1, What does a capacitor do to the tone? 2. Can I wire it up without a volume or tone pot? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='276715' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:08 AM']2 questions hopefully simple I'm putting some high output passives into my Encore (just for the fun of it I have them lying around) 1, What does a capacitor do to the tone?[/quote] Rolls off the treble [quote]2. Can I wire it up without a volume or tone pot? Cheers[/quote] Yes. One of my basses has a single MM pup wired straight to the jack and it just sounds like it would with volume and tone full on. And that's the way (ah-a ah-a) I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 [quote name='bremen' post='276730' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:25 AM']Rolls off the treble Yes. One of my basses has a single MM pup wired straight to the jack and it just sounds like it would with volume and tone full on. And that's the way (ah-a ah-a) I like it.[/quote] Awesome I don't want to roll off the treble (its a Punk bass) so do I just wire the 2 pick up wires to the jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='276733' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:28 AM']Awesome I don't want to roll off the treble (its a Punk bass) so do I just wire the 2 pick up wires to the jack?[/quote] Yes - that simple! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 [quote name='bremen' post='276737' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:37 AM']Yes - that simple![/quote] Awesome, where do I earth the bridge to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 (edited) [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='276738' date='Sep 4 2008, 09:38 AM']Awesome, where do I earth the bridge to?[/quote] If that was my bass, I would first hear how it sounds without that wire - but if you have to, just wire it to the sleeve of the jack. Edited September 4, 2008 by bnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 [quote name='bnt' post='276769' date='Sep 4 2008, 10:15 AM']If that was my bass, I would first hear how it sounds without that wire - but if you have to, just wire it to the sleeve of the jack.[/quote] Nice, cheers guys been a great help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 I've decided I'm going to put an on off switch on it . This one [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37319"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37319[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='277200' date='Sep 4 2008, 04:50 PM']I've decided I'm going to put an on off switch on it . This one [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37319"]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37319[/url][/quote] you do know that that's not a switch, just the cover...? Wire the switch across the jack, not in series with it, for minimum on/off 'click'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Good call didn't notice that. Where would I put it I don't understand? (sorry bit stupid) I wired it in before sound check at a gig to9night it is a bit high,can I put the capacitor in without putting any pots in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 I just put the switch in the bass is sounded lovely but it is buzzing really bad I have run a wire from the bridge to the earhing point on the switch. the buzzing stops when I touch the metal part of the lead. What have I done wrong I can post pictures if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 What sort of switch have you put in? Pics will help I would wire it like this: [attachment=13046:wiring.GIF] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 Cheers man I have earthed it to the jack plate now seams to have done the trick I'm going to try to gig it tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 I finally got around to finishing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Now that's a proper punk bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='411858' date='Feb 17 2009, 12:12 PM']Now that's a proper punk bass[/quote] Cheers, [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=20356"]this[/url] is a bigger pic of the front pre-switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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