Tobe Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: The important bit that's being missed is that when one pup is on and the other off the two tones controls are independent. The important bit !? how can 2 tones be independent when one pickup is on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, Tobe said: The important bit !? how can 2 tones be independent when one pickup is on? Ah, we have a difference in perspective. Your wording " this is because they're wired in parallel to one output jack. " implied to me that you meant they are wired so that even with one pickup wound right off they both affect the other pickup (i.e. side by side directly across the output jack - which would clearly make two tone controls redundant). Even if that's not what you meant others could easily read it as meaning that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicVibes Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 You're all starting to put me off stack knobs now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) I’ve had a flea jazz, my 62Rl and my custom shell pink jazz and they all work fine for me 🙂 Edited February 25, 2020 by Reggaebass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 6 hours ago, ClassicVibes said: You're all starting to put me off stack knobs now! Well I have both and I know which I prefer. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehandclapping Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 I owned an original stack knob and did not like gel at all with the sound, (I have since owned some cs stackers as well with out the resistors), I own a slab 62 vvt and much prefer it over any of the stackers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 15 hours ago, onehandclapping said: I owned an original stack knob and did not like gel at all with the sound, (I have since owned some cs stackers as well with out the resistors), I own a slab 62 vvt and much prefer it over any of the stackers It's good we don't like all the same things 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehandclapping Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Ps, I thought the ri stacker sounded nicer without the resistor than the original ...with the resistor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I have recently acquired a CS stack knob which I am really enjoying. I haven't played a better modern jazz bass. I have 7 other vvt jazz basses, from 80s tokai to 4 pre cbs examples. In my opinion, there is much more variation in the basic tone of a random sample of similar instruments than there would be by swapping from stack to vvt. Stack is great. As is vvt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I agree with he last comment. I am the happy owner of two stack knob basses....both relatively new. From what's been said I would imagine my CS bass is wired to sound like a newer jazz. The Lackland Joe Osborn also behaves the same in terms of pick up controls, but has a louder, more modern output. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazan Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said: I agree with he last comment. I am the happy owner of two stack knob basses....both relatively new. From what's been said I would imagine my CS bass is wired to sound like a newer jazz. The Lackland Joe Osborn also behaves the same in terms of pick up controls, but has a louder, more modern output. Yes, I've never seen the resistors (there were two) used on any of the reissues, custom shop, etc basses. Not surprising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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