elom Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 I'm struggling to find a way to describe this so I'll just keep typing and hope that some sort of sense emerges! On my performer the tone pot has a kind of 'click' at the mid-point. So if I'm turning it from min to max, halfway through there I feel a sort of click which tells me that is the middle. I'm not doing a good job of describing this and my other basses have not had it. I quite like it, its not a big deal but in helps to give me my barings, especially when playing live. Is this a common feature and does it have a name? Or do you not have the slightest clue what I am blathering on about?! Thanks elom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 quite common with all the basses I've ever used. I just call it an indent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 in engineering speak it's a detent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 In bassist terms, it's a sort of halfway clicky bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 A "center detent" e.g. [url="http://www.soundmeout.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_64_70&products_id=541"]http://www.soundmeout.com/store/index.php?...products_id=541[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Normal for active basses' tone pots. It seems to be the "neutral" point between cut and boost ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='492766' date='May 19 2009, 10:15 PM']Normal for active basses' tone pots. It seems to be the "neutral" point between cut and boost ...[/quote] Spot on Si. It is the point at which the Pot doesn't have any effect. When you wind it one way it Boosts and the other way, Cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 [quote name='BassBunny' post='492771' date='May 19 2009, 10:23 PM']Spot on Si. It is the point at which the Pot doesn't have any effect. When you wind it one way it Boosts and the other way, Cuts.[/quote] Generally yes, but not always? The Sadowsky preamp is all boost isn't it? I suppose that means that their knobs don't have a centre-dent! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 [quote name='Sibob' post='492821' date='May 19 2009, 11:30 PM']Generally yes, but not always? The Sadowsky preamp is all boost isn't it? I suppose that means that their knobs don't have a centre-dent! Si[/quote] Generally any pre-amps that are boost only don't have mid-detent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='Sibob' post='492821' date='May 19 2009, 11:30 PM']Generally yes, but not always? The Sadowsky preamp is all boost isn't it? I suppose that means that their knobs don't have a centre-dent! Si[/quote] Yup, I had a bass with a Sadowsky VTC circuit for a few weeks and there was no cut... and no indents, detents or pepsidents involved .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 The bass tone control on a J-Retro is boost only and it has a centre detent ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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