Jazz Bass control circuits (passive) - what works for you?

[JapanAxe]

2 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

VVT with a turbo switch.

 

What does the Turbo switch do? I’m kind of afraid to ask…

[neepheid]

Which Jazz circuit works best for me?  Probably the one with no output jack...

 

Merry Christmas!

[HeadlessBassist]

1 hour ago, JapanAxe said:

What does the Turbo switch do? I’m kind of afraid to ask…

 

It forces a rush of compressed air into the tone wood molecules and makes them vibrate more quickly. As a result the bass resonates faster, making the sound sweeter, generates a more purposeful tone, and thusly the player becomes faster, with improved technique and accuracy, and becomes more God-like.  🤣

 

You did ask. 

 

Happy Christmas one and all!

Edited 3 hours ago by HeadlessBassist

[Geek99]

2 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

 

It forces a rush of compressed air into the tone wood molecules and makes them vibrate more quickly. As a result the bass resonates faster, making the sound sweeter, generates a more purposeful tone, and thusly the player becomes faster, with improved technique and accuracy, and becomes more God-like.  🤣

 

You did ask. 

 

Happy Christmas one and all!

What if it’s vintage tonewood? 🍿
I’m also assuming that a longer g string screw on the bridge saddle makes it sound different also 

Edited 1 hour ago by Geek99

[HeadlessBassist]

38 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

What if it’s vintage tonewood? 🍿
I’m also assuming that a longer g string screw on the bridge saddle makes it sound different also 

For best results, dredge your vintage tonewood from the bottom of a lake, same as they do for those highly expensive drum kits.

 

As for that screw in the G string saddle, I’m selling them for £40,000 each. Right, who wants some Magic Beans then..?

[JapanAxe]

41 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

What if it’s vintage tonewood? 🍿
I’m also assuming that a longer g string screw on the bridge saddle makes it sound different also 

Well spotted! The bass came without the correct 6-32 intonation screw (actually a bolt). The original would be  1 7/16in (39mm) long. I sourced some 2in bolts and cut one a bit longer, as I suspected the original had been lost because it didn’t adequately engage with the bridge saddle.

 

This topic is crying out for a PhD thesis!

[ezbass]

My J type has Delano pickups, which are actually split coils in a single coil casing. These are wired to a VBT config. I can achieve 5 tonal settings from this, not including the tone control (.100uf) roll off: if 6 o’clock is typical 50:50 blend, 5 and 7 o’clock give either a more neck or bridge flavour of the mid position, whereas anything beyond those points is either all neck or bridge.

[JapanAxe]

16 minutes ago, ezbass said:

My J type has Delano pickups, which are actually split coils in a single coil casing. These are wired to a VBT config. I can achieve 5 tonal settings from this, not including the tone control (.100uf) roll off: if 6 o’clock is typical 50:50 blend, 5 and 7 o’clock give either a more neck or bridge flavour of the mid position, whereas anything beyond those points is either all neck or bridge.

That’s the thing, once you back off a stacked volume control or a VVT volume more than one notch out of 10 , I don’t hear any further change. 
 

EDIT: Hoping for more variation on a blend…

Edited 37 minutes ago by JapanAxe