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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: HTH AMPS on May 02, 2011, 08:06:01 PM

Title: bass cut pot rather than treble cut...
Post by: HTH AMPS on May 02, 2011, 08:06:01 PM

anyone ever had experience with the bass cut pots on G&L guitars? - seems like a great idea as there are times when you want to cut bass more than you want to cut treble (the typical 'tone' control).

for instance, in a Les Paul I always find I'd rather have some scope to reduce the bass rather than the treble on the neck pickup (and vice versa for the bridge pickup).

anyone doing this and liking it? - I'm gonna try it out as I'm trying a Cold Sweat neck in my Les Paul in place of the Abraxas.

Title: Re: bass cut pot rather than treble cut...
Post by: Transcend on May 02, 2011, 09:45:17 PM

I think this approach could be interesting and something that has never even crossed my mind.

I will definitely try it out on my next guitar that has more than a volume control.

Title: Re: bass cut pot rather than treble cut...
Post by: JacksonRR on May 03, 2011, 01:48:04 AM

I've PMd several other BKP forum members this page. It works extremely well. I have never ever ever used a standard tone pot so it only makes sense if you play high gain to cut some bass and add it back in after gain stages with your EQ. Sort of a round a bout pseudo tubescreamer response. Not the absolute best way to get things tighter, but it's extremely useful with a woofy pup/guitar.

http://www.metalguitarist.org/forum/guitar-tech-electronics-diy/773-tight-control-simple-passive-bass-cut.html

Edit: Tony, perhaps consider a concentric pot with one pot for volume and one for the bass cut.

Title: Re: bass cut pot rather than treble cut...
Post by: Transcend on May 03, 2011, 10:10:27 AM

ahh this is ideal.

I shall try the switch method as i have a unused switch in my RGA that was originally for the mid scoop for the stock actives.

Cheers JRR

Title: Re: bass cut pot rather than treble cut...
Post by: JacksonRR on May 03, 2011, 06:36:37 PM

Yeah, that would work. You could also use a small trim pot inside the guitar so you still have the ability to fine tune the amount of cut that is switched on/off. I could see this being more useful than the pot in some cases. Switches are more quickly flicked than pots turned down and then back up to exactly how it was before. Bass cut for rhythm and either off or a different cap/resistor value for the neck. Hell, you could use a multi-pole switch and get all three, an unaffected setting and two others. At least it's dirt cheap even if you do use very high grade components, doesn't need batteries or introduce noise into your signal. Sometimes it's the simple, but fundamental circuits that are of the best use to us.