| Author | Message | ||
| rolty
Junior Username: rolty Post Number: 15 Registered: 3-2008 |
I recently was lucky enough to acquire a lovely Stanley Clarke Series II and ever since then my other basses havent been played! Maybe its something about the natural reserve of some of us in the UK, but I found the blue LEDs on the side of the neck were so bright they were both dazzling and embarrassingly ostentatious. They dont have a dimmer pot, only a switch, so I decided to try to reduce the brightness. I found that a 100k resistor in series with the leds brings the brightness to exactly the right level (actually I used a 100k trimpot but ended up turning it all the way). Just so you know theres an easy fix if you find those blinding lights a bit too up-front! | ||
| glocke
Advanced Member Username: glocke Post Number: 394 Registered: 9-2002 |
I have red LEDs on mine, and have thought the same from time to time.... ostentatious? maybe to some, but not to me... | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3167 Registered: 7-2004 |
When I took delivery on Woody, my custom Further, I found the red side LEDs too bright for my taste. I brought it back to the mothership and they quickly and painlessly installed a dimmer pot in the electronics cavity. I adjusted it to the level I liked and have left it there ever since. A quick and cheap mod. Bill, tgo | ||
| 0vid
Intermediate Member Username: 0vid Post Number: 146 Registered: 4-2003 |
I hardwired a 30K resistor to reduce LED brightness. Seems to work well, so you can either use a trimpot or try various resistor values anywhere from 10k to 100K. I'd say that is probably the range you' be looking at. |
