| Author | Message | ||
| scarbee
Junior Username: scarbee Post Number: 11 Registered: 2-2003 |
Hi, Can anyone tell me ideal setting of the trimpot on Mark King Signature Standard? As it is not there is a huge difference between neck, bridge and both in volume. And the bridge pu has very little "bass". Should the trimpots be at the same level? Or could one be full and the other half? Is it best to make them at same volume (or almost) and then adjust the pick-up height? PS. To Mica: How much will it cost me to send the bass from Denmark to you and let you look at it? | ||
| xlrogue6
Junior Username: xlrogue6 Post Number: 20 Registered: 8-2002 |
The ideal setting is the one that sounds good to you. I'd suggest setting your pickup heights where you like the tone then use the trimpots to keep the volume consistent when you vary pickup selection. Also bear in mind that neck pickups inherently, by virtue of the larger string excursion and harmonic nodes over them , produce more bass and low mids than bridge pickups, which emphasize various high mid and treble frequencies. To my ears, having the pickups as close as possible to the strings provides the best definition and strongest attack, if perhaps at the expense of a bit of "bloom" in sustained notes. I usually set my bridge trimpot at max, then adjust the neck trim so that volume is consistent through the entire rotation of the pickup blend control. Bear in mind that the middle position of the blend control may sound a bit quieter than either pickup soloed due to harmonic cancellation between the 2 pickups (also due to those pesky harmonic nodes). And then there's filters and Q..... |
