My Gretsch

Started by Garrett, October 09, 2010, 03:28:16 PM

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Quote from: daan on November 21, 2010, 12:44:15 AM
So now you have a vol. for each pup, and a master tone? Does the switch then allow neck/both/bridge independantly from the volumes?  ??? How does it sound to you now?

Yup ! I wired PUPs > Volume pots > Toggle > Tone

Without the 2nd volume option she sounded as aggressive as a Precision with lots of mids. Real cool in my book and excellent for playing hi-energy rock but not very versitile.
Now that I can blend the two PUPs I can also make her sound a lot mellower. Overall she gives a real dry tone, which probably has to do with her multiplex body, that really cuts through the band-mix. So much that you can play her at a relatively low volume, which is a positive thing in my experience because when I crank up the volume the drummer will hit harder so I'll have to turn it up even further ...... etc etc etc.  :mrgreen:  On the down side I'd say that you can hear she's a cheapo instrument, the sound is not really 3D. More like 2D ........  ;) I used both the JJ and the SG Bass on the same rehearsal and you could easily tell the SG is in another class
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