Can a tbx tone control act as a blend/p.u select-type knob for for a fender pj bass setup modified? I have V,V,T,all 250k,cap=standerd bass value..p-bass p.u works fine,nothing from the bridge jazz pick up,tone control works fine..Thinking I don’t have enough/correct pots for set up.. very cool website btw..T Y..
The tbx tn cnrl pot I just bought came as a blender pot w/ the caps and all,fender made. But can I use it as a volume blend pot w/out use of the caps of course..and just as is..like a replacement..even though it is sold/made as a tone control?..Yes the site is very useful..next step of course..:)..TY for writing too..
You’re not far off but it looks like the two stacked pots in the TBX are of different values so I don’t know if you’d get the blend effect you’re looking for without colouring either of the pickups’ sounds…?
I’ll give it a shot. The values yeah,could be different,create different sound from p.u’s,’mess around see what happens. The caps are different too(multi-color and drop caps). It came in 250, so i’ll roll some dice :D..Thanks for link too, all info..best info..Stewmac has one for vol but think it’s only in 500,may be wrong…But yeah man,independent websites,still the best,cheers to ya andy..: )
Nice site! The TBX’s explanation on “http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiring_resources_guitar_wiring_diagrams.wiring_faqs/#q3” isn’t correct. The TBX means Treble Bass eXpander and it’s a normal tone pot till 5….5 to 10 it increase the bass AND the treble.
Thanks Reinaldo but that’s not quite right about the TBX… it’s a passive control so it can’t actually increase any levels, it can only cut from what’s already there. Any shaping of tone it does, it does from attenuating.
Hi your links to volume pots are not available but I have a question. I’m lead to believe that 500k pots are more suited to humbuckers and the 250k suited to single coils and my guitar has a pickup configuration of humbucker, single coil, humbucker what would be the best choice of pot for this configuration?
Can a tbx tone control act as a blend/p.u select-type knob for for a fender pj bass setup modified? I have V,V,T,all 250k,cap=standerd bass value..p-bass p.u works fine,nothing from the bridge jazz pick up,tone control works fine..Thinking I don’t have enough/correct pots for set up.. very cool website btw..T Y..
Hmmm, no, I think you’re going to need a blender pot for that. Have a look here: http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Potentiometers/Alpha_Blend_Pots.html
The tbx tn cnrl pot I just bought came as a blender pot w/ the caps and all,fender made. But can I use it as a volume blend pot w/out use of the caps of course..and just as is..like a replacement..even though it is sold/made as a tone control?..Yes the site is very useful..next step of course..:)..TY for writing too..
Have a look here: http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2010/Oct/The_Fender_TBX_Tone_Control_Part_1.aspx
You’re not far off but it looks like the two stacked pots in the TBX are of different values so I don’t know if you’d get the blend effect you’re looking for without colouring either of the pickups’ sounds…?
Thanks for the kind words BTW! 🙂
I’ll give it a shot. The values yeah,could be different,create different sound from p.u’s,’mess around see what happens. The caps are different too(multi-color and drop caps). It came in 250, so i’ll roll some dice :D..Thanks for link too, all info..best info..Stewmac has one for vol but think it’s only in 500,may be wrong…But yeah man,independent websites,still the best,cheers to ya andy..: )
Nice site! The TBX’s explanation on “http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiring_resources_guitar_wiring_diagrams.wiring_faqs/#q3” isn’t correct. The TBX means Treble Bass eXpander and it’s a normal tone pot till 5….5 to 10 it increase the bass AND the treble.
Thanks Reinaldo but that’s not quite right about the TBX… it’s a passive control so it can’t actually increase any levels, it can only cut from what’s already there. Any shaping of tone it does, it does from attenuating.
Hi your links to volume pots are not available but I have a question. I’m lead to believe that 500k pots are more suited to humbuckers and the 250k suited to single coils and my guitar has a pickup configuration of humbucker, single coil, humbucker what would be the best choice of pot for this configuration?
Cheers
Hey Andy, good question. I’ve got a feeling they use higher values in HSH guitars but you’d better trawl the internet to confirm.