Bongo pickups observation/question

[ZiggyDude]

Sometimes we need a "Cleaning".

- Dial all the EQs to zero. What you hear are the sounds that you can not change
- Dial in as much low bass as you want.
- Play bass with records (CDs?) for a while
- pan the pickups and repeat the above
- Decide what upper freq you want and add
- play with records for a while
- work with the pan on the pickups
- make final adjustmetns

Do not adjust anything for a week and start again - but this time from where you finished the first time. Work from the lows to the highs

 

[oli@bass]

Reading through all this makes me think the Bongo has too many knobs...

 

[MadMatt]

Reading through all this makes me think the Bongo has too many knobs...

Then forget a Big Al/Reflex/25th Not only do they have knobs... They've got these button things too

 

[oli@bass]

Then forget a Big Al/Reflex/25th Not only do they have knobs... They've got these button things too

Yeah, but those are digital.

 

[Duarte]

I usually twist the blend knob so that it is half way between the neck and middle positions - with a bit of piezo. Whack some bass and hi-mids up and you have the most aggressive powerful tone in the world!

 

[MadMatt]

Yeah, but those are digital.

Yes, and thank BP for that! If there was a blend knob that would be simply too many variations for my brain to handle.