Bass Cut Mod

[KoSTheKing]

Hey everyone, I'm planning on upgrading my strat's electronics, and I'm thinking of adding a bass cut circuit like this one:



I've already got 3 500k pots which I want to use (I'm using SSL-4 pickups which are better suited with the 500's than 250's)

However the diagram shows that I should be using a 1meg pot for the bass cut, is that necessary, or will I be fine with just the 500s?

[freefrog]

Re: Bass Cut Mod

Hi,

A 1M pot will cut more bass but a 500k will still be useable. :-)

EDIT - BTW, I'd rather use a dual TBX pot allowing treble OR bass cut than two separate pots. YMMV.

FWIW, the pic below simulates how a bass cut changes the resonance of a pickup with 1M vs 500k control: see the two black lines (and keep in mind that the lowest note on a guitar is above 80hz). The red line shows the resonance of the pickup without bass cut, of course.

[ItsaBass]

Re: Bass Cut Mod

You can change the volume pot value to suit your pickups better, but I would leave the other two pot values alone to start. You want the 1M IMO, and something not shown in the diagram is that it should be reverse audio tapered.

[Herby]

Re: Bass Cut Mod

I use a 500K and a .0015 cap for bass cut. It's perfect for me. I also use a 250K and a .022 cap for treble cut. 500K Vol.