Members jfh2112 Posted June 18, 2013 Members Share Posted June 18, 2013 So I've got a Brice HXB-406 with active electronics - push-pull active/passive/volume, blend, and two tone knobs. I don't need all those knobs. I always run my tones all the way up, and the blend in the middle. Is it practical to rewire the thing so I just have volume? I want to replace the pickups eventually, and thought about having a simpler knob configuration.For those of you who can read electrical hieroglyphics, here's the wiring diagram: http://www.rondomusic.com/photos/bass/hxbdiag.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted June 18, 2013 Members Share Posted June 18, 2013 Bypassing the blend should be no problem.If you bypass boost/cut active tone controls it would be like running them in the middle, not all the way up. You could maybe replace the tone pots with mini-pots inside the control cavity, but you'd have to figure out something to mount them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted June 18, 2013 Members Share Posted June 18, 2013 Pull up on the volume knob to set your bass to passive mode. That should be pretty close to the tone you get without the active electronics. If that is a sound that works for you, it'll be easy to wire it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jfh2112 Posted June 19, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 19, 2013 lz4005 wrote: If you bypass boost/cut active tone controls it would be like running them in the middle, not all the way up. So that's why it's called boost and cut - that's actually what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted June 20, 2013 Members Share Posted June 20, 2013 http://i.ebayimg.com/t/NOBLE-25K-Ohm-4-GANG-Quad-Pot-Linear-with-CENTER-TAP-/21/!B0Gf(LQEWk~$(KGrHqQOKj!E)OD+v)QjBMY2B64MgQ~~_35.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jfh2112 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 21, 2013 It looks like I would have to set the bass in a chair, then walk around to the front of it to operate that knob. Alternately, I could probably get an audience member to turn it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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