I've got a 2002 Warwick Corvette-5 RockBass some time ago. I love the tone and how the bass feels, but the tone is slightly clipping on attack, even though I've done anything to lower the volume. I'd like to turn it into a Corvette$$ because the tone Paolo Gregoletto got out of his Warwick in Trivium is my favourite. I know what pickups to get, but I'm not sure about the electronics. German $$ have a push/pull volume knob for passive/EQ-bypass and two switches for the pickups to go between split, parallel and series, but I couldn't quite find the right electronics with all these functions by looking through the e-shop. Does anyone happen to know which electronics I should get? Any tips or help are greatly appreciated.
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Changing single-coils for MM style MEC humbuckers on my Warwick Corvette.
- Thread starter DGTommy
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You can get the push/pull stacked pot for volume/blend/active bypass from best bass gear though it's not cheap and it's a pain in the neck to wire:
Noll 500K/220K Volume/Blend Stacked (Push/Pull) Control - Best Bass Gear
The switches are just DPDT mini toggles wired so the 2 coils in each pickup can be series parallel or single-coil. They go before the volume/blend pot (one switch per each pickup), wired like this:
I used the Noll pot (which says MEC on the back) in a project bass. I made a drawing showing how it's wired as the volume/blend with a darkglass tone capsule:
Off with its head! 6-string headless conversion/parts build
You should be able to get whatever preamp you want and use the pot in place of its volume and blend control as well as the switches before the blend and get the same functionality as a $$
Noll 500K/220K Volume/Blend Stacked (Push/Pull) Control - Best Bass Gear
The switches are just DPDT mini toggles wired so the 2 coils in each pickup can be series parallel or single-coil. They go before the volume/blend pot (one switch per each pickup), wired like this:
I used the Noll pot (which says MEC on the back) in a project bass. I made a drawing showing how it's wired as the volume/blend with a darkglass tone capsule:
Off with its head! 6-string headless conversion/parts build
You should be able to get whatever preamp you want and use the pot in place of its volume and blend control as well as the switches before the blend and get the same functionality as a $$
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No problem, I edited my original post to have a link to wiring the Noll pot. It's worth mentioning you'll need specific knobs for that pot because the shaft sizes are not standard. Best Bass Gear sells them.