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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: button on November 09, 2019, 06:11:21 PM
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When the selector points toward the neck, isn't that bass pick-up only?
Middle position both, towards the bridge, treble pick-up?
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Typically yes, with standby all the way counter clockwise.
All the way clockwise= neck pickup
Rotate one position counter clockwise = both pickups
Rotate two positions counter clockwise = bridge pickup
Rotate three positions counter clockwise (fully counter clockwise)= standby
That’s it for a series bass pickup selector
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As Rob said, what you've described is the standard setup from the factory. But the position of the actual point is up to the player. Someone whose playing hand moves around a lot may not want that sharp point facing the strings so the knob can be reversed. Some players even relocate the p/u selector switch into the area near the other controls to get it out of their way.
Jimmy J
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Jimmy J-
Gotcha. I just got a new splitter/phantom power box (my old one crapped out years ago),
and can't seem to get true separation to record. I seem to remember changing the direction of the
selector knob for convenience when I first got the bass (it's a '92). Will have to hook up to two
separate amps to determine if the problem is in the bass or in my input into my pre-amp/recorder
set-up.
Thanks to you both!
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Not on my basses! My philosophy is that as many knobs as possible should go from counter-clockwise bassy to clockwise trebly.