What The Knobs on Your Bass Do - Passive and Active - Free Bass Lesson- Nick Weiss Music

A lesson on what the knobs and electronics do on active and passive basses. With examples of Portrait of Tracy by Jaco Pastorius and Stir It Up by Bob Marley.

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[keyoflife44]

how does your passive bass have 4 nobs?

[NickWeissMusic]

@keyoflife44 It's exactly the same as a Les Paul, there's a volume and tone pot for each pickup.

[skychy]

Whats that reggae song you play?

[NickWeissMusic]

@skychy Stir it Up by Bob Marley

[thehouseofbrawn]

Thanks mate I don't know why they don't label them or tell you what they are in some documentation when you buy the bass

[NickWeissMusic]

@thehouseofbrawn I totally agree! What else do you buy that costs hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars that doesn't come with instructions?

[NickWeissMusic]

@brasstringed If you're absolutely sure the cable and amp work, the problem is probably one or both of the wires have broken off the input jack inside the bass. This usually happens if you twist the jack around trying to tighten the nut that holds it into the bass. More rarely, jacks themselves can also fail. You'll either need to re-solder or replace the jack- it's minor surgery, but if you have no idea how to do that, I'd bring it to a shop. Good luck!

[brasstringed]

Thanks for the tutorial, but I still have a problem. My passive bass stopped sounding in the amplifier. How do I fix this problem?

[camelspottergr]

i like the Wooten's Big Coutry bass line on 4:20!

[RaventailBlacktalon]

@CherryConcrete I agree with this comment! Every video I found just launched right into the playing, which is nice, but it's much better to know what the hell they're talking about.

Thank you, Nick, for this extremely helpful video! <3