Hi there Tia,

I am experiencing a similar problem with the blend pot on my Imperial
6 as well, i.e, there is a significant drop-off in gain when the blend
pot is in the center-detent position. However, this problem only
manifests itself when my coil-tap switch is in the "humbucking" mode.

Initially, I didn't suspect the blend-bot as being the root cause of
this problem because it worked fine for well over a year in both
"humbucking" and "single-coil" modes. But, I'm not too sure now, after
reading your email.

I'm awaiting a response from Fodera on the issue, so hopefully, we'll
get to the bottom of this.

On a separate note, I'm also toying with the idea of installing an
Audere 3ZB preamp in place of the Pope, should the aforementioned
problem remain unresolved.

Good luck!

Beebebop,
Beijing.

--- In foderabassguitars@yahoogroups.com, "Hartmut Hillmann"
<hartmut@...> wrote:
>
> Are there any electronics gurus in here? I just replaced all pots in
my 1998 Fodera Imperial
> six string. It was made passive, but they had a printed circuit
board with soldered on pots in
> it and the pickups were attached with little plugs. I replaced the
circuit board and soldered
> everything exactly in the same way with new pots.
>
> The blend pot gives a lot of output if completly in either bridge or
neck position, in the
> center position the (formerly equally mixed) signal is very weak.
>
> I tried a suggestion found in the talk bass forum: reversing in and
output of the blend pot -
> without success: same problem.
>
> Anyone got an idea? Maybe it has something to do with
audio(logarithmic) or linear behavoiur
> of the blend pot? I don't know what it is. I ordered it at
guitarelectronics.com. It's a 500k pot,
> like the old one.
>
> TIA Hartmut
>