I meant "Hi There Hartmut", not "Thanks in Advance"!
Sorry :P

--- In foderabassguitars@yahoogroups.com, "Billy Chan" <beebebop@...>
wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>