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The LTD manual says the "tone control" adjusts the "high frequencies." Is this true of the "Master Tone" knob on my B-50? If my Master Tone knob works more like a volume control, is it broken? My B-50 often makes more noise......MORE »

I took the bass to a professional who said the level of noise was normal.  He explained that the B-50 will tend to make more noise than my EC-50 due to the active electronics.  ......MORE »

I'm amplifying the base with my home theater receiver through the Bandfuse videogame, which changes its tone settings to fit the songs.  When I retried the tone knob while playing a different song, I was able to get......MORE »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XPVKSXgqFAAt around the 1:00 mark this guy gets into the same thing you're describing.  From the buzzing sound this guy is getting, I suspect that it's just a noisy active preamp.  It seems......MORE »

I believe this was ESP "B-Stock"...new but damaged.  The top of the headstock was badly fractured but it otherwise appeared brand new.......MORE »

Turn two knobs off and turn the third knob while tapping the edge of a pick gently against each pickup.  It'll be easy to determine which knob controls which pickup.  For the third pot, it's possible that it's a blend pot......MORE »

The way you describe it, it doesn't sound right.  It could be that something wasn't wired properly.  Did you buy it new or used?  If you purchased it new, the retailer might work with you to have it checked out.   If......MORE »

After playing with the three control knobs, it seems to me that the two volume controls (closer to the neck) have a bigger affect on the tone than the tone knob.  The tone knob seems to function more like a volume control.......MORE »