I own a G&L SB-1 4-string bass. Recently ive found that the pots have gone bad, or at least don respond correctly?
Question – I own a G&L SB-1 4-string bass. Recently i’ve found that the pots have gone bad, or at least don’t respond correctly. I have only two knobs, tone and volume. The tone knob does not seem to have any effect. The volume knob has two volumes, 0 and Max. I get no sound from the bass unless i turn the knob up all the way, if i back it off just a little bit the sound cuts out entirely. I opened up the pickguard and looked inside. All of the wires and soldering are intact and connected completely. I bought the bass new and it’s been fine for about 7-8 years till just recently when this started occurring. I’m thinking to myself obviously its the pots. Any ideas? Answer – It sounds like your pots are on the way out, but it could be a build up of dirt on the internal surface parts. You can try to clean them with a contact and head cleaner that can be bought at an electronics store. If this does not work you may have to replace them.
