{"id":9879,"date":"2016-10-11T11:54:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T16:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=9879"},"modified":"2016-10-11T11:54:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T16:54:44","slug":"the-differences-between-62-stack-knob-and-modern-jazz-bass-controls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/the-differences-between-62-stack-knob-and-modern-jazz-bass-controls.html","title":{"rendered":"The differences between "62" stack knob and modern Jazz Bass controls"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Fender Jazz Bass was originally introduced in 1960 as the “Deluxe” model, and shortly afterward renamed to “Jazz Bass”. From ’60 to ’62, this bass featured stacked knob controls. The chrome upper portion is the volume control and the black lower is the tone control.<\/p>\n

What came after the stacked knob controls is what’s still in use today, a three-knob layout of two volume controls and one master tone control, which looks like this:<\/p>\n

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Are stacked controls “better”?<\/h3>\n

Stacked controls are not any better nor worse than the three-knob layout, but they are technically more advanced<\/strong> as you’re getting 4 controls instead of 3. <\/p>\n

What you get with stacked controls is 2 volume and 2 tone controls instead of 2 volume controls and 1 tone control.<\/p>\n

In addition, some bass players do prefer the feel of the metal stacked knobs over the plastic non-stacked.<\/p>\n

Is the stacked knob layout easier to use?<\/h3>\n

This can be clearly answered: No.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The 3-knob is easier for one main reason. Very prominent knob indicator lines.<\/p>\n

With the 3-knob layout, a white line shows very clearly where the each knob’s position is. With stacked controls, there are no markers.<\/p>\n

Some players don’t care about knob markers, but for others it’s a big deal to see where the position of the knob is at a glance.<\/p>\n

What options do we offer if you want the stacked controls?<\/h3>\n

The easiest solution is to buy it pre-wired<\/a>. We build these by hand and test every one before shipping it out. This is by far the easiest of the easy as the whole thing gets sent to you ready-to-install.<\/p>\n

If you’d rather construct it yourself and just need the parts kit, we have that too<\/a>. Everything you need is in the kit.<\/p>\n

If you don’t need the kit, you can just get the pieces you need, such as the plate<\/a>, the upper knob<\/a>, the lower knob<\/a>, the detent spring plate<\/a>, and so on. If you need advice on what to get, just contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is “going 62” worth it?<\/h3>\n

Stacked controls on a Jazz Bass does give you 4 controls for more tone shaping, and it does make a J-Bass look more upscale by having more shiny stuff in the control area. Fans of vintage J-Basses will also instantly recognize the stacked controls.<\/p>\n

It can be safely said that a stacked knob layout will make your Jazz Bass stick out in all the right ways. But whether the layout agrees with you is something you’ll have to find out for yourself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Fender Jazz Bass was originally introduced in 1960 as the “Deluxe” model, and shortly afterward renamed to “Jazz Bass”. From ’60 to ’62, this bass featured stacked knob controls. The chrome upper portion is the volume control and the black lower is the tone control. What came after the stacked knob controls is what’s … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,24,14,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9879"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}