Baxandall
From Thermionic Studios
What is better known as the "Baxandall" tone stack is also called the James tonestack.
This tonestack fixes midrange frequencies at a "middle" volume level.
This is done for few reasons:
- First, and likely most importantly: Cost. Fewer tone controls cost a manufacturer less.
- Second, simplification of the tone stack with only bass and treble controls makes the tonestack simpler to modify by musicians.
- Third, the insertion loss of a Baxandall is lower than with the standard Fender three-knob tone stack.
- Fourth, Baxandall tonestacks, by many musicians, are simply described as "sounding good".
The Baxandall tone stack is featured in Duncan Amp’s Tone Stack Calculator, categorized under the name “James”. It’s often found in electric guitar, bass, and even high-fidelity amps. Examples include the Orange 120 MKII or Ampeg’s B-15-NF Portaflex amp.
(Pictures will go a long way towards describing how this tonestack works. We'll have to create them and post them for helping provide the best explanation.)
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