Fretless is the only bass I make or play. 4 string only to this date. I'm of the school of thought that I am to master one thing and not spread myself too thin by building all sorts of different instruments. I concentrate on this type of bass only. So far progress has been significant, I am producing a very original instrument but I need to learn more on the electronics in order to get the sound I want. It's been hit and miss so far. I have great sounding basses, and some not so hot. Of course, when I change the construction each time I build a new bass It's only normal that I get different results each time.
Active tone control, now that sounds like a plan... Indeed the pups need work, I did not spin enough of them to know what I'm doing. So it's a good advice to continue until I have been able to get the sound I'm looking for. What would you call a proper mixer? I'm using independent volume control for each pup, and for tone just a cap to ground. I am not satisfied with the tone control range. So active tone does have appeal to me. How does active tone control work?