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I had a EMG BQC and EMC PU's fitted on my US Jazz Bass deluxe. Something easy on deluxe model as they have all the cavities. This being said, the BQC system is really small compared to other premps, say good old Barto. Fitting should be fairly easy. The BQC sounded [u]great[/u], I got a lot of Marcus Milleresque tones out of it. Then I got tired of the "clean-ness" of the EMG pickups, and wanted to get more growl finger-style. So I changed the PUs to Seymour Duncan's Antiquity II. The combination BQC and Duncan's worked fantastic. Then, I got into a whole "I need a passive bass" phase. So, I changed the BQC for a John East pre, which operates in both passive and active. If it wasn't for me wanting both active and passive on the same bass, I would have kept the BQC happily as a great active preamp.

Oh no...... I have a MarkBass cab, a class-D amp, [u]AND[/u] a German gnome. I am [i]de facto [/i]disqualified from this wonderful opportunity to play grubby pubs outside of London. I know I should have gone for a 12 ton Ampeg. How stupid of me!!!!

Nothing to report here. The usual viagra bulls***

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1355793939' post='1902953'] I had one of these for 1 day and sold it the next. Total waste of money. The thing just doesn't accurately track the notes you are playing and loses signal on notes below G2 (if you are lucky), which kinda misses the point of playing a bass. The person I sold it to thought so too, but he sold it after 3 days! Quite an achievement. [/quote] Sonnus have come up with a GBP 200 wah pedal ... I bet you want to buy it !

[quote name='bassman344' timestamp='1355782017' post='1902778'] It's just all wrong looking. If it was scratch and sniff would it be head and shoulders and goat ? [/quote] [my grandma's coffee table] + [head and shoulders shampoo] + [goat cheese] + [wet dog]

[quote name='jaydentaku' timestamp='1355767862' post='1902504'] [/quote] What's stupid and expensive here? (1) the guy wearing 2 straps, instead of 1 (2) the guy buying hair conditionner to take care of his incredibly long goatee

I can do power-chords on the guitar. Does that count?

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1355698871' post='1901655'] Got to agree that the first time I tried one (unplugged) it didn't feel right... [/quote] OK, now I can't wait for the Sanberg Militia to come after you...

high-end, audiophile, oxygen-free copper, NASA-designed coaxial, Wooten-endorsed cables

More is better. 18 v is better than 9 v / 5 string is better than 4 string / 3-finger pluck, is better than 2-finger pluck ... etc... This being said, I don't need more than 9v on my Sadowsky. I have a John East preamp on 18v on my jazz bass to compare with.

Thanks guys. I've learned something today.

[quote name='MarkBassChat' timestamp='1355489892' post='1899077'] you are not interested in cut-off frequency in this case. You are interested in high frequency boost, or cut. [/quote] Is a high pass filter boosting the high frequencies too? I thought it worked by shaving off some lows and making the sound relatively trebly.

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1355482182' post='1898895'] Changing the capacitor will shift the cutoff point, but the cutoff point is not where you think it is. I think the 10M resistor can be more or less ignored in practice, as it's only there to discharge the capacitor and prevent clicks when the switch is engaged. When the bright switch is on, the 10M resistor is going to be in parallel with the lower side of the volume pot (between the wiper and ground), which will always be 1M or less, so 10M in parallel with 1M is not going to change things much. The trouble with trying to calculate the frequency from simple R C formulae is that R is affected both by the impedance of the stage driving it and the setting of the volume control. There's a calculator at [url="http://www.ampbooks.com/home/amplifier-calculators/bright-boost/"]http://www.ampbooks....s/bright-boost/[/url] which can be useful here. From my own experience of changing bright cap values, moving the frequency downwards can actually make things brighter sounding. It might be worth buying several values of cap in the right range and figuring out which one you like best. If you're happy that you can change it cleanly and reversibly, it's about the single cheapest, simplest tweak you can do to a preamp. [/quote] Thanks for the input and for the link. That thing is brilliant!

I use this to play with headphones and do recording: [url="http://uk.focusrite.com/usb-audio-interfaces/scarlett-2i2"]http://uk.focusrite....es/scarlett-2i2[/url] great sound with headphones I add a TECH 21 VT Bass in the signal chain to get some amp simulation [url="http://tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/characterseries.html"]http://tech21nyc.com...cterseries.html[/url] SIMPLES !

all the time!

OK, Lords Of Repairs please bear with me. I'm a wikipedia-educated soldering enthusiast. I know nothing about electronic. I have moded a boss pedal before. That's about it. I own a Trace Elliot v-type preamp. I love the tone ... but something is bothering me... With the bright switch disengaged, I'm missing trebles (and the treble knob does work the way I want). With the bright switch engaged, it's better, but a bit too trebly, and the treble know does not get me where I want. I checked the technical manual and it explains that the bright switch engages an additional capacitor, making a high pass filter. After a search on wikipedia, this is what I have found... my cut-off frequency is defined as Fc = 1/(2Pi RC) checking the preamp diagram, I spot a 10 MegaOhm resistor and a 150 PicoFarad Capacitor that become engaged with the bright switch. using formula above, I get Fc = 1/(2Pi x 10 x 10p6 x 150 x 10p-12) = 106 So, I assume the cutoff frequency is 106Hz ... maybe it's a pure coincidence and I got lucky. But, it sounds within range for cutting low frequencies. Now... assuming this is correct. Can I mod the preamp, replacing the capacitor with a 300 PicoFarad? If I run the same formula, I get a cut-off frequency of 53 Hertz. All in all, I hope to achieve a shift in the cut-off frequency to make the preamp sound less bright. So, if changing a capacitor gets me there, houray !!!! If I burn my lovely preamp due to stupid modding coming from my imagination and some wikipedia links, then game over! Please infuse me with your knowledge!

Too expensive ... I would pay GBP 950. Based on 2/3 of the new price today. And provided it comes in mint condition. I don't give a s*** this was produced in the 80's. It's just a funny looking bass. I can live with that, but I would't pay a premium for it.

I'm an EZ drummer user. It's a nice sounding piece of software, easy to use, and good value. I'm tempted to upgrade it. My only regret is that the groove library it comes with a little small, but no big deal if you program your own grooves.

I reported him to Fender too. I am little upset the guy uses "custom shop" logo for his s*** sanding job.

I DON'T. It would be like Clark Kent telling he is Superman.

[quote name='jackers' timestamp='1355050643' post='1893269'] have you seen this: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tailor-made-Custom-shop-road-worn-Fender-Squier-Stratocaster-hardtail-or-tremolo/271117592621?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=017&category=33039&cmd=ViewItem"]http://www.ebay.co.u...39&cmd=ViewItem[/url] "You are bidding on the neck plate only"..... That is not mentioned in the title at all. Apparently he is offering the winner the chance to purchase the guitar.....Surely that is against eBay rules? [/quote] I've reported the sucker to eBay.

Welcome to the SWR owner club. I'm sure you'll love it.