LukeFRC

they are parrael in that diagram me. if you follow that you will be OK. TBH I wouldn't see any benefit in switching the pups from 18 to 9 volt.

banzai are good for knobs http://www.banzaimusic.com/Knobs/

spot the difference boys and girls http://www.amazon.com/Bass-Thumbrest-Black-Plastic-Screws/dp/B002MWOA3M

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1340379737' post='1703795'] I think that there has been a downturn in modding because there is so much variety now, you can probably find the exact bass you want without having to buy something like it then mod it to suit. I don't mod basses much these days because I think they're just fine the way they are. The only modded one I own now is my G&L Tribute L-2000, and that's a reversible, do no harm mod as it's just a replaced switch and a wiring change. Furthermore, it was worth it because it unlocked a setting not normally available which I happen to think is the nicest sounding one (single inner coils in parallel). There is an element of preserving future value, I won't deny it. But have you seen some of the abortions of stripped and ronsealed P basses from back in the day? Seemed like a good idea at the time? D'oh! Perhaps you have seen how my Gibson Victory Artist arrived - horrible blue refin, silver hammerite on the pickguard, push button mounted in the battery cover which cuts off the battery (which you can't help pressing when playing), and to cap it all off - a "roasted" neck, but done with a blowtorch instead of an oven. So I "unmodded" it. Now it's probably worthless, but to me it's priceless. [/quote]is the worth from the fact you did the work on it? and maybe the other fella derived worth from it's modding.

i think, but the way the attack sounds also affects how we perceive sustain.

something I realised today. Sat in uni library at lunch flicking through the NME for the first time in years.... and lots of guitars and basses there. But unlike years back where folk would have some old strat that they modded themselves... it all seemed to be stock guitars. I wonder if we've just become more used to going out and buying another bass or a different bass than just modding/fixing/refreting the one we have?

I thought your "tiny issue" was the other complaint you had.

or bridge

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1340364090' post='1703314'] Way Huge Red Llama. I guess it's technically not considered a fuzz but I love it for high gain stuff I would personally describe as fuzz. Mine is a clone so I hope it's the same as the pedal i'm recommending! [/quote] also a simple build isn't it? that's the one with one ic chip?

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1340355149' post='1703123'] Yes, I was getting this last night between 12 and 1 am. [/quote] +1 basschat survives attack! Woo

build your own. make clones of 10 for the price of buying 1..... fuzzes tend to be easy builds

I saw one of them for sale a few years back, it was pretty cheap, like under £1000 I think

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1340301943' post='1702643'] Fire away without fear edit: but I must say, just in case, that I am already spoken for [/quote] it was for big red X

I use the same spaces too!

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1339888079' post='1696037'] It's a bit raped looking for me. Apparently it's been in a lab under experimental conditions. You could pick up a pretty decent one for not a whole lot more. [/quote] [quote name='SidVicious1978' timestamp='1339895427' post='1696089'] raped awesome yeah true [/quote] possible to find/use a different adjective please?

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1340291547' post='1702403'] Maybe so, but what if the singers on those "classic" tunes had preferred keys of E flat or D? No low root notes to use then... consequently a possibly rather thin low end... [/quote] e flat you would just move the whole tuning a semi tone. If they insisted on D well.... where do you think the "rock" trend for tight trousers came from?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1340292357' post='1702427'] You didn't find the mid sweep useful? [u]Not many amps offer something like it.[/u] My gripe with the J-Retro is that it colours the sound even when you set it "flat". Flat does not really exist with that preamp (but it does with others), and I really like a passive Jazz sound. But even then, I love the oomph and versatility it gives me. But I could use just the mid sweep module and be happy, to be perfectly honest. I use that a lot. [/quote] Eden, SWR, Thunderfunk do, on multiple bands. Isn't the Yamaha East Eq modual essentially a mid sweep too? The mixing desk I use has two, fully sweepable with varying Q too [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1340292709' post='1702429'] I just think that sometimes people don't fully think through the reasons for fitting (or not) a pre amp in their bass. I would hazard that unless the controls on your amp are very subtle or the EQ points aren't sympathetic to the bass (in which case you've either got the wrong amp or the wrong bass for you) that the amp should be able to do everything that built in pre amp can and then some. It's far easier to build an effective and musical sounding EQ when you're not constrained with having to fit it into a typical bass guitar and power for a decent length of time off a PP3 battery. [/quote] +1 but I do think you often overestimate people's ability to make gear sound good. I think sometimes you hear the idea of the sound realised but wonder how musically that has been achieved. It's fairly easy to suck the life out of bass tone with Eq. I have another question for you but it's pretty OT so will PM you.