LukeFRC

So - I’ve heard this a few times (I think @ped started it) where OMG only effects one of the coils of the pickup. how does that work? Does the position of the cap to ground care which coil it is working on or is it on the whole output? ie in my sketch - what’s the difference?

Really? apparently

that looks good!

What have you switched too?

Penny drops

Where? And still??

are you looking for a balanced sensible response or us to just agree with you to help you convince Mrs Maude?

So... the Glock 2 band has a very deep clear bottom end and a very high high point. I suspect in a Fender style bass it would be amazing, the bottom end would add bass in a really clear way, and the top end sparkle. But my SS1 already had a really wide sound palette with probably scooped mid and a lot on top already. The Warwick preamp has a high low point and a low high point, so the low adds the bass adds low mid booty, and the highs adds the high mids too. It's frequency points sounds very very Warwick. What I found with the glock was that it didn't add any low mids (where I was lacking) but added loads of low bass (where I wasn't) - cutting bass just made my streamer anemic, adding bass just made everything too boomy. The top end control cutting was fine, but adding was adding a lot to a already treble bass. I would think if you are adding it to a fender type sound bass it would be a fantastic preamp... but on my streamer it was a bad fit. If I were advising anyone on a clean/clear preamp though I would find it hard to go beyond John east's uni-pre

East was going to be my example of super clean, hifi uncoloured type sound. Glockenklang similar. Aguilar, Sadowsky and I geuss Darkglass are going to have more colour.

Interesting how the Smith and Wal have the same pickup placement, and then the others are centred around the front half of the bridge on the Wal and the neck pickup being a step forward

first question would be why is the current preamp not working, check the solder joints, wires etc and see if you can see anything obvious. Second would be running it in passive for a while. If you like the tone then you don't need to touch the pickups. Third is selecting a preamp, how much colour you want etc.

yes. I tried a 2 band glockenklang (didn't last more than one gig) and an ACG EQ-01 in it (lasted 6-8 years odd), I also took the MEC out and stuck in some Bartolini Original series as I just prefer passive pickups. Main question I would ask is what are you trying to do with the preamp? You mention changing pickups too... what don't you like about the current ones and what are you trying to fix tonally?

I agree, it's not a good thing

My wife used my eBay account and was lowballing offers on kids shoes I had to explain that they probably wanted more than their starting price

Are you playing with a pic or fingers?

I like what you’re thinking

At the same time?!

I don’t really have a GAS list anymore but would quite like to try a El toro, that was kinda Leo revisiting the jazz bass right? ( @gareth- how many el toro’s do you have?!)

I preferred the sunburst too but don't want to admit that till @Clarky's '71 is back under his bed.....!

The red one sounds about as good as the others to my ears

aahhh ok so you and Andy!