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    Thanks for all the responses guys! Some good suggestions there. I'm sure I've got a Curtis Mayfield "Best Of" CD somewhere....... I'll have to find it! I think I definitely to get some Isaac Hayes, and some Me'shell too. I was listening to Erykah Badu "Baduism" earlier; what a great album it is! Some nice bass parts, several of which are on DB. Smooth.....
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    Bump for pictures added - apologies for the delay!
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    Thanks for all the responses to my previous thread regarding funk-rock. I'm now on a quest for GREAT funky, groovy, smooth basslines. To give you an idea of the sort of thing, obviously I love Jamiroquai, I've been listening to incognito and brand new heavies, I've just found out about snarky puppy, and I love the bass playing on some of the gospel stuff (kirk franklin, etc). Any thoughts?
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    [quote name='MuckedUpFunkies' timestamp='1323868802' post='1467969'] Pics? ;D [/quote] I will try to get pics up ASAP, but it may not be til tomorrow evening. I'll add it above, but just to say that the bass will come with a "vintage" Hiscox ABS case, and will also include courier delivery within mainland UK. Ta
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    Hi All, Thinking of selling my TRB1005 as I really don't use it. Bought brand new last year for a specific project (which didn't last long), it has only done about 6 rehearsals and 1 gig. It is in immaculate condition, with no dings or scratches to speak of. It is Translucent Dark Red with Black hardware (this colour option is no longer available), and sounds AMAZING! The neck is lovely and easy to play, and it has an active 3-band EQ. As usual, the 35" scale means the B string is fantastic! Sound-wise it is very versatile, but always kind of reminds me of a modern, active, J-type bass; it can have real clarity and bite or a nice full, solid bottom end. [b] Specs[/b]: [b]Body:[/b] Alder with Flamed Maple top [b]Neck:[/b] 3-piece Maple with Rosewood fingerboard and pearloid inlays [b]Scale Length:[/b] 35" (889mm) [b]Pickups:[/b] Alnico V Hum-cancelling (X2) [b]Bridge:[/b] Solid Brass [b]Controls:[/b] 3-band active EQ (vol, blend, bass, mid, treble) Thanks for looking! [b]EDIT:[/b] Forgot to mention, I will include a "vintage" Hiscox ABS case, and courier delivery within mainland UK. [attachment=95445:IMG_1649.JPG] [attachment=95446:IMG_1650.JPG] [attachment=95448:IMG_1652.JPG]
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    OH MY GOD! These guys are friggin amazing! Thanks for the tip-off!
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    Well, after all that I wired up the switch this evening, and the single coil sound was just to weak to be any use to me, compared to the normal humbucking sound. Oh well, at least I hadn't drilled a hole for the switch yet!
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    I have the MXR M80 and Boss ODB-3, and between them I can get any overdrive/distortion sound I want (pretty much). In my current band, I usually just use the M80, and I set the clean channel as a clean boost. I don't think anyone's suggested the MXR Bass Blowtorch yet? Lots of control over the sound, but lends itself better to extreme distortion rather than mellow overdrive (as far as I can remember!).
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    Just traded my Sandberg California PM for Dave's Sandberg Basic. Great guy to deal with, good communication, plenty of information and friendly too!
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    I've always found them a bit unstable, especially with basses. If you want a much more stable stand, that's very compact, I would go for an Ultimate GS200 personally. [url="http://www.ultimatesupport.com/product/GS-200"]http://www.ultimatesupport.com/product/GS-200[/url]
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    Thanks for emailing the diagram to me bremen. I've just received another (used) Sandberg Basic today, which is the one I want to put the switch in. Typically, it is wired slightly differently! The push/pull volume pot is different, and has the white and red wires soldered to the circuit board and the green and black soldered together and taped off. I'm assuming that the white is the signal and the red is the ground (as it has the bare wire with it), so I guess I can just use the same terminals accordingly.
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    [quote name='Rich44' timestamp='1323087130' post='1459005'] Thanks, I looked into the GS414B, some people said the height adjustment has broke after a while. I'm guessing this is a one off, from your experience is this likely to happen? I do like that one though and its cheap enough to replace if it did ever break which is a plus. Also how does it compare to the GS412B? They seem identical with the only difference being the bottom padding (on the tripod legs vs a seperate t-bar), is it just that the 412B is more suited to asymmetrics? It does look more sturdy. Sorry, a lot of questions I know! [/quote] Never experienced any breakages with Hercules stuff, so I would say it's unlikely. In my experience the GS414B is more sturdy, and supports the instrument better at the bottom because if you adjust the height right, the bottom kind of rests between the two legs (which have padding on them) even if the body is an unusual shape. I found that the GS412B felt a little more unstable, and the back of the guitar slides very easily across the T-bar part.
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322820746' post='1456143'] They just come as they are. For example Stingrays are wired in parallel but SUBs are wired in series... same basic pups but just different wiring options. From what you've said, you have 2 wires joined but not connected to anything else this would indicate that they are wired in series which gives you the "thicker" sound option. If you took your white and sent it to the black and took the red and joined it to the green you would then be running it in parallel - easily done with a simple [url="http://static.zoovy.com/img/guitarelectronics/W500-H540-Bffffff/H/series_parallel.jpg"]switch[/url]... at this point selecting a single coil gets a bit more complicated but it's not impossible. edit : oops got them arse about tit... head fully out of bin now.... hopefully. [/quote] So....... when I wire the switch in as per the diagram, will the pickup still be working the same as it does now, when it's in Humbucking mode? Also, just wondered how sure you are that that diagram's correct, because I've bought a switch and I'll have a go at it tomorrow night if you think it'll work! Cheers.
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    Hercules and Ultimate are both great stands. I would say that Hercules are more heavy duty and sturdy, and the Ultimate folds down smaller and is lighter but still very well engineered Personally, I wouldn't be at all worried about hanging from the headstock, after all this is how most guitar shops store their instruments, and if they were going to have any detrimental effect, I'm sure the manufacturers wouldn't make them. In the shop I used to work in, we used to sell Hercules GS414B stands by the bucketload; they are brilliant! I've had a Hercules Mic stand for years and it is absolutely rock solid and still feels like new many, many gigs later. Hope this helps somehow!
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    [quote name='nugget' timestamp='1322775714' post='1455882'] You played great and sounded amazing, loved the tone of the sandbergs + markbass rig. Never tried markbass before but it sounded so smooth, I thought they would be more 'hi-fi' - i guess they could be but i liked the thicker sound you got out of it See ya there next time [/quote] Thanks Dave, very kind of you to say so. Whilst were complementing each other, your guitar playing was pretty smokey! Haven't played in 20 years my arse....... I'm amazed I just about managed to hold it together on the drums for a whole song!
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322789551' post='1456030'] Fair point but it kind of does in as much as they designate which coil is which. In my example black and red are one coil and green and white are the other. Also in that diagram they are running in series before you throw the switch and you need to know which is which if you want to include a parallel option too. [/quote] Would the pickup be wired in parallel as standard? I thought that series gave a thinner sorta sound, which isn't what I want really. Is it possible to wire up as above but in parallel?
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322787591' post='1456018'] I'm just guessing at which way round the red and white are but you can work it out more accurately for yourself. [/quote] At the risk of sounding stupid; does it matter? Aren't they soldered to the same terminal?
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322782242' post='1455978'] Here's a simple one for split coil only... [/quote] Awesome, thanks again! Now I know you say "simple", but how do the colours correspond? (i really am that useless!) I'm guessing black at one end, green at the other and then white and red in the middle? Completely wrong probably!
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322778667' post='1455920'] Your red and white should be where you introduce the split. Red will be one coil, white the other. Choose which side you want to go for (trail and error is cool as it's 50/50) and wire your switch so that it disengages the red/white connection while sending your chosen colour to the board where that black goes in for one of the colour selection or to the earth/pot for the other - this can be determined with a multimeter. If it's not the coil you want (tap test with a metal object - Allen key) switch to the other colour. [/quote] Thanks man, that sounds doable, just gotta get my head around what that actually looks like! Is there likely to be a schematic for that online anywhere? I find it easier that way, it's like wire-by-numbers!
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    Just had a look there are 4 wires; the green (and bare) are attached to the back of the vol, the black is attached to the circuit board (?) on the vol, and the red and white are taped off (possibly soldered together). The vol is push/pull active/passive so I don't know if that would cause problems? So, the question is; how the hell can I wire this up to a toggle switch! (remember, mainly want to just split to single coil, neck side) I'm not very good at understanding electronics........HELP!
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322775063' post='1455865'] Fair doos. Yeah I think it seems to fall somewhere between the MM and P spots. You might end up with a usable sc P tone. [/quote] Oooohhh! That would be ideal! I was expecting you to say that there would be no chance of getting anywhere near that sort of tone!
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    Was great to meet everyone, sorry I wasn't very chatty, I didn't feel 100%. It would have been good to have more there, but hopefully next time there will be!
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    [quote name='bremen' timestamp='1322772947' post='1455818'] I've just done that very thing. It took a 3 pole rotary switch, but I can select either coil, both series or both parallel. No idea how it sounds as the bass has no neck or strings. I'll let you know on Sunday :-) [/quote] Hmmmm...... Interesting! That sounds like what I want to do. The main thing for me is I'd like to get a nice single coil pick sound, preferably using the neck coil if possible. Let us know what it sounds like!
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    [quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1322772830' post='1455816'] Series/Parallel is ok but you might want to experiment with it first with your bass as it might not seem worth the agro. I find in the MM spot it doesn't have a massive impact (just loud/quiet to put it crudely) but in the P spot it yields more definable results. A push/pull knob would allow you to include a switch into your circuit without having to drill any fresh holes... plus it's reversible if you decide not to go with it. If you wanted to go and do it anyway, I use a 3 way DPDT (on/on/on) switch for it on my guitars. [/quote] Thanks Ou7shined, I guess I'm more interested in splitting it to use as a single coil than switching to series really, although if it's easy I may as well do it all at the same time! I don't have any measurements to back this up, but I think the pickup on my Sandberg might be slightly further forward than on a 'ray, looking at the distance between the bridge saddles and pickup.
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