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Anyone here with a euro lt5 changed the pickups and preamp out for soapbar EMG P and J pickups and the LHZ preamp? Don't really have a problem with the bass other than the tone seems very round whenever I heat it back in a live mix. When I hear the emg haz basses the seem to have the more classic emg sound.

I play a 5 string for most of my gigs because I need the range and because for one artist, they like the tone and look of my Spector 5. That being said I prefer playing my 64 P Bass and have used it down tuned for some gigs. I'm happy to play both, and there is a slightly different approach to playing both

Hard for me to answer. I use mine bridged into the 4x10 so using both power amps. I have the volume on about 4 typically with bass at about 3 mid 5 and treble 0-1.... but at that volume setting if you start to boost any of the eq controls the amp gets louder as you're boosting certain frequencies I guess.

Hi, I use the HL410 and the LH1000. Hugely reliable rig, massive amount of power even running at 8ohms. I really like the HL410 cab. It is very light and with a cover has taken well to being used for touring. Very clear, articulate cab but still find it warm, which I personally fins great for a live cab. Not familiar with the LX8500. I am a Hartle artist and they initially wanted to set me up with the LX8500 but they kindly agreed to give me the LH1000 instead as it was the amp I had experience of. I'm sure it's a great amp but maybe consider an LH500. I honestly find carrying the LH1000 about too much of a big deal.

I don't feel a pickup change will radically change things, might help provide some more mids and bass. Can you bypass the active onboard preamp? Maybe I would say try different strings first. Half round/flat wounds? I have no idea how you play but maybe playing softer might help as that's the cheapest option!

I went there, 20 odd years ago. They had trace combos in the studios if I remember correctly and all the gear was pretty good for the time... lots of electric drum kits I remember! I feel a head would be a good shout, maybe something class D, headphones socket and an aux so they can practive quietly at halls or house share without the need of an amp and then take it to gigs where hopefully somebody will lend their cab. For reference i took a hartke 4x10 and amp which I think maybe got used a handful of times. I have no idea what gigging in Bath is like these days, all the venues have gone I played in there, God I feel old.. Hope that helps and they have a great time I did, until I left to join a touring band.

I had some ACS ones through the MU scheme a few years ago. I no longer use them as (I think due to a lot of hand sanitiser during covid) they started to discolour so didn't fancy putting them in my ears, and also they have a shelf life of a certain amount of years before supposedly they stop fitting your ear shape correctly.. Anyway, went without ear plugs for a couple of years and touring and now recently started using them again. I first tried a set called earasers that were really good, slight reduction in high end but not muffled and sounded clear. Annoyingly I lost them at a festival this summer in a rush to pack down and get home so went for some called Earos that I really like, don't think they attenuate the high end too much, sound clear and are comfortable. Think they're £32 and just as good from memory as the ACS for me at least.

To be fair I haven't bothered with the user created ones. I think I prefer to jave the modelled versions than captures so I can adjust as needed.

Just updated it, took a little while. Looking forward to trying the new blends with the guitar overdrives. I wonder how these will work the captures and also phasing issues. I have the Cory Wong, parralax and darkglass plugins, so hopefully they will end up being compatible with the QC. The Darkglass plugin sound to my ears much better than any of the captures or the modelled versions.. the VMT and B3K have horrible tails to the drive sound that I've never known to happen with the plugin or with the real life analog devices.

Just got back from playing for the second year in a row. Its bloody knackering but a lot of fun. Did two shows this year, one at midnight on Friday night and the other at 12:30pm the following day, with two hours of poor sleep between. For me it's a weird one as I never had the desire to go or play but it is a lot of fun and a lot or cool stuff happening every day. I could not do it as a punter though, I like the comforts of being an artist there 😂 As last year, I saw hardly any bands again. This year I watched almost the entire D:ream set of all things (mainly because I was having a lay down at the Glade) and The Breeders, which was a bit more my thing despite only knowing two songs I thought they were great and gave a very honest performance. I did spend twenty minutes watching a crowd of people dancing around a metal bug on a tank with Happy Hardcore DJs, feeling quite perplexed that of all the things they could do there, they choose that. Each to their own I guess!

Think I'm going to borrow a md421 and capture it next week. Got a free day before heading off to play Glastonbury so would be nice to have it going to FOH and the rest of the band in the monitors, so its a consistent sound theyre used to hearing.. Using your own gear is pretty tricky there due to the size of the site and transport is restricted to people carriers, so will probably end up with an Ampeg of some sort.

Haha not sure either!! 😅

Ha. Each to their own, I love the gear.

Yeah, I have tried the celestion in the past and they do sound good! I just find I don't need them as well as the sansamp emulation.. Being able to change mics and the position us bloody great on the Quad! Wish they would make some more cabs for it, preferable a Hartke HD410 or HL410 as I love those cabs!

I love my Quad Cortex, the ease of use is what really sells it to me. I do wish some of the effects like the octave and bass wah were better but I feel this will come in time and I'm looking forward to some of the new features that will be coming. I feel guilty about not using it to it's full potential, especially when I see some people's presets and I've only ever done one capture.... I'm actually running my sansamp "English Muffy" preamp in the effects loop as my main preamp now, no speaker sim from the Quad either, although they sound amazing and much better than anything Darkglass put out, just wish there were more cabs! I think for preamps for live use anyway I prefer to have hands on control for tweaking rather than using captures. I tend to use captures of things like the noble or similar devices that just add a certain colour or boost. It's great for doing signal path stuff which was once only confined to studio situations or very elaborate set ups!

Haha yeah! I guess it's curiosity as the Haz is said to be such a part of the sound! I find the Darkglass pre very aggressive though, don't use much of it but it does give me what I like!

Would you consider changing the darkglass pre to the clone Haz if you were happy with the Darkglass? I'm not into that super super grindy 80s spector sound but I do absolute love the tone of my LT5

Just to confuse you more. I just came back from a rehearsal and I think my Euro LT 5 is the best sounding bass I've ever had and the most fun to play!

I had a stingray body made by them. It's a good quality, light alder body. I sent them the status neck to make sure it was a perfect fit. I would use them again. I think the woodworking aspect and wood quality is great.

Thought I would update as currently using the Hartke gear for its first tour! Firstly, I'm not sure if this a first for me but I have voluntarily turned the amp down on stage, I think I'm running it at just below three on the dial. Huge amounts of volume and only using a single 4x10 HL cab. Playing from Concert Halls to club shows. Running with the tweeter off, bass at 3 , mid at 5 and treble at about 2 is giving me a very full,warm tone that really bites and gets aggressive when I dig in which is perfect as the set is pretty dynamic. Really love the high end the speakers deliver, it really just helps you sit in the mix and still hear the definition of your playing on stage. I'm running my Spector in the passive input with a very slight boost of treble and bass on the onboard preamp, just sounds like that little bit extra push really gets the amp working.

Just restrung my LT5 with Rotosounds and intonated and set up the bass and I love the bridge on these basses! Firstly no screws for adjusting the intonation! Instead I can use an Allan key, the saddles actually move when you adjust the intonation and it's the quickest and possibly first time ever I've managed to intonate a low B in tune! Then there's the sound of the bass with the Swing Bass Strings. Really brings the bass to life and it really sings! Also ended up getting a Hiscox case for it and it's pretty much a perfect fit for it, if anyone else is wondering about cases!