Doctor J

Not a million miles away from the Lace Helix

Barmy unless you have the wealth to capitalise on massively devalued assets, no?

If you bought it from China I would say there's a reasonable chance it's not quite the genuine article.

A quick scan through the classifieds reveals...

First thing would be to specify exactly which bass model you have, so the specs could be understood. From your description, it sounds like your passive mode is just bypassing the entire pre-amp circuit, in which case it would be far simpler to replace the electronics as a whole to one designed with an integrated passive tone control, such as a Sadowsky, East, etc. There are plenty of options out there.

How have you set the relief?

I'm of the opinion that studio is one thing and live is another. The studio is for dressing up a song in whatever garnish it needs to sound as good as it can be, for the rest of time, in passive listening situations. Live is for the musicians on the stage to perform a unique interpretation of the song and conveying the energy and emotion of the evening and environment into the performance. They're very different situations and they shouldn't sound the same. You shouldn't even try to make them sound the same. Backing tracks take away from the live performance experience. Give me perfection in the studio, passion on the stage. Imagine Live At Leeds sounding like the records, it's wrong, wrong, wrong 😂

Oozy Osbourne

Music I Like to Play 😉

I feel it's important to ask at this point... When Charlie played the gig... did he use UK subs? I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

I really love the pickup positions of the Passion and the dual EQs of the Arpege. The Delanos are a very different sound from the Benedettis, would be a long battle to pick a favourite. Despite the bolt-on neck, the sustain and clarity of the Arpege is something else. It leads me to think that a Passion IV with that dual EQ setup would be something very special indeed.

86 Passion II and 09 Arpege IV

This sloppy finishing is what they chose to photograph to launch the range? Don't ever change, Gibson 😂

That used to apply to 70's Fenders, too. Now look at the state of the planet!

Yeah, but rosewood vs maple.