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Help with modding circuitry active circuitry
Doctor J replied to Angus1's topic in Repairs and Technical
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?
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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 😂
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Music I Like to Play 😉
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UK Subs bassist and bandmates denied entry to US
Doctor J replied to baldwinbass's topic in General Discussion
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.
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86 Passion II and 09 Arpege IV
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This sloppy finishing is what they chose to photograph to launch the range? Don't ever change, Gibson 😂
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What's the next collectable on the second hand marketthen?
Doctor J replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
That used to apply to 70's Fenders, too. Now look at the state of the planet! -
Yeah, but rosewood vs maple.
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You'd go to Warwick to buy a Spector, eh? Sounds familar 🤔
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There are lots of Charvels with Fort Worth, Texas on the neckplate which weren't made in Texas. BC Rich did it a lot too. It's not as uncommon as you'd think.
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Sell what you are working towards.
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What an opportunity - be Gene Simmons' roadie for a day for $12.5k
Doctor J replied to Clarky's topic in General Discussion
I was made for luggin' you, bassy? -
The US had really wealthy friends in neighbouring countries, whose money talks a lot. Russia, unlike Iraq, poses an existential threat to the west.
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I wonder will tdizzle return for a second post after almost 16 years?
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And his meeting with Putin a couple of weeks ago bears more than a shadow of Von Ribbentrop meeting Molotov.
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Upon reflection, I reckon this was Trump and his puppy reneging on the security aspects of the minerals deal on live TV. Big Z has been adamant there is no deal without those guarantees and he alluded to it again during the orchestrated attack. Trump thought he could pressure Z into signing a bad deal by trying to humiliate him in public in front of the entire world, but it's clear he and his lackey don't encounter men of principle too frequently. If one good thing has come out of it, the people of Ukraine can be sure their leader is not going to sell them out.
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Another band with the same name?
Doctor J replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in General Discussion
A downward spiral from the off, one might say.