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  1. shoulderpet

    And another amplug bites the dust, honestly even for the relatively modest price they go for the build quality is shocking, another case of £5 build quality on a £40 device

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    2. MrSpace

      MrSpace

      Yeah I have both EHX and Amplug, sound and build quality is better with EHX but I find myself using the Amplug for the Aux in and drum machine. Hasn't died on me yet fingers crossed. 

    3. Chienmortbb

      Chienmortbb

      The problem is that you are using them. Keep them in the box and they are fine.

    4. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      NUX Mighty Plug. Rechargeable, bluetooth control (but has presets so you don't have to use this), bluetooth streaming, suitable for guitar and bass.

  2. shoulderpet
    Beautiful bass, I have the classic 50s which is what the Vintera used to be called and it is a fantastic bass, I dont think you will dissapointed
  3. shoulderpet
    Based on my experience with Squier quality control (or lack of) I would go with Vintera
  4. shoulderpet
    Thanks, what side of the spectrum do they fall on tonally? Interested to hear if they are the classic round P bass tone or if they are on the gnarlier end of the spectrum, tone is the thing that matters to me, at the price these go for I will order one
  5. shoulderpet

    And the Prosteels are off, bl@!dy dreadful things, as soon as I put them on half my midrange vanished, curiousity got the better of me and it didn't pay off.

    Fresh set of Rotosounds on and wow the Rotos sound so much better, the growl is back and I actually have other frequencies besides low bass and high treble.

     

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    2. shoulderpet

      shoulderpet

      I haven't tried that many steel strings but Rotos have good mids, Prosteels I found to be very lacking in mids, and this is in a bass with a very midrange heavy pickup

    3. mcnach

      mcnach

      I had the ProSteels a while ago. I remember feeling the same way initially, but because I rarely like fresh steels in particular, I waited a bit. Once they're used a bit they sound a lot better, and the mid-scoop goes away. In my opinion they were not as good as DR Fat Beams but after 2-3 weeks of regular use they are in the same ballpark.

    4. shoulderpet

      shoulderpet

      Yeah I dont think the Prosteels would work for me regardless of breaking in period, I thought I would give them a try rather than my usual Rotosounds and they seemed to suck all the life out of my tone, way too sterile and polite, when I put the Rotos back on I was amazed how much better they sounded

  6. shoulderpet
    That is true but you get some pickups in the lower price range where no thought seems to have gone into them and there objective seems to be just to wind something that makes a sound as cheaply as possible and some that actually seem to have some thought and care put into them (like Toneriders for example), if Warman falls into the latter category they could be a real bargain Also hoping someone can weigh in on how they sound tonally what kind of tonal character they have etc
  7. shoulderpet
    Have always been intrigued by these and they seem to have a good reputation however I have noticed that they are a cheapy pickup so it is possible that peoples expectations have adjusted accordingly, so my question is this... Are these good pickups for the price or are they good pickups regardless? To use an example lets say you had a passive US Fender P bass, would these be an improvement on the stock pickups or would these be a downgrade? Thanks
  8. shoulderpet
    As in classic 50s series that was supercei by the Vintera range
  9. shoulderpet
    Is a Fender 50s p bass
  10. shoulderpet
    Just received the pickup and attempted to fit it, I thought it might be close but there is literally no space at all like maybe 1mm between the pickup and the strings and when fretted they are sitting on the pickup so looks like I am going to either have to do some drilling or hacksaw off the excess steel pole length
  11. shoulderpet
    I have a set on order, bit concerned about the size of the poles sticking out the back of the pickup, can anyone confirm if these are just steel poles and the bars are the neo magnets? If so then maybe I can replace the steel poles with some shorter ones ?
  12. shoulderpet
    Zombie thread alert...... I have a pbxn on the way, hoping it will fit my Fender p bass(I remember buying one years ago for my Squier and it was too tall for the cavity), I currently have my go to Seymour Duncan SPB-2 in the bass and it's a great pickup but I would like to try a pickup with a bit more grind in the high frequencies as the Duncan has a lot of low and high mids but virtually no treble. I might not keep the pickup in there but I figured for £30 shipped it was worth the gamble. Anyone care to comment on how this pickup sounds tonally,was so long ago since I had one that I can't remember, interested to hear what its tonal bias is (mid focused, treble focused etc)
  13. shoulderpet
    My puerile mind is disappointed that there is not a thread for P basses with two P pickups called The joy of the PP Yes I know I am childish
  14. shoulderpet
    Oh man that is a good one, I have played so many gigs where the venues treat the band like cr@! , I remember one gig where the venue owner was literally asking us how long we were going to be packing up our equipment immediately after we had finished our set. With regards to drinks all the venues I have played in have been pretty cr@!, 1 drink seems to be the standard. One venue we played we were told we would get a rider....turns out the rider was 1 pint per band member
  15. shoulderpet

    After a Dimarzio model p or split p, message me if you have one you want to sell

    1. Chaddy

      Chaddy

      If you get stuck there is a x2 sets on Fleabay, DP122 Model P for £89.99

       

      Item number:  144420193115

    2. shoulderpet

      shoulderpet

      Thanks, i wanted to stock to around £50ish, ended up ordering an Entwistle PBXN pickup

  16. shoulderpet
    Have recently switched my Duncan SPB-2 to parallel wiring and having a Kiogon harness put together with a series/parallel switch so that I can still use series if needed and a passive bass cut. Am actually liking the SPB-2 in parallel so much that I prefer it to series, it is wound super hot so it still sounds beefy enough in parallel and is nice and bright in parallel. That being said I am wondering if switching to another P pickup would give me a touch more brightness. I know the model p is said to sound good in parallel but other reports I have read have said the difference is very subtle, also wondering about the DC resistance,I think it is wound to about 11k which in parallel would only mean between 2.5 to 3k DC resistance, can anyone comment on this pickup in parallel? The other one that could work well is the Entwistle pbxn but there doesn't seem to be info on this in parallel Any other p pickups that work well in parallel or is it just the SPB-2 and the model p?
  17. shoulderpet
    Honestly I have loved the tone of pretty much all of the Thunderbird basses I have heard but I have heard the modern ones are darker sounding and I think that characteristic seems to suit Thunderbird basses well, I also played a friends Epiphone Thunderbird at a gig (the more inexpensive model not the pro) and that had a gorgeous sound. That being said I know that dropping a Thunderbird pickup into a random bass will not make it sound like one but I am perfectly happy with a bass being its own thing
  18. shoulderpet
    Play it for god's sake, you will regret it if you sell it, also I agree with @neepheid there is no reason you can't play a thunderbird in a britpop band
  19. shoulderpet

    Hmm not sure about these Prosteels, they seem to sound good on some basses and rubbish on others, lots of boom and ping, pretty much zero midrange

    1. shoulderpet

      shoulderpet

      And the strangest thing has happened, came back to my bass a couple hours later and the strings sound better, brighter, clearer, punchier....odd

  20. shoulderpet
    Anyone have experience of a single pickup Thunderbird (if such a thing exists) or a bass (of any shape) with a single Thunderbird pickup? I am working on a parts bass build and will be using a p bass body but am thinking it would be cool to do something that is tonally a little different so am thinking of getting the body routed for a single Thunderbird pickup and I know someone on here must have a bass that they have routed for a single Thunderbird pickup Thanks
  21. shoulderpet
    They make some tasty instruments, sadly most of them are out of my price range
  22. shoulderpet
    Awesome looking bass, I owned a Fender Musicmaster years ago which was terrible but from what I have heard the Squier Musicmaster basses are leagues better than the Fender originals
  23. shoulderpet
    Thanks for the replies Picture edited for clarity, hopefully this is clearer, excuse the sloppy editing
  24. shoulderpet
    But failing miserably to do so
  25. shoulderpet
    Oh man, this is a huge hate of mine, have been to more gigs than I can count where the bass was just a big, mushy mess with no discernible pitch to it and then when the amped up bass drum comes in you cant tell what is what, to be fair though I like a lot less low end than a lot of bass player seem to like, I will take clarity over huge low end any day In fact, the only gig I can remember where I thought the bass sounded amazing was when I saw this band in the below video PG Lost live, there bass tone had grit and clarity and didn't sound like mush [Youtube]
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