Chopthebass

Ha ha! Well I ordered the Jabba and build time is a crazy 10 months. In the meantime I found a really great deal on the LT and GAS took over. The Vigier is just an impulse buy!

I have yet to open the control cavity. But I will let you know the outcome of tweaking!

If the missus can have multiple pairs of shoes and bags, then that makes it ok!

Thanks Ped. When you say directly, what do you mean? Technophobe

Just received one of three basses! Violet Fade Spector Euro 5 LT. Build quality is impeccable. I'm really digging the custom Barts and the Darkglass. The factory sound is a bit mid scooped, but there is a mid trim pot inside that I will mess with. Coming soon - Mayones Jabba 5 Classic, with options. Birdseye fingerboard and three band eq. Also coming soon - Vigier Passion iv - 5 string. I'm super excited about getting this one! I will post pics soon. Is Photobucket still best to use?

No one mentioned Bergantino! I am using their Forte HP amp with HDN410. Both super light.

Hey Misowaki, I'm not sure what you mean by using the active switch as a kill switch. Active mode on my Jazz is louder than passive mode. I guess the only way it would kill the sound is if the batteries are dead!

I have an Elite 5 and agree that passive sounds nicer. I have been thinking about modding it. Who is Kiogon?

That's the colour I am getting. Was going to get the tiger eye, but I have seen stunning examples and also pretty bland ones. Good to know the tone is good.

I have a Euro5LT on order. Has new Bartolinis and Darkglass. Sounds interesting. I will post pics if I ever receive it!!

Doh! Just seen the dates!

I have two Jack 12's. Very good at cutting through a mix, thanks to nice sounding pronounced mids.

I'd be interested to hear from some users too.

So many iterations of the same design!

Warwick thumb 5NT. Has the worst neck dive on the planet! Mediocre sound, to my ears. Bongo 5. Didn't like the painted neck rear. Didn't take long for it to wear off. A bit heavy. Sounded good though. G&L L5500. Came with a loose first fret. And the treble control didn't work. Neck was loose in pocket. A friday afternoon bass!

I have a little Behringer mixer. Plug the headphone out from my Mac into one channel, bass in another channel and job done.

It is the PC part that was a PITA.

I bought a future impact and messed around with it for a while. Programming is a pain. And when you get a great lounge sound, it doesn't cut it at gigs. However this is my opinion, and I know a lot of guys love them. And it made me realize I don't like the monophonic thing! Not tried the SY-300, which is poly. Maybe a Roland GR55 is the way to go.

Id be keen to see what you think of the N4S pups in that!

I own a Jazz Elite 5. QC is generally great, but I had to pry out the battery cover and sand it slightly, because it was a super tight fit. Not a big issue but I didn't expect it! The action was a little high, and the saddles were as low as they could go. So the shop shimmed the neck slightly and set it up really nicely. I agree with one of the above comments that the pickups can be a bit dark. Preamp has good frequencies but is quite subtle. The balance control is more like a switch! Turn it 1mm either way from mid position and that pickup is on. Not a true blend IMO. So I plan to mess around with it. Maybe new pickups and Pre.

hang on - does the whole tube slide?

Those Nova headless bridges look great, but I can't see how you adjust for intonation. It doesn't look like the saddles slide.

Interestingly my MJ-5 on order is coming with Aguilar HC pickups as they said its noisy with their new 18v preamp. I think its odd that they market the bass with a certain spec only to tell me they don't work well! I had the choice to cancel, but I know the Aggy pickups are great, so should be fine.