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Yamaha BB P35 Five String Bass Guitar - Price Drop **£1,095.00**
ikay replied to clarityinchaos's topic in Basses For Sale
I've played this very bass and it's exceptional. Also a very nice weight which is unusual for one of these. A really lovely example. If I still played 5s this would already be mine. -
Precision Bass body - *SOLD*
ikay replied to briansbrew's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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I have one of these, it's a really unusual and useful bit of kit. The HPF does the usual thing of progressively filtering out unwanted low frequencies, very useful but can sometimes leave the bottom end feeling a little lacking. By adding in a little resonance you can not only tighten up the bottom end up but also retain some real low end punch. The mid speaks for itself, really handy to have, particularly if you have a bass with 2-band eq (or passive). The LPF does the reverse of the HPF, and in combination can emulate a cab sim. By itself it's useful for filtering out unwanted clacky high end or tuning in a vintage vibe. But with the added resonance control, it effectively works like an Alembic filter preamp (or ACG/East, Lusithand etc). By adding a bump at the cutoff frequency you can tune in a vast array of sounds from any pickup. A clever little box of tricks.- 1 reply
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Thanks for the reply!
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That's interesting, the manual says smoother to the right...
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The SA demo vid only has a few seconds on the Bias control. I've read the manual (which says CW is smoother and CCW is fuzzier) but how does it work in practice? Does it add something different to what you can get from the triode/pentode and drive controls?
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I love how it sounds on this demo ...
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If you want the saddles to go lower I suspect you'll need something shorter than 1/2". Accu can provide screw lengths down to 3/8", 3/16" and 1/8".
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I think the Stingray saddle screws have a 6-32 UNC thread. You can get them in various lengths from Accu here: https://www.accu.co.uk/search?cs_ids=2027&query=unc+6-32+set+screw&page=1
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Lovely bass. The old Andy Baxter for sale listing with more pics and info is still available to view if that's of any interest: https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/music-man-basses/products/1998-music-man-stingray-4-ex-sunburst -
I got hold of some magnetic viewing film and took a pic of the Benedetti (top) alongside a standard jazz pickup. The Benedetti has a somewhat fatter (and probably flatter) coil which bears out the P90 type construction. Interestingly the flux image looks like a single blade rather than 8 separate poles but I think that's because the Benedetti poles are a little bigger and set in one long evenly-spaced row (bottom pic).
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Aha! Thanks itu
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That's an interesting pic - how does this magnetic imaging work itu?
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Thanks Hellzero, that's very helpful. I found some basic pickup spec on the 4C and a bit more descriptive info on an old Vigier Guitars website page. Interesting that they use Alnico 8 magnets. I'm still curious about the intricate sculpting on the underside of the neck pickup! The Excess is equipped with twin single-coil pickups designed by Benedetti. Two Alnico magnets are fitted for each string. They have a wide frequency band that accurately reproduces low-end and high-end response. Only the finest materials are used ; Alnico 8 magnets for the poles and pure copper and silver alloy wire for the coils. To reduce microphonic feedback, the pickups are wax potted and bolted down with 4 adjustment screws.
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Does anyone have any insight into the internal construction (winding spec and magnet type/configuration etc) of these glorious Benedetti single coils in my Vigier Excess? From the back they appear to be wide aperture SCs (much wider aperture than a jazz) set in a humbucker size case (I wonder why the HB size case?). Passing a screwdriver across the front of the pickup suggests 8 individual pole pieces (similar to a J) running down the centreline, but on the underside, the bridge pickup appears to have a narrow full length bar of some sort. The underside of the neck pickup looks quite different, I wonder what's going on there! I'm just curious. I love these pickups and would like to know more about how they're put together. Any input appreciated!
