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  1. funkle
    I have never liked the look of multilaminate headstocks. One of the things I like about some Yamahas, for example, is that they cover it up. Same for many Warwicks. @LukeFRC it’s more about aesthetic than strength.
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    Andy, I will also sort out the check of neck profile for you as well. I’ve been slack.
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    Really interesting, thanks for that. Your inventiveness has been incredible to watch. I am really interested in buying one of these to test out. I love the tweakability and the pick attack, although I would lower the frequency range to the Wal type range myself. 80Hz catches that first harmonic of E and I like the ability to use one pickup for ‘bass’ and the other for mids emphasis, adding in the pick attack to taste. Equally doing both pickups as ‘bass boost’ and activating pick attack allows for the modern scooped sound as you say. Can I ask. There is something about the Lusithand that adds a little grit to the tone; the ACG EQ-01 design lacks this though is marvellously flexible. I assume the Lusithand must add a minor amount of harmonic distortion which is pleasing to the ear. The Wal does this also. Does your own system tend to the ‘cleaner’ side, or do you think it adds something more like the Lusithand and Wal preamps do?
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    I am fascinated by your frequency range choices. You’re not far off what Nuno at Lusithand came up with, though my quibble with his pre is that it lacks the bright switch of the Wal/your preamp, which I think is important. I’m interested that you did not extend down into the bass range, but stuck to mids up to the low treble region. Can I ask your thoughts behind that? (I have felt that going down to 80-100Hz to be quite useful, but would like to hear your experience).
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    Beautiful work Andy!
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    SOLD>
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    Bump for price drop - £1450.
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    I feel pangs of regret. I must stay strong.
  9. funkle
    Wow. That is very fine work @Andyjr1515 .
  10. funkle
    Ibanez Soundgears Ibanez TMB105 and 505 (though these are a bit Fenderish) Yamaha TRBX305 or 505 G&L L2500 Tributes All easy on the wallet too.
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    I love seeing this process. Thanks @Andyjr1515. I'm already getting ideas for other projects. But I must stick to this one first, lol
  12. funkle
    I keep coming back to this thread as I attempt my own ‘Wal-ish’ and get to know what I want out of electronics better. @mhoss32did you fully settle on your frequency ranges, boosts, slopes, etc for the filter preamp? I’d love to know.
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    Yes, I’ve been following that thread since it’s inception! Great build, can’t wait to hear audio of the Rautia pickups with the Lusithand.
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    Sold Andy my Squier CV 50’s precision, he was very patient and easy to deal with! A pleasure.
  15. funkle
    I am going to repost some musings I have had over on Talkbass as they are relevant to discussions around preamp design between filter based preamps. They may be of interest. 'The big factor in my view is the range of frequencies chosen for the individual pickup low pass filters. You can end up with basically two very fancy/interactive mid controls that need a lot of fiddling and can be finicky to get right. And depending on how they are set you then may not have much control of the low end from your bass, or lack treble after you have low-passed both of your pickups significantly. I can see the Wal preamp as being an excellent and relatively simple way to tackle some of these issues. The filters go down to around 80-100Hz from my testing, so you can use one pickup as your 'bass boost' by rolling it off all the way, kicking in the resonance boost as desired, and then blending in the other pickup for your mids. Then deciding to engage the 'pick attack' to add back in treble if desired. It's really clever, I think, as it allows adjustability but is still usable. It also adds a bit of distortion to the sound, imparting its own sonic character. I can see ACG's EQ-01 preamp as being an excellent way to try and tackle these issues, as well. I have not tested it as fully as I should have, but ACG decided to go as low as the Wal preamp (I think his initial preamps went even lower) and he included a circuit to blend treble back in from your choice of pickup. So you can use one pickup to control amount of low end, and decide how much treble to add back in. The bit that makes the ACG finicky is that the resonance boost for each pickup is variable as opposed to fixed, so 2 more knobs to twiddle, and the treble is variable in the range of frequencies affected and the amount you blend back in, so that gives another 2 knobs to tweak as well. If you can handle some of the extra adjustability, it's an incredible preamp. It also is extremely clean, and does not impart any harmonic distortion, which can be good or bad depending upon your point of view. Alan's EQ-03 version I think refines his vision even further - http://www.acguitars.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ACG_EQ03.pdf Nuno's Lusithand preamp splits the difference here a bit. His frequency range for the LPFs goes higher than the Wal (up 4.5kHz) but not as low (down to 150 Hz). So you do end up with more treble in the system to start off with, but if/when you cut those frequencies on both pickups, there's no way to bring it back. Equally, since his controls go to the low mids only, there's no way to really control the amount of perceived bass. So you're going back to the amp or pedals to tweak treble and bass.'
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    I had meant to say. I am happy to share the photos I have have taken of the Wal preamp boards if anyone is interested enough to have a look. You can PM me privately. Like I said before, I have a friend who is currently trying to analyse them. We’ll see how far they get. EDIT: I have a Talkbasser who has taken me up on the offer and is also working on this project now.
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    And Sold. Thanks!
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    Not likely! Lol. I can't tell if you're more worried that I'll manage to get it more in the Wal sonic region, or worried that I won't be happy. 😄 I've learned a lot so far. More learnings will come. I haven't seen anyone else devote effort publicly to trying to work out a Wal, and I may as well share what I do learn. Even if it is that what we might need is a preamp that no-one else apart from Wal has yet built, or what have you. I'd love for someone to be able to run a model of the preamp through LT Spice or similar, maybe if we can get a schematic going....hopefully @MoonBassAlphaor my friend who is looking at the preamp photos can yet help. Wait and see. Apologies for lack of recordings this week; I had promised it but family life has gotten in the way. Soon I hope. The Lusithand preamp is excellent.
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    Just bought Jamie's Sadowsky Japan MV4E; straightforward transaction with good clear communications and a lovely instrument. Thanks again! Pete
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    You are kind. I do regret getting the light fitting reflected in the finish in a lot of photos though… 😆
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    Bump for significant price drop. Now £250 + shipping.
  22. funkle
    Morning all Up for sale are 4 G&L USA Ultralite tuners that I had fitted to my vintage L2Ke for a spell. As that bass is going, so too do the tuners. These fit the USA G&L screw pattern perfectly, even the one from 40 years ago, lol. Weight is 64g per tuner. Comes with the ferrules and screws you need to fit them. Details are as per the website - https://g-l-online-store.myshopify.com/products/tuning-keys-g-l-usa-ultralite-bass After shipping and customs etc, a new set of these will cost you £103 brand new if you're lucky (no customs), and around £125 if you're not. Happy to sell for £75 posted in the UK.
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    Good morning everyone Up for sale is the 1982 G&L L2000e I bought from @ped. (His original listing can be seen at https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/459104-sold-gl-l2000e-1982-blackmaple-ohsc) This was a great love affair, and I invested heavily into this bass as a result. It sounds fabulous. I am a fan of these humbuckers. Unfortunately, this bass's neck profile (thin front to back) and nut width is just not working out for me at lengthy rehearsals. I had hoped it would be different, but I'm just plain used to Jazz nut width necks. Anyway.... There is not a single inch of this bass that I do not know intimately. I have cleaned it top to bottom; everything has been cleaned and polished. The tuners and bridge, as well as the exposed pickup poles, benefited hugely from this. I had some fretwork done, and then when I wanted to sort out some wear on the maple fingerboard, I paid to have it re-lacquered and re-fretted with same fret size/type as original. Plays beautifully and has a low setup with a straight neck. The truss rod is fully working. I stumped up for new knobs. The old ones are included in the sale price for their 'mojo', but I quite like the cleaner look of the new ones. I paid to have the rusty control plate and bridge cleaned and re-painted. They look great now, and function as expected. The electronics were serviced and work as you would expect. I will mention that the white preamp toggle switch rotates a little bit inside the switch itself, which is exactly as it is when I bought it, but it works fine, so I have not replaced it. The body I was planning a possible refinish for but ultimately decided against it. It had a large divot carved out where 40 years of a thumb resting between the pickups had carved out a spot, but I opted to have a ramp made to cover this, which also suits my play style. It is attached with double sided stick tape and easily removed. I have shown Ped's original photo of this for context. There are numerous bits of finish thinning, some surface scratches, multiple dings, and similar. I have photographed all that I can find. Nonetheless it has polished up well and looks great. It is a bass with 40 years of mojo! Comes in the original hard shell case and a printout of the instructions. Weight 10.3 lbs. In spite of my considerable investment, I have listed it at the same price Ped originally did. Happy to discuss offers. (As an aside, I bought lightweight G&L USA tuners for it too which fit perfectly, but which I am selling separately here - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/463686-gl-usa-ultralite-tuners-x-4-bass-sideright-hand-side/) Now £1450 plus shipping to the interested buyer. Pete NB The neck is a bit more vintage tint than these photos seem to show; I suppose it will depend on your monitor. However hopefully they demonstrate its grain and beauty well. And here's what it looks like without the ramp in place - one of Ped's original pictures.
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    PM’d.
  25. funkle
    The Wal neck is actually 6 pieces, not 5. Only figured that recently. So the horn beam would have been split into 2, I think.
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