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[quote name='David Nimrod' post='175036' date='Apr 12 2008, 10:15 AM']My first (pessimistic) thought:- The more you screw in and out of wood, the more likely it is that you strip the threads. I'd be inclined to leave well alone unless it's for a good reason. I had to have a '78 Precision repaired 'cos 2 of the 4 neck screws were stripped...[/quote] Yeah that was my angle on it too, but no-one seems to have considered this?

Cheers guys, I'll grease them up and see how it goes!

Hi all. I've used search, but I can't find any threads recommending a lube for tuning pegs, can anyone offer any suggestions? Lemon oil seems to be the agreed product for neck care, is there a similar product people use for their tuners? Cheers guys.

So you guys would disagree with those who argue that too much fiddling around in this department will wear out the bolt/hole relationship (Yes, that sounds rude, very good)? I've not got much experience in this area, but from changing pickguards etc I have noticed it's very easy to wear out threads in the wood- is this not the case with necks? I've always been pensive about going anywhere neck bolts for this reason but I'm interested to know if you guys think I'm being over cautious...? G

Yeah sorry if all that got a bit confusing. I know this may sound pedantic but I think it's relevant; don't forget that even when you're cutting frequency bands with passive controls you're effectively boosting others. Psychoacoustic research has revealed several interesting features of human hearing, one of which being that when you cut a certain frequency from a sound, the brain percieves the other frequencies as louder. As I understand it, this means even with a passive tone control, as far as humans can hear you may as well be boosting frequencies. If you're still not being heard after this then perhaps increase the volume. Of course, on an active instrument you can boost different frequencies by a far greater amount, that, to me, would be the advantage of actives. But, as you said Peter, it's really just down to the signal meeting pre-amplifcation a little earlier than the section on the amplifier head etc., so I don't think of them as better or worse. G

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='174180' date='Apr 10 2008, 10:05 PM']For me, it makes a bass better at cutting through the mix at loud gigging levels.[/quote] I don't think that is particularly specific to the active circuit. On which ever active bass you are playing you're just be boosting certain frequencies which, in your case, fill a certain space in the mix and consequently mean you 'cut through' more effectively. [i]Any[/i] EQ controls available to you, not specifically active ones, could just as easily be used to do this, the semi-parametric EQ on Eden amplifiers/pre-amplifiers is a brilliant tool for this kind of thing. G

Well I don't want to sound too magnanamous but the issue isn't really about what's better, it's just preference from what you've discovered you favour. As someone said earlier, it differs from bass to bass. From my experiences I'd never make my Jazz into an active and I'd never consider making my Musicman passive either, neither is really better, that's just what I think functions best. Going back to the point of the thread, as someone who dosn't use pedals I can't see any distinct advantage with actives myself. I suppose if I had to say something, I would say having actives does give me a way of cutting or boosting any particular frequency bands which I can't quite hit with my physical pre-amp (the actual unit, not the bass circuit), also I suppose live if I need a bit of a bass/treble boost/cut during a song I suppose I could implement it quicker using an EQ on the bass (but this can pretty much be done with passive controls anyhow), but it's not something I've ever considered curcial, better or particularly advantageous. G

Jamie is the best seller I've ever dealt with in the entire time that the internet has been in existence- and I've been alive since its conception. Seriously good though, don't know what else to say, I'm sure he'll be written about in the history books as a legend- the deal was smooth and pro. Oh and he patiently waited for my deposit to follow through aswell, which was brilliant. Cheers J!

By the end of writing a dissertation on him you will certainly hate him, so you'll probably decide he wasn't unique at all ! And regarding grammer, surely it should be 'was' rather than 'is,' unless he's doing a 2pac on us of course

Beyerdynamic DT880 - incredible, bass is tight.

I can vouch for Pete, he's a great guy and sold me a great sounding Eden pre at a bargain price, he was even helpful enough to drop it off and split to fuel cost with me. No worries dealing with this guy