Clarky Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I like the sound of Js and Ps but have found Js lacking when in noisy, rock situations (eg my punk band). I would like to use my Bacchus Jazz in this situation however, rather than it sit at home as a lovely practice toy. So I googled the title of this thread and found some people suggesting that you can indeed use a Sansamp to beef up and fill out the sound of a J. Has anyone on BC done this and - most importantly - do you have any combination of pickup/control and Sansamp settings you would recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Turn the bridge pickup off for starters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) S1 series/parallel switch? Put it on a push/pull pot and you won't have to drill any holes. Edited January 29, 2011 by dannybuoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Thanks chaps. My Bacchus is a traditional Jazz set-up, V/V/T with no S1. I assumed I would be using the neck pickup 100% but I but don't want to mod the Jazz in any way - I like the stock J sound but was hoping that I could use the Sansamp to augment it to get a P-esque sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinson Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Yep, just use the neck pup, maybe a smidge of the bridge. I get a very chunky, fat P sound with that setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Close, but you won't get the authority of the P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 If it's the RBI with mid control, I'd say boosting your bass and mids, rolling back the treble a touch, and maybe setting the presence around 2/3 o'clock would be a good start settings wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 [quote name='Wil' post='1107584' date='Jan 29 2011, 08:19 PM']If it's the RBI with mid control, I'd say boosting your bass and mids, rolling back the treble a touch, and maybe setting the presence around 2/3 o'clock would be a good start settings wise.[/quote] Thanks but I have the bog standard Sansamp DDDI without the mid - will have a try of those settings minus the mid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hi Clarky, many moons ago I had a Squier Jazz, and using the BDDI was able to get a nice warm valvey Precision type sound. I think, if memory is correct, I just kept all the settings in the middle, apart from the blend which was on full. And it was through a Trace Elliot amp, so two very clear sounding pieces of musical equipment nicely "Precisioned" by Sansamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 [quote name='Lozz196' post='1107645' date='Jan 29 2011, 09:31 PM']Hi Clarky, many moons ago I had a Squier Jazz, and using the BDDI was able to get a nice warm valvey Precision type sound. I think, if memory is correct, I just kept all the settings in the middle, apart from the blend which was on full. And it was through a Trace Elliot amp, so two very clear sounding pieces of musical equipment nicely "Precisioned" by Sansamp.[/quote] Thanks Lozz, will give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 [quote name='Clarky' post='1107413' date='Jan 29 2011, 05:44 PM']I like the sound of Js and Ps but have found Js lacking when in noisy, rock situations (eg my punk band). I would like to use my Bacchus Jazz in this situation however, rather than it sit at home as a lovely practice toy. So I googled the title of this thread and found some people suggesting that you can indeed use a Sansamp to beef up and fill out the sound of a J. Has anyone on BC done this and - most importantly - do you have any combination of pickup/control and Sansamp settings you would recommend?[/quote] Naughty boy! You should have kept that 51 Reissue CIJ I sold ya! If I knew you were going to pass it on to "unknown" I wouldn't have gone through all that trouble to set it up to the nines for you! After I had re-fitted the original bridge, I reset the intonation, adjusted the neck relief better than a plek machine, and even serviced the stiff machine heads with sewing machine oil... Lucky mr. unknown got a pukka bass! haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrkelly Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Hey Clarky, glad you're liking the bass and I know what you mean about the sound not sitting so well. The one thing I was going to change on that bass before I sold it was the pickups. I really had my eyes on a set of Dimarzio model J's for it. They're meant to get quite close to the P sound from the neck pickup. Don't get me wrong, the original single coils are amazing but they just didn't sound thick enough for me in the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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