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Hi I am thinking of adapting my Beloved 1978 Jazz Bass "reluctantly" as i am old fashioned and don't like to modify my gear.

Thinking of putting an East active circiut in rather than buy another Bas that I will only sell on.

Any views?

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John

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Got them in both of mine, changes everything (for the better). They're really versatile and 9 times out of 10 they just drop straight in. The newer ones are solderless too.

So, in summary, doitdoitdoitdoitdoit. :)

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there's one on ebay as I type if you want to save a bit of cash [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251032053080?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_573wt_932"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251032053080?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_573wt_932[/url]

I have one and it really brought my old MIJ Squier to life.

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They're not exactly transparent though, even bypassed there's a definite change in the sound of your instrument. It won't just be your bass but with a more versatile eq control section.

Looking at the price of that on eBay, I think I underpriced my u retro on here last week.

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Brilliant, you can always change it back, the east is a drop in piece which normally goes straight in, however it didn't on a friends 78 jazz, you don't want to start cutting your bass about.
If you contact John East he may well email you a template to check it fits.
The other option is the Audere Z mode ,very similar and will definatly fit.

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[quote name='apa' timestamp='1333625472' post='1604415']
Also doing what you want on the bass rather than the amp is even better
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Really? The East circuits are amongst the better on-board ones, but they are always constrained by what you can do and still fit the result in the typical bass control cavity whilst being efficiently powered by a 9V Battery. The tone controls on your amp shouldn't have any of these limitations.

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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1333634696' post='1604594']
Really? The East circuits are amongst the better on-board ones, but they are always constrained by what you can do and still fit the result in the typical bass control cavity whilst being efficiently powered by a 9V Battery. The tone controls on your amp shouldn't have any of these limitations.
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The easts havent got the full range of most amp eq's but what they can give you is a close run. You can shape your sound enough for me and more so you can leave your amp alone. Which I would say is a good thing.

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