mcnach Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 John East makes a stand alone mids module, consisting on two concentric controls: one controls cut/boost and the other is the mid frequency selector, which is very broad, covering either 100-1000 or 200-2000 Hz (selectable). It's what's added to their MMSR Stingray preamps to make them 3-band. And I love them. Unfortunately they seem to be out of stock and there's no clarity as to when they might be back in stock. For example, their P-Retro has been out of stock for probably years now. Does anybody know of a reasonable alternative? My plan is to use a passive tone control plus the active mids module. I really like the passive tone control on this particular bass, and would love the control over the midrange that the module gives me *onboard* (I know I can get various EQ/preamp pedals that would do the job, but I want it onboard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I was looking at the ‘mids module’ on John’s site just the other day. I hope he’s not discontinued it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 20 hours ago, paul_5 said: I was looking at the ‘mids module’ on John’s site just the other day. I hope he’s not discontinued it. I doubt it will be discontinued. I hope not! It's part of the 3-band MMSR so it'll still be produced but I guess there's a chance he won't make it available by itself? At the moment it's still there, but out of stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Have you tried contacting John directly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 3 hours ago, CameronJ said: Have you tried contacting John directly? Yes. He said they'll be available again, but no indication as to when... After seeing the P-Retro out of stock for what seems like years now, I can't just sit and wait if I find a suitable alternative (although I do prefer the JE) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 21 minutes ago, mcnach said: Yes. He said they'll be available again, but no indication as to when... After seeing the P-Retro out of stock for what seems like years now, I can't just sit and wait if I find a suitable alternative (although I do prefer the JE) Put your money down on the table and ask again when they will be available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, LukeFRC said: Put your money down on the table and ask again when they will be available I'm going to get my sunglasses and fedora hat, and I'll try again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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