fretmeister Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 I was mainly using flats with the treble knocked back a bit too. I've just restrung my first one with Newtone nickels as I'm going to be doing a bit of recording and need a bit more bite for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 I've got one of mine tuned a tone low for a couple of songs I'm recording and even with the 32 scale it sounds very nice. I did wonder how well it would work with a low A but it seems perfect. I might even leave it in that tuning now that I've set it up that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Sea Foam Green one on Bax now £249. Just in case 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 I might want a 4 string as well...😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Have had something pretty major done to mine... update coming later this evening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 11 hours ago, therealting said: Have had something pretty major done to mine... update coming later this evening! @therealting well? Ive discovered some costs cutting. The J pickup is a right noisy bastard when recording. Might have to get it shielded properly. Or swap the J for a stacked one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 @fretmeister Here you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Well this little bass is really annoying - my band prefer it to all my others, it feels great to play and is a right little bruiser in the mix. Makes me wonder why I've got these nice 'quite expensive' other basses. 😏 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 00:11, fretmeister said: A slight annoyance... the medium scale D’addario B string. Can’t seem to find them for sale anywhere. Not on the d’addario website either. The specs say it’s a set of nickel 170M being the medium 4 string set with an extra 0.130. It’s definitely a medium scale B as the speaking length gets just over the nut. So cannot be a long scale. Ive emailed D’addario and Ibanez and I’ll update if I get a reply. They sound great on the bass. Warwick do a low B medium steel and so do Dunlop, but I’d prefer to stick with the D’addarios nickels. Dunlop also do what I think is the only 5 string set of medium scale flats. Hi @fretmeister did you get anywhere with tracking down the appropriate 5 string set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 52 minutes ago, redbandit599 said: Hi @fretmeister did you get anywhere with tracking down the appropriate 5 string set? Nope. D'addario won't sell them to the public. Monumentally thick decision. For rounds I've swapped over to the Newtone. Very happy with them indeed. Dunlops for flats - love those strings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 58 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Nope. D'addario won't sell them to the public. Monumentally thick decision. Does sound daft - also a bit limiting for Ibanez too. Inspired by the Ibanez I also recently bought a secondhand Warwick Corvette Rockbass 5 32" and wanted to swap the strings on that to the same as on the Ibanez. Thanks for the Newtone suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshallBTB Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 FInally got round to taking the pre out of mine and wiring it passive - volume/volume/tone - brilliant! Was hunting for pickups but I don't think I'll bother, rolling tone off just a touch and its perfect. No noise either! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 On 31/01/2021 at 21:40, MarshallBTB said: FInally got round to taking the pre out of mine and wiring it passive - volume/volume/tone - brilliant! Was hunting for pickups but I don't think I'll bother, rolling tone off just a touch and its perfect. No noise either! Ooh interesting. Have a Glockenklang ready to go in, but this sounds like a viable option. Good to hear that the pickups are good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 On 31/01/2021 at 21:40, MarshallBTB said: FInally got round to taking the pre out of mine and wiring it passive - volume/volume/tone - brilliant! Was hunting for pickups but I don't think I'll bother, rolling tone off just a touch and its perfect. No noise either! How is the difference in tone? I'm finding my Mezzo a little brittle in the high end and am considering putting a darker mud heavy P pickup in it like an SPB-2 so that the treble boost/cut is actually useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Still not a huge fan of the SR shape, but I'm really enjoying my Bronco mod and my Kingston 35" 5er just feels a bit cumbersome. How do owners find the bridge pickup? It looks a bit far from the bridge for my liking, does it still do the bridge J noise reasonably well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykilz Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 16 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Still not a huge fan of the SR shape, but I'm really enjoying my Bronco mod and my Kingston 35" 5er just feels a bit cumbersome. How do owners find the bridge pickup? It looks a bit far from the bridge for my liking, does it still do the bridge J noise reasonably well? I only use mine at home through a Fender Rumble 40 practice amp, so bear that in mind, but to be honest I find it useful as a thumb rest and that's about it. The P style pup is pretty good, and occasionally I mix in a bit of the J to change the tone a bit, but nearly always go back to the P solo-ed. Others may have different experiences of course. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, BassApprentice said: Still not a huge fan of the SR shape, but I'm really enjoying my Bronco mod and my Kingston 35" 5er just feels a bit cumbersome. How do owners find the bridge pickup? It looks a bit far from the bridge for my liking, does it still do the bridge J noise reasonably well? Imo the two things that benefit from upgrading on this bass are the preamp and the J pickup, the J pickup is kind of pingy sounding to me, I have heard it is wound to only about 4k DC resistance which is probably why, I have upgraded the P pickup and the J will probably be my next upgrade. Worth noting though that I am not typically a fan of bridge pickups on pj basses Edited March 28, 2021 by shoulderpet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Thanks for that. I'd be tempted to route a bit more and stick either a double JJ or humbucker in there so I can get a proper bridge tone and just a bit more flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 1 hour ago, BassApprentice said: Thanks for that. I'd be tempted to route a bit more and stick either a double JJ or humbucker in there so I can get a proper bridge tone and just a bit more flexibility. Yeah I was half considering that myself as I pretty much always find bridge J pickups a bit weak sounding and when mixed with a neck pickup they are usually a bit too scooped at would be nice to have a pickup in that position that I can solo that doesn't sound really weedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 The J is bit underpowered and a bit too forward for that back pickup thing. My 4 string is about to have some EMG-X series pickups installed in it though so I expect that to improve a fair bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, fretmeister said: The J is bit underpowered and a bit too forward for that back pickup thing. My 4 string is about to have some EMG-X series pickups installed in it though so I expect that to improve a fair bit. I kind of like that more forward placement of the J pickup, is in a position where you could probably add a big fat MM style pickup and get a half decent tone from it, I agree that it is underpowered though, I am thinking of swapping it out for a Duncan SJB-2 to try and counter that P/J both pickups on scoop and add a bit more balls, was thinking of adding the SJB-2 and doing series/parallel but the SPB-2 I have in there is already 22k and the SJB-2 is around 16k so would probably be mud city with both in series Edited March 29, 2021 by shoulderpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 I must admit the thought had crossed my mind to get another 4 and rip out all the electronics and get a custom scratchplate and then put a nice MM type pickup in the right place. Aguilar probably, with a 2 band EQ. I mean, why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 35 minutes ago, fretmeister said: I must admit the thought had crossed my mind to get another 4 and rip out all the electronics and get a custom scratchplate and then put a nice MM type pickup in the right place. Aguilar probably, with a 2 band EQ. I mean, why not? Thats actually a pretty good idea , after all if you have a customer scratchplate done you can always keep the old scratchplate and return it to its stock pickup configuration if you change your mind or decide to sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, shoulderpet said: Thats actually a pretty good idea , after all if you have a customer scratchplate done you can always keep the old scratchplate and return it to its stock pickup configuration if you change your mind or decide to sell Ultimately I might just put an mm pickup on the tmb35 at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Anyone else here find the treble eq on their Mezzo somewhat excessive? I have a Duncan SPB-2 in mine and I still have the treble rolled off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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