Lee-Man Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Hey has any one done the above mod? I could do with some guidence in regard to the wiring from the jack . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I've not, but I have a J-Retro in this Jazz and it is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee-Man Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, prowla said: I've not, but I have a J-Retro in this Jazz and it is really good. Agreed, they are awesome. Got it sorted, was a dry joint on the sire jack. Edited September 18, 2020 by Lee-Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Since you seem to be tinkering with your Sire - are the pickups epoxied in or can you remove the covers? Formulating a plan if I get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee-Man Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) 43 minutes ago, BassApprentice said: Since you seem to be tinkering with your Sire - are the pickups epoxied in or can you remove the covers? Formulating a plan if I get one. Hey, not sure as I've not removed them. It looks like the covers are removable. Edited September 30, 2020 by Lee-Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 J Retro is well made and versatile. However, I tried one in my J bass and removed it in the end. Although it gave a wider tonal palette, I felt it robbed the instrument of something. I couldn't get that classic J sound - the one where you run one pickup wide open and back the other off a tad - using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 01/10/2020 at 09:07, Dan Dare said: J Retro is well made and versatile. However, I tried one in my J bass and removed it in the end. Although it gave a wider tonal palette, I felt it robbed the instrument of something. I couldn't get that classic J sound - the one where you run one pickup wide open and back the other off a tad - using it. That's interesting, I've found I'm leaving my J behind most of the time as I'm getting frustrated getting a good live sound with the J-Retro, which sounds great at home. Any thoughts as to why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, Phil Starr said: That's interesting, I've found I'm leaving my J behind most of the time as I'm getting frustrated getting a good live sound with the J-Retro, which sounds great at home. Any thoughts as to why? i had that for a long time Phil, the problem for me was that I can use the J-Retro make the bass sound so bloody perfect and hifi in the living room - in my case I was going for tones that allowed lines by people like Flea to sound good soloed, zingy top and thumpy bottom - that I kinda fell in love with certain settings that simply didn't work in the band. I needed far more mids in the mix than I was using, and my lines were disappearing. A useful exercise for me was listening to some of the recorded bass parts I was playing soloed, and realising for example that a lot of the bottom end I thought I was hearing on the bass part was kick drum, and a lot of the zingy top was coming from places other than the bass - cymbals and guitar I guess. In short the J-Retro was allowing me to get close to a recorded bass tone that didn't exist (does that make sense) There is certainly no problem at all with the J-Retro, it makes it far easier to get good live sound than either a passive circuit or most active circuits (the mid sweep is very powerful), but it also seduces you with lovely solo tones that do not land live. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) On 04/10/2020 at 15:28, Phil Starr said: That's interesting, I've found I'm leaving my J behind most of the time as I'm getting frustrated getting a good live sound with the J-Retro, which sounds great at home. Any thoughts as to why? I think Beedster has it right. The classic J bass sound I refer to is probably not hi-fi, especially with the wiring routing one pickup via the other's pot However, it just sounds so right, to my ears anyway. The J Retro turns the instrument into more of a competent Jack of All Trades, at the expense of that one sound that we love a J bass for. Edited October 5, 2020 by Dan Dare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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