Andyjr1515 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Hi Anyone who has been following @mhoss32 's stunning build... ...will have been as awe-struck as I was with the sheer depth and breadth of inventiveness in the building and equipping of that amazing instrument. It's worth a full re-read of the thread, whether it is for the immensely impressive wood-working, the top-drawer finishing, the designing and making of his own pickups or for the design and manufacture of his own EQ system!!! So you can imagine how happy was I when @mhoss32 approached me to try out his EQ in one of my basses Hmmm...which bass... ....hmmm....all of my own basses are still with Matt Marriott... Why are they with Matt? Well, he has been doing some videos of a number of my builds - electric, acoustic and bass - and what with Covid, etc, still has them. And it includes 'Kert's Camphor Singlecut': ....hmmm...now there's an idea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 And so the plan is for me to take out the 2-channel Seymour Duncan EQ and fit @mhoss32 's system and get Matt to do a video with it fitted Two initial challenges were: Challenge 1 Getting it back from Matt Achieved! More than that, before passing it back across, Matt did me a video of the same piece that he will play when the new system's been fitted, as a reference. And here it is back at chez Andyjr1515: Challenge 2 Fitting the 4 knob system into the existing 3 knob control chamber and making it reversible This took a bit of thinking through, some measuring and a fair bit of PM to-and-froing between the two of us. Solution was: - Go V/T/T - Add a blend pot - Fit the above blend pot in a false control cover at the back of the bass Well, got half a chance! That decided, @mhoss32 made up a blend pot loom for me and sent the blend loom, battery loom, volume unit and two tone units on to me while I got on with stripping out the SD EQ from the bass and cutting a temporary control cover: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) So here was the plan. The three integrated pcb pots were only going to fit in one orientation, but happily with just enough room for the hatch-fixed pot to sit in the middle of them all: But this was ignoring the substantial wiring looms and connectors. It took some judicious 'under the cover' chisel work to get this to fit without any boards or components shorting or fouling What the eye don't see... : ...the heart don't grieve over : What - no zip ties? Actually, no. There is so little room between the bottom of the hatch and the top of the units, that I have to spread the connecting wires around the area for the hatch to fully seat If this becomes a permanent fixture - which given my first impressions, it might! - I will simply drill the fourth hole in the camphor top and have the blend front-mounted, which would give me the ability to put in some much neater cable routing but, at the moment, it is function over form Edited July 27, 2021 by Andyjr1515 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Following this thread with interest as I think @mhoss32 preamp will work better with your not so stiff construction allowing the wood to "breathe", @Andyjr1515. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 52 minutes ago, Hellzero said: will work better with your not so stiff construction allowing the wood to "breathe" You mean with my weak necks and all the holes that I drill in the wrong place and cover with veneer? Fair point... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Did you manage to get any recordings sorted @Andyjr1515? Following with interest as I have one of @mhoss32's wonderful filter preamps ready to go in my build, and can't wait to hear how it sounds 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, benh said: Did you manage to get any recordings sorted @Andyjr1515? Following with interest as I have one of @mhoss32's wonderful filter preamps ready to go in my build, and can't wait to hear how it sounds 🙂 The bass is back with Matt Marriott. I've got one of his 6 string electrics I'm doing some mods on - I'll use it as collateral to make sure he doesn't get too distracted on other things 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, benh said: Did you manage to get any recordings sorted @Andyjr1515? Following with interest as I have one of @mhoss32's wonderful filter preamps ready to go in my build, and can't wait to hear how it sounds 🙂 But I did, of course, play it before I passed it over, although not through a proper bass rig. Very promising indeed and quite different to any other I've used. But I better not spill the beans and spoil Matt's glory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benh Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Thanks Andy - I'm excited about giving it a try, as it'll be my first filter based preamp and I'm trying to get my head around how it works. Looking forward to the glorious reveal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 7 hours ago, benh said: Thanks Andy - I'm excited about giving it a try, as it'll be my first filter based preamp and I'm trying to get my head around how it works. Looking forward to the glorious reveal! Get some paracetamol on hand. 😉 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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