Stas Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Hello dear friends! It's been a long time since I've written anything about my achievements in building preamp. Finally, we managed to sit down more thoroughly, and make a small recording, and for greater interest we will do it in the form of a blind test. There are 4 different basses recorded here, among which there is washburn with my copy of wal. All bass guitars are stacked in a mix of software with one volume level, and with on-board adjustments. No external equalization was performed. Can you guess which one is which?) AUD-20240822-WA0010.mp3 AUD-20240822-WA0009.mp3 AUD-20240822-WA0008.mp3 AUD-20240822-WA0007.mp3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan63 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 last one is the Jazz I think 😉 1st one the Wal circuit ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 20 minutes ago, Aidan63 said: last one is the Jazz I think 😉 1st one the Wal circuit ? the 4th track is really jazz bass, but the 1st is not washburn) I think it's easiest to do on the B string :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 My guess is that the 3rd one is the Wal circuit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 8 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: My guess is that the 3rd one is the Wal circuit You're right, my friend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 52 minutes ago, Stas said: You're right, my friend! Great! There's a distinctive rasp on one or two of the notes that simply stood out. Great stuff - and great circuit work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 8 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: Great! There's a distinctive rasp on one or two of the notes that simply stood out. Great stuff - and great circuit work The one who made the recordings has not yet understood all the nuances, the same sound periodically slips through, but he still has everything ahead of him! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 33 minutes ago, Andyjr1515 said: Great! There's a distinctive rasp on one or two of the notes that simply stood out. Great stuff - and great circuit work Thank you very much! This is the best compliment! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Hello everyone, friends! Today I finished the first set of pickups in multicoil format. I changed the form factor a bit, but kept all the original coil arrangements. I will make the first samples soon, it remains only to install them in the bass. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkle Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 Ooh, another set of pickups for folks to try. Very interesting….what are the dimensions/format? What is the ‘formula’? - ceramic magnets, winds per coil, wire type and size, keepers, etc etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 8 minutes ago, funkle said: Ooh, another set of pickups for folks to try. Very interesting….what are the dimensions/format? What is the ‘formula’? - ceramic magnets, winds per coil, wire type and size, keepers, etc etc? I used steel cores with a diameter of 5 mm. Of these, I built coils with a height of 11 mm and a diameter of 13 mm. He wound a wire with a diameter of 0.05 mm, about 10,000 turns. As a result, I completely filled the coil, and reached the resistance of 2k5. The final resistance of the pickup when connecting the coils in series-in parallel came out 1k2. The capacitance was about 80 pf, and the inductance was about 1.8 Henry. This is ideal for preamp, it remains only to adjust the peak attack, which is also done in the original scheme. I used ceramic magnets. Since the standard length of the steel rod is 15 mm, taking into account the coil and the board, the gap between the magnet and the coil was 3 mm. This is more than acceptable. Although, even if the magnet was lying close, it wouldn't bother me 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Just make some 5 string pickups in EMG/Bart format and tap into a new market. Ideally 16-17mm string spacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 4 minutes ago, Kiwi said: Just make some 5 string pickups in EMG/Bart format and tap into a new market. Ideally 16-17mm string spacing. Yes, I am currently busy casting 5-string cases in p2 format (bartolini). I estimate the interstring distance under the bridge at an average of 17.5 mm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Since I cast the casings myself, it takes a certain amount of time, and is the most difficult stage. The height of the pickups eventually amounted to 25 mm. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Hello friends! In general, all installations are completed, and final conclusions can be drawn. These sounds rock the low frequencies very much. Despite the fact that I use the original Zobel filter, it feels great. With the tsobel filter disabled, there are so many low ones that you begin to understand the expediency of using it 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 (edited) I quickly sketched out a small sample L.mp3 Edited September 9 by Stas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Hello everyone I made a small video review, clicked the settings a little, I think everything will be clear 3333333 (video-converter.com).flv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Good day to all! As promised, I recorded a sound comparison using a tsobel filter, and without. 1 half of it is with the use of a filter, the second half without it. Неизвестен - Без названия (1).mp3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notthefish Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 On 17/09/2024 at 07:56, Stas said: Good day to all! As promised, I recorded a sound comparison using a tsobel filter, and without. 1 half of it is with the use of a filter, the second half without it. Неизвестен - Без названия (1).mp3 The filter sounds much brighter and open.. Nice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 26 minutes ago, notthefish said: The filter sounds much brighter and open.. Nice.. Yes, these little things give a tangible result 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stas Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 1 hour ago, notthefish said: The filter sounds much brighter and open.. Nice.. I would prefer not to put filters when connecting single pickups, and the usual humbuckers. This is applicable with a typical size like wal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 (edited) I found this interesting. And Basschat and our very own @ped gets a mention too!! By the way, stick with it past the intro - they start going into quite a bit of detail of the knobs settings and playing style effects... Edited September 20 by Andyjr1515 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 4 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: I found this interesting. And Basschat and our very own @ped gets a mention too!! By the way, stick with it past the intro - they start going into quite a bit of detail of the knobs settings and playing style effects... What does he say about me this time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 2 hours ago, ped said: What does he say about me this time That you're a jolly nice chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 6 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: That you're a jolly nice chap Well he'd be right about that, of course! Just watched it, maybe I missed it but I didn't hear in this video? He does mention buying the Ken Smith from me in a different one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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