Jimelliottbassist Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) Had this setup a while now. I've used a lot of amps and basses over the years but this combination really works well. Mono bridge the Ampeg Pro 4. MIM 50s Classic P basses, USA Ampeg SVT Pro 4 and a Aguilar GS410 4 ohms 700w. Chrome's Flat wounds on the basses. Edited September 24, 2023 by Jimelliottbassist 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Great set up Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Great basses .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I still love my '63 Precision though it doesn't get played much any more. I met my wife in 1968 in Liverpool playing that bass so I'm very sentimental about it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) On the subject of that Precision, it went through many changes. At one time it had EMG active pickups. I shaped a PCB to fit into its control cavity. I then designed `a seven transistor pre-amp with the Bass and middle controls using fixed resistors at what would be centrer. The treble I brought out in the place of the tone control. Volume in its usual place. For power I used a TRS output jack with a positive voltage on the ring. This was supplied by my amp whose input jack, also TRS, provided 1mA at 48V. For other uses I built a couple of adapter boxes. One contained a bunch of 9V batteries in series to provide the supply. Another allowed me to plug into a microphone input of a mixer and take advantage of Phantom Power. it all worked amazingly well and allowed me to get some real brightness from the Rotosound wire strings I was using. The soft metal of the Fender frets. eventually ended the experiment as they wore down too quickly. I changed to GHS Brite Flats ground down wire strings which solved the fret issue but by then I had acquired a Warwick Streamer which became my primary bass until I graduated to instruments with six strings. As for the Precision I rebuilt it back to stock. Edited September 28, 2023 by BassmanPaul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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