OliverBlackman Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, Phill said: Not a “pitty party” between Christmas & new years I had to move a lot of bass equipment sadly, due to the financial strain and illness. So I may be out shortly unfortunately as I have to get some sort of DI/Pre Amp to get gigging again properly. Hope you get back on your feet soon 1 Quote
neepheid Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago I'm not in a super hurry to do anything about it but my Epiphone Jack Casady has been benched for over a year now - either the pickup or the coil has gone stupidly microphonic and feeds back at the slightest provocation. It got worse over time - first of all it was using the highest amounts of overdrive, then any amount of overdrive and now it's at the point where if the amp is turned up anything beyond practice levels, the feedback will commence. It used to be able to handle any amount of overdrive and I would have to deliberately approach the amp (and like be six inches from the speaker) to coax feedback out of it. I tried going to Epiphone/Gibson and they basically told me to bog off and take it to a tech. I enquired at Gibson's nearest officially endorsed tech (in Dundee) but I was not satisfied with their answer - they spoke about potting the pickup - both the pickup and the coil are already entombed in epoxy so not sure where this wax is supposed to flow... So looks like I need to replace the gubbins. Now, the chances of landing a Jack Casady pickup/coil/loom are very low (last one sold on here was 4-5 years ago, for instance). Now say I got fed up of waiting for a lightning bolt to strike at the exact time and place I need, in how much hot water with regard to gear abstinence would I be if I was to procure an alternative? The only one I know of which is a direct physical replacement is the MAMA pickups Special J.Casady pickup. I don't know if this would be considered an "upgrade" or simply "different". It's only like-for-like in terms of physical dimensions - it would be a total move away from low impedance stuff to traditional high impedance, using good old series/single/parallel to provide the tonal differences instead of impedance levels. I will stick a wanted post up on here for an OG Jack Casady loom, and if that bears fruit then I guess I'd be fine, but if you think that the MAMA replacement would have me exit the proceedings then I'll just wait until next year - it's already been out of commission for a year and it's not like I haven't got other basses I can play. But it is starting to bug me a bit, having a gorgeous but unusable bass sitting in the corner gathering dust on its gig bag. Over to you... Quote
wavemaker Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 23 minutes ago, neepheid said: I'm not in a super hurry to do anything about it but my Epiphone Jack Casady has been benched for over a year now - either the pickup or the coil has gone stupidly microphonic and feeds back at the slightest provocation. It got worse over time - first of all it was using the highest amounts of overdrive, then any amount of overdrive and now it's at the point where if the amp is turned up anything beyond practice levels, the feedback will commence. It used to be able to handle any amount of overdrive and I would have to deliberately approach the amp (and like be six inches from the speaker) to coax feedback out of it. I tried going to Epiphone/Gibson and they basically told me to bog off and take it to a tech. I enquired at Gibson's nearest officially endorsed tech (in Dundee) but I was not satisfied with their answer - they spoke about potting the pickup - both the pickup and the coil are already entombed in epoxy so not sure where this wax is supposed to flow... So looks like I need to replace the gubbins. Now, the chances of landing a Jack Casady pickup/coil/loom are very low (last one sold on here was 4-5 years ago, for instance). Now say I got fed up of waiting for a lightning bolt to strike at the exact time and place I need, in how much hot water with regard to gear abstinence would I be if I was to procure an alternative? The only one I know of which is a direct physical replacement is the MAMA pickups Special J.Casady pickup. I don't know if this would be considered an "upgrade" or simply "different". It's only like-for-like in terms of physical dimensions - it would be a total move away from low impedance stuff to traditional high impedance, using good old series/single/parallel to provide the tonal differences instead of impedance levels. I will stick a wanted post up on here for an OG Jack Casady loom, and if that bears fruit then I guess I'd be fine, but if you think that the MAMA replacement would have me exit the proceedings then I'll just wait until next year - it's already been out of commission for a year and it's not like I haven't got other basses I can play. But it is starting to bug me a bit, having a gorgeous but unusable bass sitting in the corner gathering dust on its gig bag. Over to you... Do you feel like this wouldn’t bug you as much if you were "free" to make your purchases uninhibited by the challenge presented in this thread? Because for me, I certainly do: I‘ve been totally fine with not buying any basses, pedals, or amps this year for several weeks - and suddenly I find myself engaged in a losing fight against Synth/Groovebox-GAS, having all but convinced myself to surrender by way of the age-old argument that this purchase might actually help me play more and inspire new music. I friggin know GAS when I feel it, and I‘m in absolute awe how it has simply shifted towards another genre of gear, apparently. So, if this was your only bass or one of a few, I‘d give you a pass. If you do have a sneaking suspicion this might just be "GAS for repairs", I‘d recommend putting the thought away for a couple of weeks. Personally, I‘ll re-visit synths in March and try to calm down until then. Quote
OliverBlackman Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago 47 minutes ago, neepheid said: I'm not in a super hurry to do anything about it but my Epiphone Jack Casady has been benched for over a year now - either the pickup or the coil has gone stupidly microphonic and feeds back at the slightest provocation. It got worse over time - first of all it was using the highest amounts of overdrive, then any amount of overdrive and now it's at the point where if the amp is turned up anything beyond practice levels, the feedback will commence. It used to be able to handle any amount of overdrive and I would have to deliberately approach the amp (and like be six inches from the speaker) to coax feedback out of it. I tried going to Epiphone/Gibson and they basically told me to bog off and take it to a tech. I enquired at Gibson's nearest officially endorsed tech (in Dundee) but I was not satisfied with their answer - they spoke about potting the pickup - both the pickup and the coil are already entombed in epoxy so not sure where this wax is supposed to flow... So looks like I need to replace the gubbins. Now, the chances of landing a Jack Casady pickup/coil/loom are very low (last one sold on here was 4-5 years ago, for instance). Now say I got fed up of waiting for a lightning bolt to strike at the exact time and place I need, in how much hot water with regard to gear abstinence would I be if I was to procure an alternative? The only one I know of which is a direct physical replacement is the MAMA pickups Special J.Casady pickup. I don't know if this would be considered an "upgrade" or simply "different". It's only like-for-like in terms of physical dimensions - it would be a total move away from low impedance stuff to traditional high impedance, using good old series/single/parallel to provide the tonal differences instead of impedance levels. I will stick a wanted post up on here for an OG Jack Casady loom, and if that bears fruit then I guess I'd be fine, but if you think that the MAMA replacement would have me exit the proceedings then I'll just wait until next year - it's already been out of commission for a year and it's not like I haven't got other basses I can play. But it is starting to bug me a bit, having a gorgeous but unusable bass sitting in the corner gathering dust on its gig bag. Over to you... IMO this is fine. It’s replacing a broken part, and as you say it’s near impossible for like for like so why not get the best alternative. 1 Quote
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