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I felt I had to share this as it surprised me: I have a sire P5 with TI flats and just bought a fender American pro 2 precision bass which I put TI round wounds on. Both are 4 string. I was struggling with the sound on the fender + rounds a bit weak and just not there. I read how people don’t like the V2 pups on this bass and was considering returning it. But then I swapped the strings and put the TI flats on the fender. Immediately I was blown away there was that classic p bass growl the difference was amazing. It seems these pups are more suited to this tone. Conversely I put the TI round wounds on the sire P5 and they sounded great with the more modern tone. It seems the P5 pups work well with both strings. But the fender pups prefer the flat TIs. I wish you could get the TI flats as low tension as the rounds as I prefer the ease of playing on the rounds.
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I have both and feel exactly the same. Both good OD's, with the Mojo mojo to be on the more warm/vintage side, and the Spark to be more a pedal that gives more drive but doesn't really change the fundamental tone.
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I felt I had to share this as it surprised me: I have a sire P5 with TI flats and just bought a fender American pro 2 precision bass which I put TI round wounds on. Both are 4 string. I was struggling with the sound on the fender + rounds a bit weak and just not there. I read how people don’t like the pups on this bass and was considering returning it. But then I swapped the strings and put the TI flats on the fender. Immediately I was blown away there was that classic p bass growl the difference was amazing. It seems these pups are more suited to this tone. Conversely I put the round TI round wounds on the sire P5 and they sounded great with the more modern tone. It seems the P5 pups work well with both strings. But the fender pups prefer the flat TIs. I wish you could get the TI flats as low tension as the rounds as I prefer the ease of playing on the rounds.
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Well indeed, apart from the TRC I can't see what you're looking for here. But I'll throw some fuel on the T-40 parts fire... When I fitted a T-40 pickup to my DeArmond Jet Star, the pickup ring was a bit warped and sad, so I got one 3D printed using this model - fits great! If they're not bothered about originality of parts, this could get someone out of jail - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3587735
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Sorry, missed your post. Thanks for the info.
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I normally would agree with most of what Phil says! But the "weight" of the bass IMO comes particularly from the 120Hz to 150Hz region so I would, if anything, boost that by +3db or so. I think if you are agressively cutting bass below 160Hz that feels too high a cut off, and you'll risk ending up with quite a thin sound. I'd personally recommend cutting from 80Hz to 100Hz to get rid of low end crud, and leave your mids flat rather than cutting them; and as you've already shared mid scoop can sound sweet solo'd but it's where you're losing yourself in the mix.
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My mid 90s FL Ray put an end to my ignorant snobbery of PF - it's got more Mwah than a couple of posh birds air kissing.
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Ultimate fuzz for bass IMO is the Blackarts toneworks Pharaoh. Massive range of tones and maintains tight low end.
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Hi folks Another lovely bass sadly having to go. This is a great active modern J bass with some stand-out features. The bass has a zero fret (like Sandbergs), a bone nut, 24-fert neck with deep cut away in body for easy access and a very nice "heelless" joint for even better access, a tilted back headstock and noiseless pickups. The bass is in excellent condition and comes with the original high-quality Cort gig bag. I have also added some soft-touch control knobs with tell tales as the original fit items are fine but you can't tell at a glance where the settings are. The controls are: Volume (pull for preamp bypass) Blend Treble Mids (pull for mid frequency shift) Bass The full spec is here: Specifications · Code: NJS-4 WHT · Body: Alder · Construction: Bolt-On · Neck: Hard Maple 3pcs · Fretboard: Hard Maple · Radius: 12" (305mm) · Frets: 24 w/ Zero Fret · Scale: 34" (864mm) · Inlay: White Pearloid Block · Tuners: Hipshot Ultralite · Bridge: MetalCraft M4 · Pickups: Cort Voiced Tone VTB-ST · Electronics: Bartolini® Elrick NJS Special Preamp · Hardware: Chrome · Strings: D'Addario EXL165 · Special: Bone Nut Pickups The new Voiced Tone VTB-ST single-coil pickups perfectly complement the big robust sound of the bass with modern clarity, transparency and vintage warmth while eliminating noise with its hum-cancelling design. VTB-ST Specification · Magnet: Ceramic 8 Bar · Coil: AWG43 · Turns: 5,200 / 4,800 · Resistance: 6.5k ohm · Inductance: 3.9H Description · Character of the legendary J-style pickup with total elimination of the noise · Ferrite Ceramic 8 magnet provides the legendary clear and transparent J-style sound · AWG43 insulation, classic and time-proven materials and winding methods · Different amount of turns on first/second strings and on third/fourth/(fifth) strings for specific emphasis on high-end and low-end sonic character of the bass £550 OVNO please. Collection or meet up preferred, but may be able to post if I can find a box. Here are some pics. The second pic looks a bit blue in tone, not sure why. I think the rest look to be a good representation: -
Glory Box - John Martyn
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They shouldn't. The room affects the PA of course, but standing close enough to the PA to take the room out of the equation your in-ears should sound very close to the same.
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Okay, so a long time has passed, but I had an email from Blue Aran to say that the Lavoce speakers mentioned above by @Bill Fitzmaurice were finally in stock, so I've just ordered two. This cab, which was rated at 125w, is on the way to becoming an 800w monster! When the speakers arrive I'll make any modifications needed to fit them and then repaint the white on the inside of the enclosure. I'm hoping to have some fun with this cabinet and my TE Elf, as well as my Ampeg PF500.
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Rickenbacker 4001 Autumnglo 1980 €3500
gyrus replied to SurroundedByManatees's topic in Basses For Sale
Caught a band in Brighton a few years ago… the bass player was playing a Ric through a Trace with a 4x10 cab… and the tone was absolutely perfect. 👍 -
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Happened to me. I call it the pop/rock plateau, and the cure for me was to get serious about Jazz/Big band and get out there and play it. It completely upended and improved the way I do bass 100%. Fifteen yrs on and Im a far better, more accomplished player. -
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So would anything around the £1500 mark be high? Would only be looking for a 90s one and not a graphite neck model.....
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I found that set about 3 o'clock I got a brilliant funk sound that made even my slapping sound half decent.
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Finally got to put the wee beastie through some of it's paces with the Jazz Bass this afternoon and I'm rather impressed. As a practice mini bass amp it's very good indeed. At first I thought the compressor wasn't working until I realised it works more like a limiter to tame transient notes rather than obviously squashing the sound and adding sustain..
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FS: Mesa Boogie Walkabout 15 Combo, £650 o.n.o.
Steve Browning replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Portaflex on steroids. I use mine all the time. Superb amps. GLWTS.- 3 replies
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Bloody hell, £3k! That one has 18v electrics, any idea why this would be? The Trace Elliot one I have and other Status ones I've seen only have the single 9v batteries. Mark
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Not sure if this'll have any interest, but given a EBMM logo Mono case is £199, thought I'd get the advert out there for this hard case as cash would be nicer to me than a case kept in the attic. So, on the off-chance there may be some interest.... Came with a 2020 4 string EBMM StingRay Special. Following a recent 24hr listing of the bass, followed by my wife's frown and my own 'doh' forehead slap - the bass itself will be sticking around for a good while at the least. Please post here or PM for more pics.
