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This is like that "Are YOU A Boring Bass Player?" guy all over again. Looks like the OP's been a member here for 12 years - surprising then, that it hasn't clicked that we're largely a bunch of middle-aged, highly experienced, frequently pro/semi-pro musicians, many of whom will have been knocking up bitsa basses for the last three or four decades! Oh, and here's one I made earlier.8 points
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Just a couple of extra shots with a bit more detail :7 points
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We're getting closer to the end now! The neck is now fully fretted with EVO gold fretwire, the cavities are all finsished, and all control holes drilled. the 4 holes for the frequency/resonance controls ive recessed around the knobs in the redwood top (PRS style), the plan is to aim for a nice smooth satin finish, and so i think this will add some nice highlights on the body and allow the rest of the top to be a bit thicker and sturdier the plan is to have the 2 filter mode switches just below the bottom of the bottom pickup, next to eachother, which should make for a nicely spaced set of controls. the neck is now to the profile i wanted, so im getting the side dots put in: these are going to be the same as my last bass, brass 4mm tubs with abalone dots. this is a pretty easy detail to add, makes the dots very easy to see even in dark conditions and looks lovely and here's where we're upto, with all the shaping pretty much finished: im very pleased with the overall shape and the curves of the body now. its very comfortable, pretty lightweight, feels nice to hold and the neck feels nice in the hand, the swirl of the woods on the upper scroll carve came out really nicely, so im extremely excited to move onto the finishing. that will really bring out the contrast in the veneers that run down the middle of the S shape in the top, as well as the rope pattern on the neck!7 points
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Mint condition Gretsch LSB comes with a brand new Gretsch hard case £160. weight just under 8 lbs7 points -
NOW SOLD For sale is an early GB Spitfire 5-string. As lovely as it is, I find myself gravitating back to my Laklands, so I’ve decided to put it up for grabs. It’s 35” scale, 19mm spacing at the bridge, and weighs in at a very comfy 4.1kg. Let me start by saying that this is still, in the main, a lovely bass. I bought it on here a little while ago, and it came to me with a recently re-finished neck, but the body was still in need of a little work, showing a few dings, chips and cracks in the lacquer commensurate with its age, as well as some fading in the finish. As all of us will know, there’s a long-standing tradition with musicians the world over to tinker with their instruments. I like to work on my basses, mainly by doing my own set-ups, or to experiment by installing new pickups, preamps etc., usually with reasonable success. I rarely go much further, as that generally requires specialist equipment and a level of skill and patience that I lack! However, Bernie’s pickups and preamp have a very particular tone, so I thought, “I could fit some new pickups and a different preamp if I route the cavities a smidge - what’s the worst that can happen?” and got my Dremel out. The result is a bass that now has much greater tonal variety IMHO, but now has some additional cosmetic issues with the body, thanks to the routing bit working free of the drill on two separate occasions and causing a bit of damage, which I've tried to show in the photos. The accuracy of the pickup routing leaves a bit to be desired as well, if I’m honest. I've fitted a new pair of Nordstrand Big Singles, and a second-hand John East Uni-pre 3-band preamp with a passive tone control and a low battery indicator, which came out of another bass I bought a while back. The original GB pickups and preamp are also included in the sale. The various issues are reflected in the price I’m asking, and as the body was in need of a refinish anyway, perhaps it’s not too much of a disaster - a relatively small investment could bring it back to its former glory in the hands of someone who actually knows what they’re doing! If you're not unduly concerned about the cosmetics, it's a playing great bass as it stands, of course. I’ll put up a YouTube video shortly so you can see how it plays and sounds. There’s no case included, but as the neck is a snug fit, and attached with threaded allen bolts making it a breeze to remove and re-fit, I can ship it with the neck off packed with lots of bubble wrap. UK shipping is included in the price. Sorry, but no trade offers please.6 points -
****************PRICE UPDATE******************** NOW £1,000 SHIPPED (UK)***********************European Shipping at cost So this was my first foray into the world of P Bass and I absolutely love it - however, as a solely (up until then!) 5 string player, I have now seen a 5 string PJ I want, so this has to go. Serial number suggests a 2009 build, and is in excellent condition, recently re-strung with Rotosound flats. No marks, chips, scratches, in the gloss black body, just the usual little swirls etc on the pick guard. Small scuff to rear of headstock, which you can just see in the picture. Has active/passive switching and you can pan between the P or J pickups or of course a blend of the two. Sounds just like a "traditional" P bass in passive mode panned to the P pickup, but bring the Jazz pickup in adds that extra tonal qualities. - 3 band EQ and tone control when in passive mode. - 41mm at the nut. - 18/19mm string spacing at bridge (neck through body stringing or top-load, whichever you prefer). - weight around 4.1kg. Balances nicely on the strap. - Has all the original case candy, receipts, documents etc. Case is built like a tank. PM me if interested - I can ship.5 points -
I can almost predict the way this thread will go. I've been on Basschat too long. 😀5 points
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More windows , doors and walls up to full height. Got an electrician coming next week.5 points
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I watched it. You WON'T BELIEVE what happened next!5 points
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Yamaha BB-734A in translucent matte black complete with its original Yamaha gig-bag. Great basses, but needs to be moved on to someone who'll use it as I have a Yamaha BBPH, which has many similar parts including the same active/passive preamp. Set up with 100-40 round-wounds if I recall. Great condition but with a few light marks on the scratchplate, as you'd expect from a bass that's been played. Happy to post free of charge, but don't worry......... not with Hermes 🙂 Having said that, I'd happily knock a few quid off for Covid friendly collection or a nearby handover. I'm working away until Fri 9 Apr, so should it sell before then there may be a few days delay in me being able to get it sent.4 points -
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Hmmm...I can't help thinking that this is a bit like the middle of "Grand Designs" just before the commercial break. Where things are all going tip top and falling into place and everybody is smiling...just before the announcement that dry rot, death watch beetle and japanese knotweed has been found everywhere in and around the property. Because, so far, this is going suspiciously well. I've just put the level on the neck again and: As I had hoped - but didn't dare to expect - the set in the neck, now it's had chance to fully normalise, has disappeared and it is completely straight Which means no carbon rods are needed So, back to the act, assess, act, assess, fix if feasible - we are now well in the realm of the fixable This will rapidly move into the 'make progress in between the more urgent stuff' (I have a birthday to hit with @Matt P 's build! ) but I now know this isn't going to be returned as a bag of bits. Over the rest of Easter, I will order a new modern trussrod and add some thickness and strength into bottom of the trussrod slot. While I'm doing that, I've lightly sprayed the top of the fretboard and clamped it upside down on the bench to allow the differentially expand and dry flat and straight:4 points
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Barefaced or GR.4 points
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Well...that went better than I expected. If these kinds of things carry on working OK, then I might end up confident enough to start sorting out some of my own basses rather than just experimenting on other peoples Because this morning the clamps are off... I knew this side was going to be OK, because I could see it: But this was hidden by the carved block so I couldn't see if it was even aligned. I'm well chuffed with this! There's no step between the two sections at all : So this should now be strong enough - just the aesthetics to sort out. So next thing to look at is the neck straightness. I'm still thinking carbon rods but with all the shops shut today (oh yes... and for the past three months ) and @Matt P 's neck splices still not here, I'll give that a good ponder before doing anything rash4 points
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Hey @greghagger there’s no rule currently against people coming here to advertise their YouTube channel although it does look a bit like spam when it’s the only thing you post. You’ll see that the demographic here is quite different from the sort of audience you might need to attract via YouTube itself.4 points
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you realise we have a whole forum dedicated to exactly what the video is about? https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/15-build-diaries/4 points
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£200 neck.. £100 pickup... Triggers Broom?4 points
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For sale 2011 Fender US 60th Anniversary Telecaster Limited Edition in trans red. The guitar is in mint condition. Review of the Fender US 60th Anniversary Telecaster: https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Fender_60th_Anniversary_Telecaster_Electric_Guitar_Review Sound demo:3 points -
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I'd say that a good starting point would be a Zoom B1 Four, think that they're around £65-ish new, £85-ish with the Expression (Wah) pedal. The only downside to the multi effects, is that most of the preset patches tend to highlight what the effects can do, rather than making your playing sound better. You need to approach them as if you have a new single pedal, and find a good setting with that first, then move on to the next effect you want to try out. IIRC, the Zoom B1 Four is also compatible with their patch edit software, so you can plug it in to the USB on your PC/Mac/Tablet/whatever, and be able to edit effects on there. Another added bonus with them though, is that you can set up and amp/cab simulation for practising with headphones. Individual pedals are somewhat less complex, but have a lot of trial and error before you find "the one", and that's before you start adding other pedals, pedal boards, power supplies, patch leads etc. I think the "simple" Zoom pedals would be the starting point.3 points
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Could be worse, could be a drummer (only kidding Douglas 😁)3 points
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You could send each other morse code messages via pop and slap3 points
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My ‘83 Stingray 😍3 points
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Mine's kinda white... ish. Must be an age thing.3 points
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@Al Krow - A couple of old ones of the ACG and Conklin...3 points
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That would be a good sub forum. We could post about how we don't have any gear 😁3 points
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*** NOW SOLD *** For sale is my gorgeous Limelight 1960 Stack Knob Fretless Jazz bass in Sherwood Green with medium relic. I had this made by Mark at Limelight to my specifications. As with all Limelight basses it sounds and plays beautifully. Details are, Unlined Ebony Fretless neck 38mm nut width. Hand rolled finger board. Aged nitro finish on the neck. Parchment scratchplate. Gotoh Vintage reverse tuners. Aged finish in nitro-cellulose. Lightly tarnished metal work. Stack knobs. Earth grounding strip from bridge to bridge pick up. Mute holes. Thumb Rest (Below strings). Hootenanny button on the back of the headstock. Period correct Fender logo. Weight 4.3kg Limelight make wonderful replica Fender basses and this one is no exception. Sounds and plays beautifully. It's very hard to photograph Sherwood Green as in some photos it looks green and in others it looks blue. So the last photo is next to a blue pot and a green pot which helps show the true colour of the bass. I paid £1123 for this at the start of 2020 and it has never been gigged or even left the house. Price is £750, based in Camberley, Surrey and UK shipping included. Would consider trades for the following, Fender Precision American Vintage Reissue 62 or 57 in Sunburst or White with cash your way. Fender Precision American Standard 2008 onwards (high mass bridge, lightweight Hipshot tuners and knurled chrome flat-top controls) in Sunburst with Rosewood neck. Fender American Performer Precision.2 points -
Custom ordered Maruszczyk Mr Tee 5 string in mint condition, basically has had about 1 hour play. There is a story behind this bass...I ended up ordering 3 5-string Mr Tees because after the first one I was hooked, and still am; these are easily the best basses I have played. I ordered a fretted, a fretless and then a fretted piccolo. However, shortly after I received the fretless, which I had specced up to the skies including expensive piezos and preamp, I bought a Firecreek fretless on Basschat and that gives me exactly the fretless sound I was looking for. It's so perfect for what I wanted in terms of a piezo sound that I found I wasn't using the fretless Mr Tee and that seemed like a waste. I then had a brainwave: I play a lot of piccolo and wondered if the piezo on the fretless would be better suited to the piccolo. Hence, I swapped the necks and... perfect! (Before and after pics attached, the one that's for sale is the fretless with the flame maple top) The only thing that's not quite right is that the wood on the face of the headstock doesn't match the body (body is flame maple, headstock facing is Eye Poplar as it was chosen to match the original bass) but it doesn't look bad, just unusual. The piezo sound is perfect for the piccolo. So now I have a solid bodied Mr Tee with a fretless neck for sale. This is an absolute beauty and sounds incredible, the magnetic pickup is perfectly suited to the Roto Tru Bass strings that are on there and it's remarkably flexible in terms of the sounds available. Body is mahogany with a flame maple top. Neck is flame maple in a matt finish with a Macassar ebony fretboard. Full specs below as well as lots of pics. Comes with original (excellent quality) gigbig, leather strap, unworn Maruszczyk t-shirt (size small) and paperwork although the latter will be a bit confused due to the neck swap. I'm happy to share pics of the paperwork for the other bass as well so the new owner can verify authenticity. Cost was over £1300 and nowadays there'd be import duty and VAT to pay too. Given the modified nature of the bass, I think £850 now £750 plus shipping is fair? Not really looking for a trade but I'd never say never, so by all means try me - definitely don't need an amp though. https://ibb.co/58XFSmX https://ibb.co/wMdZ730 https://ibb.co/17WmT2M https://ibb.co/ygPnYKg https://ibb.co/mzxgqP1 https://ibb.co/hdGWz9y https://ibb.co/k4H4J7F https://ibb.co/jrVK65f https://ibb.co/kX9mnmq https://ibb.co/Tvh3rs7 https://ibb.co/LpPjj5W https://ibb.co/wQ1c97z https://ibb.co/zb9XWqQ https://ibb.co/QKkbvhF https://ibb.co/2gmvhgz https://ibb.co/25QFxh7 https://ibb.co/Vxgc5dd https://ibb.co/ZXMWQjC https://ibb.co/rtj926n https://ibb.co/JkBzck2 https://ibb.co/ncL3GQL https://ibb.co/M72SxH3 Type Righthand Number of Strings 4-String Scale Length Short Scale 30" Number of Frets 20 Frets Body Construction Solidbody Body Wood Mahogany Top Wood Flamed Maple Veneer Without Veneer Color Type Natural Body Binding Without Binding Body Finish Gloss Pickguard 3ply Cream Neck Wood Flamed Maple Neck Finish Matt Neck Profile Modern C Nut Width 40mm Carbon Rods No Fingerboard Wood Macassar Ebony Fretted / Fretless Fretted Side Dots Side Dots Fingerboard Inlays Without Inlay Fingerboard Radius 14'' Headstock Type Flamed Maple Headstock Finish Gloss Headstock Logo Silver Nut Black Pickup Combination Single Coil (SSC) Manufacturer Bassculture Pickup Finish Black Neck Pickup Bassculture SSC 'Black' Closed Electronics Type Passive Passive volume, tone ToneStyler Without Hardware Color Chrome Bridge Spacing 19mm Bridge Type F-Style Knobs Type Dome-Style Tuner Type Standard Y-Style Security Locks Without Security Locks String Type Nickel Nickel Strings M4DN Gigbag/Suitcase Nylon Gigbags Nylon Gigbags Standard Your T-shirt Size S Additional Comments 5 string version, hollowbody-style pickguard2 points -
Finally time to let go of my amazing Bergantino HT322. Its not been used much by me over the years i've had it but its a glorious cab. 1x12, 2x10's with adjustable horn. Has jacks and Speakon connectors. If you know anything about Bergantino you'll know how well built these cabs are. This cab is ideal for any style of music from Reggae to Rock this cab will do whatever is asked of it. Deep yet retaining its clarity. Fitted with 4 HD castors as this is quite a heavy cab at 43Kg. Comes with a custom made fleece lined cover in black with green edging. Cab is in great condition with no damage, marks or scratches. A few minor scuffs on the corners but hardly noticeable to be honest. Been kept in my bass cave in a non-smoking house. Bergantino HT322 Specs: • 2-10" cast frame woofers w/ 56oz. magnets, vented pole pieces and 2.5" voice coils • 1-12" cast frame woofer w/ 80oz. magnet, vented pole piece and 3" voice coil • high intelligibility tweeter with cast horn • power handling - 800 watts rms • custom phase - coherent crossover with tweeter level control • frequency response: 36hz - 18khz • sensitivity: 102db • anechoic: 2.83v/1m • impedance: 4 ohms • dimensions: 25-1/2"H x 22-3/4"W x 18"D • casters • weight: 95lbs / 43kg CASH ON COLLECTION ONLY Dave2 points -
Warwick 5th Anniversary Streamer - It may look like any old Warwick Streamer but there is no Streamer with a thinner, rigid neck (count the laminates) or a thinner, lighter body AND the pup combo positively growls... even though I play it 90% just on the neck pup!2 points
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That's a useful steer. A quality 1x12 could potentially get you there for most band needs without a second cab. I personally like to have 300W+ on tap from my rig to give me enough headroom. You'll pick up a used Barefaced Super Compact within your budget and it's exceptionally portable.2 points
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That is a top-notch piece of kit, with just about every type of Fx, for, in my opinion, a very reasonable price. Hours of fun, and it's solid, so won't wear out, however 'enthusiastic' you become. It works as a USB recording interface, is mains-powered (so no batteries...); no patch leads to mess about with. A Very Good Deal, I say.2 points
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Yes. By the looks of it, "OFC" (upper case) is oil finish colour in Warwick posts, and "ofc" (lower case) is "of course" used in all manner of posts. I still prefer words, but YMMV.2 points
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I'd leave this topic where it is, as information for others asking the same questions. It's doing no harm, but could be useful.2 points
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A handsome beast. Glad this went to a basschatter!2 points
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If I actually plugged my rig in I dare say the neighbourhood watch team would flip...2 points
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Probably the easiest way in to effects is to buy a relatively inexpensive multi effects like a Zoom B3 or a Line 6 M5. They are good sounding units that are perfectly giggable, and they'll let you play around and find sounds you like. Alternatively, you can buy some good inexpensive pedals these days. TC Electronic make a good range of pedals that are under £50 each. It really depends if you have specific sounds that you know you want, or if you just want to play around and experiment. If you get in to effects, it can get expensive, as you keep looking for the next cool sound. Also, have a listen to guys like Tim Lefebvre, Doug Wimbish, Janek Gwizdala, Justin Meldal Johnsen, and Juan Alderete (amongst others) to hear how they work effects in to their playing.2 points
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Thought this was positive news for a change. Anyone else heard of anywhere getting grants? Farm Factory Studios in Welwyn, Herts have been awarded some money - although they don’t say how much. https://m.facebook.com/393552414014196/posts/4051954974840570/?d=n2 points
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Now Below Booth Hall Hereford in about 19902 points
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Thai yer kangaroo down - Rolf Harris2 points
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A you probably know I built the 12" Mk3 with tweeter and now when I play without one I feel I am missing something. I would not trust one that has a switch for the tweeter or an adjustment of any sort , EQ belongs on your amp not your cabinet.2 points
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Brilliant, send me some of that cake @Ricky Rioli A career in comedy beckons 😂2 points
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Thanks! Yes - while I wouldn't term it 'normal', it is nevertheless a very common method of avoiding the 'Gibson headstock snap' that said firm has profited suffered from over decades. It's one of the reasons that you don't see many 50's and 60's Les Pauls and SGs around (yes, seriously). It also saves timber as the two sections can be made from slimmer stock. That said, you see it just as often on high end stuff as you do on budget instruments. The problem is where the headstock is more than, say 10 degrees and so straight headstocks, such as Fender, don't need it and so don't have it. Gibson don't have it and should.2 points
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I think the pick guard needs another ‘try’ to properly match up with the body mods2 points
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What a great sketch! You are the third person to mention that today! yep £200 neck, £100 pickups, £30 body - what a bargain for a great bass! You tempted to have a go putting one together?2 points
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It's astonishing work, really.2 points
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My '73. Bought in 1990 from Boogie Music IIRC. Done thousands of gigs on this. Light, perfect sound, everybody who plays it, loves it. A real players guitar too. I will sell it when I retire from playing although that won't be for a while yet (I'm 52) Always love to post a picture of the old girl2 points
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is that possible? Surely you mean you don't have enough room?2 points
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@lowlandtrees the ACG preamps are very sensitive indeed, i agree. the EQ01, EQ02 and EQ03 are all a very wide frequency sweep. as @BassBunny says, there isn't really a "flat" response, because the idea is that the preamp is mimicking different frequency responses as you manipulate the pots. all pickups have a natural frequency response of broadly the same shape, here is a plot that shows a bunch of different guitar pickups plotted next to one another: you can see that they are all broadly flat until 2000(ish) hz, and then they have a peak and then the frequency drops away. when we say a preamp is giving a "flat" response, we really just mean it is letting the pickup's natural sound through unobstructed. with a traditional boost/cut preamp, you're then applying boost or cut of different amounts at different frequencies. lots of different preamp makers allow for different levels of cut/boost, and at different frequencies, and this is generally what sets these preamps apart from one another. with filter control preamps like ACG, Wal or Alembic, its better to think of them as mimicking the sounds of a lot of different passive setups in one instrument. in a passive bass tone control, you have a pot that slowly pulls down that resonant peak, and then starts to roll off more and more high frequencies. here is a (exagerrated) plot of a normal tone control from the tone at 10, down to the tone at 0: (with the tone at 0 you get a low mid "hump" which is the blue line, ignore that for now ) you can see more and more of the high frequencies being wicked away as the tone control is turned. and different cap values change where the resonant peak and dropoff are: what the filter preamps do is allow you to mimick these different tone controls with a smooth sweep. on the EQ02, the frequency knob sweeps from high frequency to low, and the resonance knob changes the height of the resonant peak. here is a sweep from 500hz (red line) up to 5000hz (blue line) and here is a resonant sweep from 0 (green line) up to 13db ( blue line) the reason the ACG pre feels so sensitive, is that the frequency sweep on the bass filter stack is sweeping over a VERY wide range. all the way up to 6.3KHz, and down to below 100Hz i believe. Alan then also has a treble stack, that allows the treble frequencies to be attenuated sperately. I have an ACG EQ02 in one of my basses as well, and i know exactly what you mean. with the resosnance control all the way up (10db peak), even the tiniest movement of the frequency knob can make an enourmous difference to the sound. in reality with a resonant peak like that the frequency knob is acting like a wah wah pedal. my advice on getting the best out of it would be this: try sweeping the low stack frequency up and down a few times with the resonance knob in different positions. when you can sweep it without the change feeling extremely unnatural leave the resonance control there. then treat the frequency knob as a "set and forget" control as well, find a spot where it gives you the right balance of low end and midrange growl. then use the treble stack as you would a normal tone control. the lower knob chooses the actual sound of the high frequencies, and the upper knob decides how loud you want them to be. it really does take some getting used to, and i admit its certainly not for everyone, but you can get some really great sounds out of it if you give it a little time. i hope all that hasn't just made it more confusing. if you want to learn more about low pass filtering the first page of my latest build log has some details about the different examples out there (wal, alembic, ACG etc) (also, if you want to persevere with filter preamps but find the ACG too sensitive / complicated, im working on some at the moment that are based around Wal's current control setup, but that will let you choose how wide you want the sweep to be.) id also second the general advice that you shouldnt give up on a great bass because of the preamp. swapping out electronics is a great way to change the sounds you get out of a bass without major surgery2 points
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