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Are you sure? You'll be dampening the vibrations, so no (accurate) reading anymore.

I was having the same issue but I never found where my cables were going. It stopped when I bought pink cables. Ok, I lie, no, I bought red and orange cables. I do have a pink one 'though, it came with something I bought one day, I use it at home all the time with my pink tartan strap 😛

Not sure if this would work, but you may ask in the forum for anyone local to you who is proficient and likes doing this kind of work. It's pretty easy, if you know what you're doing... who knows, maybe you find someone who would love a chance to look away from Netflix for a bit and help you in the process if you are able to drop the bass with them. Of course it's a bit more complicated now with the distancing etc, but doable if you're sensible. Just an idea.

I was looking for a thread I participated in not long ago, where someone was asking for advice about making their Stingray style bass passive. Some people were claiming that the Stingray pickup needed a preamp as it's otherwise low output. There's also the question about the preamp, and some claim you need the preamp to sound like a Stingray. I have experimented with this quite a bit years ago when I cannibalised an old OLP expanding the cavity under the pickguard and trying different pickups at different spots etc, so I know that passive MM pickups are more than just fine on their own, and that the single most important factor for THAT sound is the position of the pickup (which is why every other bass with a MM at the bridge that pushes the pickup towards the bridge, compared to a Stingray, sounds great but not have that Stingray type of sound, just liek you don't get a Precision sound unless you put that pickup where it should). Here's an example I found on another forum. The guy put a cheap MM pickup on a Harley Benton Jazz, passive, but he put it exactly where it goes on a Stingray. Of course, it sounds like a Stingray. He just does not have the ability to get the wider range of sounds that the active onboard EQ would give him... but the sound is unmistakeably Stingray. See post #871 here: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/music-man-sound-and-pickups.739218/page-44#post-23825611

+1 It sums my feeling/experience about them too

+1 on the angled jacks.

Glad to hear you're well Stay healthy!

actually, the switch is just a bypass but the preamp stays engaged as long as there is a cable plugged in (regardless whether the switch is set to active or passive)... so @pepsi-abi, remember to unplug the cable when not in use!

!!!! oops. And yes, you're right, he doesn't seem to be working anymore

Oh 😥 I hope it's just because he prefers to do something else now, and that he is ok. I only dealt with him a couple of times, but he was a great guy and very accommodating.

what he says. Many good options out there, at similar or better prices than what you can get in a store 'branded'. Better quality too, which is why I get them. Places I've got great cables from: 1) our own basschat resident @obbm, of course. 2) designacable - search for it on eBay or amazon 3) cleartone - they have their own website All those use good quality components and they build cables that last a long long long time. I would try OBMM first.

exciting times!!! I hope you get it in your hands soon, have fun!

I mean with the repeated taking them off, and back on again, that I do with them.

all you have to do is twist two of the cables together and cover with tape, which connects the two halves of the pickup in series, and you have only two cables to connect as standard.

If you fancy something different then the D'Addario, for sure. I have an ETB92 set (50-105) which I find very comfy (flexible, but not quite as much as similar gauge white nylons). I have a couple of sets of white nylons, the standard ones and the copper ones, that I would use on a bass for a while, then remove etc. I was concerned that the nylon coating would degrade but it seems to be pretty durable.

Yeah, I like simplicity too. The Wilkinsons have great reviews, not a bad choice. I would not go for a quarter pounder myself... they're a bit... not sure what to call them: best to try a bass with them first. They are aggressive alright but not in a good way, for me. I would rather choose a DiMarzio Model P instead. They're not expensive and they do aggressive very well, but not just that. They're very musical.

aha! well, that's a GREAT bass too... some argue that it's even better!

Yeah, if you're buying *right now* you're going to have to just order. The good news is that both of your choices are decent instruments

Indeed. It's like Fender calling the tremolo effect in their old amps "vibrato" and calling the vibrato system on their Stratocaster guitars a "tremolo"... in the end you have to follow the common nomenclature even if they're wrong.

Not in my experience. Passive pickups in every bass I have encountered with active EQ are just standard passive pickups that work just fine with a passive tone circuit, or nothing at all if that's what one wants. The preamps on these basses *can* boost the signal a lot if the controls are set to boost, but generally they're pretty reasonable and compatible with everything else (what would be the point of making something that only works with a few pickups). Some even contain internal trim pots to set the basic level. Active pickups, however, are extremely low output until they're amplified by their built-in preamp, which is why you may get some signal out of some active pickups, but too low to be usable. OP: The DP126 set (Model P and bridge of Model J set) are pretty hot pickups, but not crazy. I don't have a lot experience with adding preamps to these, I only added a John East MMSR preamp (designed for Stingrays) to a Model P in a Precision and it worked beautifully. I don't see a reason why the DP126 won't work on yours. The DP126 pickups are a bit thicker than most standard PJ pickups, which may or not be an issue on your bass. If it's got a thin body (I am not familiar with your TR200, I've only played SR series ones, which were a little thin) you may not have a lot of room to adjust the pickup heights. Still, all this is easy to try and if it doesn't work, all you've lost is some time, as it's fully reversible.

I think he is implying (and I agree) that the effort is not worth it. Too much hassle for a short lived result. Best just buy a fresh set. edit: I just saw the fingerboard. Maybe buy a new neck while we're at it

True, one step higher in gauge might be the thing, if you really want to keep that sound. Don't be afraid by the nominal gauge, they're still very very flexible.

On fretless I really like the D'Addario black nylons. They're darker than the Labella Whites that you're using and higher tension too, but pretty flexible and nice to play. When I want to go really 'woody', I choose Rotosound TruBass, they're the closest to an acoustic bass sound although as far as I recall their gauge was a little thicker than most and I had to slightly widen the E string slot on my bass. I would try the D'Addario first, they can do woody but also retain enough top end (not as much as the white nylons 'though, which are rounds covered with nylon).

Yes, those pickups are pretty thick. The good news is they sound even better once they're not so close to the strings. You can buy a small chisel for not much money and... with a little care, you can remove a bit of wood from the cavity. It's easier than it sounds, and I am far from being a DIY wizard: If I can do it, anybody can.

Most pickups have the smaller ears, so it's not surprising that most pickguards have the smaller ear cutouts too. But you can find them with the bigger ears if you look. AliExpress is a good source of all kinds of pickguard designs for not much money at all.