B.Flat

Hi everybody.
I suppose I am living up to the male stereotype by admitting I can't find the sweet spot!

That aside, when positioning a pickup, where is the "sweet spot" ?
it under a node of the vibrating string (harmonic) where the string movement is the least, or is it between nodes where the string movement is at its maximum ?
I am aiming to fix a Seymour Duncan SCPB-3 to my bass. I have located the harmonic nodes equivalent to those found on frets 31/3, 4 & 5. What advice does anyone have on this?

All advice gratefully received but if I don't get any replies I am going to ring RELATE and SAMARITANS, in that order !

Whilst on the subject of my project could anyone provide me with a wiring schematic to allow the use of two passive pickups with the Seymour Duncan STC-2P preamp but then switchable to just one of the pickups in passive mode (i.e.the preamp removed from circuit). Hope that makes sense.

All suggestions gratefully received.


Brian Flat

[b]Well thanks for that Jimryan, that has answered my question perfectly, I am greatly obliged.[/b]
[b]Keep on brewin' ![/b]

Hi everybody. I am posting this because though I have emailed Seymour Duncan with the query so far I have not received an answer.
The question is:
Can I use their SCPB 3 single coil passive and their SMB4A ( A= active or alnico?) with their STC-2P (passive) preamp? I cannot decipher if the SMB4A is active or passive. My crumbs of knowledge suggest that if the SMB4A is a low impedance it may not work with the passive model preamp.
Any help on this will be greatly appreciated, especially by anyone who has used this configuration.
I look forward to any advice on this.

Brian Flat


Rock n'roll mamma on a Saturday Night!

[quote name='B.Flat' timestamp='1319362631' post='1412977']
I have just read all 11 pages of this thread and would like to add my 2p.
It is a simple anecdote. Many years ago whilst in a residency in the south of England I went into London on my day off and went to Ronnie Scotts club in the evening. One of the bands featured that evening had an electric bassist that I particularly wanted to hear after reading reviws of his work.
When the band commenced their set I was set back by what, to me, was the awful tone of the bass!
Within a few minutes I was transported to a wonderful place by the melodic lines and musical ideas the bassist was creating.
And, guess what, by then I thought the bass sounded great, which came as a great surprise to me and was something of a lesson learnt. A great idea is a great idea regardless of tone and a dull idea is dull no matter what equipment you have.
So ends the first reading, let us pray.
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I am not a great contributor to BC forums, but I do read them with interest. Imagine my surprise to find an anecdote almost itentical to one I have been telling people since 1973 ( and probably boring the pants off them too!) I also had an eight month residency in the south of England, I also went into London on my day off to go to Ronnie Scotts, to see a favourite band Mongo Santamaria & his orchestra. Supporting were another UK band I will not name with a featured guitarist making a name for himself in both jazz and rock at that time. I also was apalled at his guitar tone but, guess what?, after ten minutes or less of wonderful inventive and melodic lines I was enthralled, and yes, his guitar tone was fantastic! Let me agree with the contributor above, ideas are all, everything else is.............(fill in phrase of your choice indicating disdain!)
I even started to try to play with the most excruciating tones I could produce to check if the phenomenon worked for me. Unfortunately I do not have the same fluidity of thought that the guitarist at Ronnies had/has so my improvising leaves a little to be desired, but the lesson was learnt, we are not listening to the musicians equipment, we are listening to the musicians soul.
Here endeth the second lesson, we will now sing the hymn "Oh What a Friend We Have In Jaco" omitting verses 75, 81 & 93

Hi, is this still available?

[b]Hi, is this sold or still available?[/b]
[b]I will buy if still on sale.[/b]

I have just read all 11 pages of this thread and would like to add my 2p.
It is a simple anecdote. Many years ago whilst in a residency in the south of England I went into London on my day off and went to Ronnie Scotts club in the evening. One of the bands featured that evening had an electric bassist that I particularly wanted to hear after reading reviws of his work.
When the band commenced their set I was set back by what, to me, was the awful tone of the bass!
Within a few minutes I was transported to a wonderful place by the melodic lines and musical ideas the bassist was creating.
And, guess what, by then I thought the bass sounded great, which came as a great surprise to me and was something of a lesson learnt. A great idea is a great idea regardless of tone and a dull idea is dull no matter what equipment you have.
So ends the first reading, let us pray.

Hi everybody, I am looking for a bit of advice about Spector NS 2JA R. As I am sureSpector buffs will know this was the NS2 re-issue, of which I understand there were only 83 each of black, white and natural. Mine is a natural with a really nice thick flamed maple cap, I would say top AA, lower AAA.
EMG pickups ( jazz s/c) Vol & active tone for each p/u and a Leo Quan Badass bridge.
I got it in a deal on some amps and, though I like it very much I like my Warwick Streamer better.
Question is, what is the Spector worth in the current market? I am not really in touch with prices as I am not really into equipment that much, I find the notes more exciting !
So I know that it is what you can get someone to pay but what ball park does anyone think.
I would be glad to hear what other BC ers think.

Like Prince Charles I am all ears!

Hi Paul,
did you get my PM re. trade on pre EB 'Ray?

Hi Pete,
there are eight tuners, original MM and one Hipshot d-tuner. Two battery compartment covers. Seven string retainers ( four chrome in the non orig. body + three nickel) Two string trees (one on each neck) Two t-rod bullets ( one on each neck) One original ex-MM factory head transfer, plus all the other orig hardware. Quite a bit of MM publicity '77/'78.
How do I PM.? I receive them but don't know how to send them ! I'm learning to live with Alzheimers,.....thank god I haven't got Alzheimers................

What a BUMPy road!!

Hi Phil,
thanks for that. Actually I do mind a little fiddling ! I am now in my late 60's and don't have the pazazz ( or workshop facilites) that I once had. The reason for this query is that I have gone the neodymium/digital route because I don't have the strength or motivation to haull heavy gear any more. So, I have a choice of three digital/programmable amps and four neo cabs to cater from 250watts up to 1400watts. The most powerful amp is a CROWN XTi which, thanks to the internal DSP, I can insert filters so no problem.
The other two amps I can use in tandem and programme one for Hi end & the other for low end, so again no prob.
The problem, if there be one, arises in the middle amp, 1000 watts (2 x 500 watts), which is the amp of choice for medium size rooms, where I have to use the two 1 X 10" subs and the 2 x 10" ( all Deltalite 11 2510's) but with no filtering or xover facilities.
I am hoping that by closing the ports or reducing the internal volume of the 2 X 10" I will take the drivers out of harms way.
Having said that I do like the sound of the 33 litre open port option. I have absorbed all the forgoing advice and it seems the "trust your ears" is the way to initially see which way the wind is blowing.
WinISD says the box tuning of 33litres with the 4Omm X 19mm port is 51.14 hz.
Is there any indicator in the WinISD programme which will tell me how this should handle 250 watts, if that is an intelligent question? Again I take the point that my ears should tell me if anything is going seriously wrong, but I do like to "muck about" on WinISD to try to improve my limited knowledge.
Again, all replies very gratefully received.

B.Flat

OK I am going to try to simplify ! Everything for an original '78 Stingray, less a body, plus a non-MM swamp ash body and a birds eye maple neck with tuners and a de-tuner. All with a gator case, some original MM catalogues, a 78 swing tag, a spare battery compartement cover, three nickel string retainers, and a partridge in a pear tree!

BUMP

Thank you for the speedy response to my query, you guys. Excellent !
If I could trouble you one more time, would you give the same answer if the cabinet was not hi-passed, and received the same signal as the subs? I have not tried this but I can forsee a situation where I may want to./
Thanks again

B.Flat

Hi,
I wonder if anybody can throw a little light on the following query?
I have, as part of my rig, a 2 X 10" cabinet, designed with the WinISD programme.
It is actually two 1 X 10"s as the enclosure is divided into two, 33 litres each side.
I have ported each of the two sections with a 40mm dia. Port, 19mm long. These two ports can be sealed, giving the option of closed or vented.
The drivers are two Eminence Basslite 2010’s, 150 watts each.
The cab works well to my ears.
However, for reasons, which need not be detailed, I wish to replace the 2010’s with a pair of Deltalite 2510’s. 250 watts.
Looking at the Eminence spec. sheet the recommended cab volume is a maximum of 17 litres and 39.6 litres closed & vented respectively. As an experiment I have reduced the volume of one side, with the aid of polystyrene blocks, to 23 litres, and left the other side at 33 litres.
As each driver is on a separate connector I have been able to listen to the various options now available.
That is:- 23 litres vented ( port 40mm dia. X 19 mm) or closed. The result is fairly tight mids with good highs, but not too bright, and a rolled off bass response with the port closed, better bass and more volume (apparently) port open.
With the 33 litre side roughly the same but deeper bass response and more apparent volume.
So, if you have had enough interest to read this far, my query is this.
I am driving these speakers fairly hard, sometimes up to their max. I know that the ports are nowhere near the WinISD calculations, but to my aged ears the cabinet does not sound bad. It is supported by two subs, so bass response is not critical. However, am I putting the speakers at risk with either,
a) too-large a box volume as in the 33 litre closed version, or with the wrong port dimensions in both cases?
Anybody who can help will be eternally blessed by me, as my elderly brain cannot get round some of the performance graphs on the WinISD programme !!!!!
Thanks for reading,
B.Flat

BUMP

[quote name='stevie' post='1345819' date='Aug 19 2011, 08:38 PM']That sounds like a manufacturing fault, but it's easy enough to fix if you have a soldering iron and there is enough lead-out wire available to put some slack back in it.[/quote]
I have decided that the leadout wires are not at fault, but I don't know what is! There is no grating or resistance when I depress the cone. Could it be a mfg. fault? If so I am screwed as though the driver is new & unused I have had it in stock for about two years, maybe a bit longer, and I do not think Eminence do the CA2010 with a plain aluminium cone now, they all seem to be blue

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[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1088032' date='Jan 13 2011, 03:12 PM']Either my ears have just heard enough bass today or thats worked!

Certainly seems to of stopped. I'll keep an eye on it though for a couple days.

Cheers folks![/quote]
Hi there,
I know this is well after you posted this thread but tell me, is the problem still sorted?
I have exactly the same prob. with an Eminence neo 10" driver. I was all set to recone. However the wires to the tagstrip are almost straight, no slack. Were yours like that or not. I have packed the driver away until I get back to UK but I am interested to hear you comments.

Best regards,
B.Flat

Thank you for your replies, I have now got it sorted!

[font="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Hello BCers,
Can anybody out there tell me if it is possible to obtain a recone kit for an EMINENCE BASSLITE CA2010 ?
Any help and advice on this will be greatly appreciated. I have trawled the net without success.
I assume I need a recone as my speaker has gone "fizzy". Why I do not know as I have two in a cab, which has [b]not[/b] been over-driven, one is OK , this one not. The cone is a plain silver aluminium one, I note that current models seem to be blue.
Anyway all remarks welcome ( except the rude variety!)[/font]

Look forward to any replies

B.Flat

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[color="#FF0000"][size=6][size=4]PRICE DROP FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS (i.e. up to Aug. 25th) ! I will accept £850 + shipping[/size][/size][/color]

Hello everybody, I have an offer here which may, or may not, be of interest.
Basically I have a 1978 STINGRAY for sale.
HOWEVER…….though all the original hardware is there, inc. pickup, in superb condition, the body and neck are not original. The bass was put together for me by a now deceased UK lutier, who unfortunately fitted the bridge incorrectly.
BUT…….I do have a 1978 Stingray neck, again in excellent condition. It is a three bolt neck that has been fitted to a four bolt body previously.
SO……..to clarify all this confusion what is on offrer is:-
All that is needed to make a ’78 Ray except a body.The preamp & pots are EB, early 80’s I think.
Then there is a spare neck (birdseye maple), a spare body ( swamp ash,which can easily be restored), a spare set of ’78 machineheads, a Hipshot D-Tuner, and a Gator case, all to sell or keep as is thought fit.

As I am in the thrall of ongoing deals I can only offer a firm price on this of 1050€, about £915 at todays rate. If I can’t get this I am going to get the restoration done.

Now, as I am resident in Brittany, I can mail or, if any subsequent buyer is prepared to wait a short time I can get the bass delivered for £25 with an expat haulier I know.(Unless you are in a far-flung place of course!)
I can answer any questions and take more picks if required.

Thanks for looking,

Abysinia[/quote]



BUMP

[quote name='B.Flat' post='1327696' date='Aug 4 2011, 06:50 PM']NEW PICS ADDED




Hello everybody, I have an offer here which may, or may not, be of interest.
Basically I have a 1978 STINGRAY for sale.
HOWEVER…….though all the original hardware is there, inc. pickup, in superb condition, the body and neck are not original. The bass was put together for me by a now deceased UK lutier, who unfortunately fitted the bridge incorrectly.
BUT…….I do have a 1978 Stingray neck, again in excellent condition. It is a three bolt neck that has been fitted to a four bolt body previously.
SO……..to clarify all this confusion what is on offrer is:-
All that is needed to make a ’78 Ray except a body.The preamp & pots are EB, early 80’s I think.
Then there is a spare neck (birdseye maple), a spare body ( swamp ash,which can easily be restored), a spare set of ’78 machineheads, a Hipshot D-Tuner, and a Gator case, all to sell or keep as is thought fit.

As I am in the thrall of ongoing deals I can only offer a firm price on this of 1050€, about £915 at todays rate. If I can’t get this I am going to get the restoration done.

Now, as I am resident in Brittany, I can mail or, if any subsequent buyer is prepared to wait a short time I can get the bass delivered for £25 with an expat haulier I know.(Unless you are in a far-flung place of course!)
I can answer any questions and take more picks if required.

Tanks for looking,

Abysinia[/quote]


going up......... lingerie, mountaineering equipment,bass guitars.....BUMP

[quote name='B.Flat' post='1327696' date='Aug 4 2011, 07:50 PM']NEW PICS ADDED




Hello everybody, I have an offer here which may, or may not, be of interest.
Basically I have a 1978 STINGRAY for sale.
HOWEVER…….though all the original hardware is there, inc. pickup, in superb condition, the body and neck are not original. The bass was put together for me by a now deceased UK lutier, who unfortunately fitted the bridge incorrectly.
BUT…….I do have a 1978 Stingray neck, again in excellent condition. It is a three bolt neck that has been fitted to a four bolt body previously.
SO……..to clarify all this confusion what is on offrer is:-
All that is needed to make a ’78 Ray except a body.The preamp & pots are EB, early 80’s I think.
Then there is a spare neck (birdseye maple), a spare body ( swamp ash,which can easily be restored), a spare set of ’78 machineheads, a Hipshot D-Tuner, and a Gator case, all to sell or keep as is thought fit.

As I am in the thrall of ongoing deals I can only offer a firm price on this of 1050€, about £915 at todays rate. If I can’t get this I am going to get the restoration done.

Now, as I am resident in Brittany, I can mail or, if any subsequent buyer is prepared to wait a short time I can get the bass delivered for £25 with an expat haulier I know.(Unless you are in a far-flung place of course!)
I can answer any questions and take more picks if required.

Tanks for looking,

Abysinia[/quote]




I feel a BUMP coming on !

[quote name='B.Flat' post='1327696' date='Aug 4 2011, 07:50 PM']Hello everybody, I have an offer here which may, or may not, be of interest.
Basically I have a 1978 STINGRAY for sale.
HOWEVER…….though all the original hardware is there, inc. pickup, in superb condition, the body and neck are not original. The bass was put together for me by a now deceased UK lutier, who unfortunately fitted the bridge incorrectly.
BUT…….I do have a 1978 Stingray neck, again in excellent condition. It is a three bolt neck that has been fitted to a four bolt body previously.
SO……..to clarify all this confusion what is on offrer is:-
All that is needed to make a ’78 Ray except a body.The preamp & pots are EB, early 80’s I think.
Then there is a spare neck (birdseye maple), a spare body ( swamp ash,which can easily be restored), a spare set of ’78 machineheads, a Hipshot D-Tuner, and a Gator case, all to sell or keep as is thought fit.

As I am in the thrall of ongoing deals I can only offer a firm price on this of 1050€, about £915 at todays rate. If I can’t get this I am going to get the restoration done.

Now, as I am resident in Brittany, I can mail or, if any subsequent buyer is prepared to wait a short time I can get the bass delivered for £25 with an expat haulier I know.(Unless you are in a far-flung place of course!)
I can answer any questions and take more picks if required.

Tanks for looking,

Abysinia[/quote]





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