MarkNS4

[center]I'm selling this preamp as im looking to change my sound

This is easily one of the best preamps I've ever used

It is in amazing condition, comes with rack ears and the 4 button footswitch and a midi cable

[b]The QSC Poweramp handles at these ratings:[/b]

[b]Stereomode:[/b]
250Watt @ 8ohm
450watt @ 4ohm
700watt @ 2ohm

[b]Bride Mono :[/b]
900watt @ 8ohm
1400watt @ 4ohm

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£750 + shipping
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In my rig i have a Mesa powerhouse 4X12, which weighs in at 136lb/62kg

i personally couldnt use anything else as i love the low end rumble and the sheer power that this cab outputs.

alongside that i have a QSC 1400 watt poweramp


so id say go with the 4x10, either way ur gunna have to be luggin a cab about, but for rehearsing and gigging, isnt it better that u are happier with your sound?

Anyone Interested at all ?........

*bump* still for sale..... open to offers too

i used to use a DBX 266XL Compressor/Limiter/Gate and i picked it up for around 50 pound, and that was a few years ago, i found that it did the job, i now actually use the compressor built into my navigator preamp which im rather happy with and it only has ratio and threshold setting


In my opinion a compressor is a great piece of gear to have, a nice way to balance out your sound and also helps with headroom which is always a good thing


hope this helps in some way

[quote name='Finbar' post='1319623' date='Jul 28 2011, 06:42 PM']Just noticed your band is 96/4. I know the guy who used to play bass for them - you ever spoken to him? He's a Conklin man too, and a cool guy [/quote]


yeah ck, never met the guy as he moved to china, and now lives in canada and is married

ive been in the band for 3 years now, were recording our album hence me upgrading the conklin, and i couldnt be happier with how it sounds now

where are you from and how do u know ck?

[quote name='Finbar' post='1319598' date='Jul 28 2011, 06:23 PM']Your B string situation looks familiar from my days of owning Conklins [/quote]


lol was a quick replacement B, which wasnt tapered so doesnt exactly fit

need to order myself a nice new fullset


cant wait to hear how the pups and preamp react with new strings either

*bump* still for sale..... open to offers too

Main post edited, more pics added

For anyone who's interested I have finished this now and I will be uploading pics soon

And I'm very pleased withthe results

[quote name='neepheid' post='1316799' date='Jul 26 2011, 11:19 AM']It would help to know what preamp you're using and what it expects as an input.[/quote]


audere 3zb is the preamp, and its expecting one wire from the neck pu, one from the bridge pu , a common from both the pu wired together and to the preamp and a ground if there is one

[quote name='mart' post='1316770' date='Jul 26 2011, 10:58 AM']From looking at the KA website:
[url="http://www.kentarmstrong.com/pages/schematics.html"]http://www.kentarmstrong.com/pages/schematics.html[/url]
It looks like your black is hot, the red & green should be twisted together to be your common, and the white & bare wires should be twisted together to be your ground. But have a look at the PDF on that page as it may have the exact circuit you need.[/quote]


see i got the wiring diagram with the pickups but its all about wiring them to pots, and im wiring it to a preamp

heres a pic of the actual pickup let me know what u think

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Just got some mew pickups and I need help

Wires are as follows:

Red, green, White, black and bare

And all I know is I need a hot, a common and a ground


Any one know what I should

Also these are motherbuckers made by Armstrong

[quote name='jmsjabb' post='1315439' date='Jul 25 2011, 09:40 AM']Hi
Do you have a model number? Are they 4 string pickups?
Thanks[/quote]


They are a custom set but I'll check for a number

And with Bartolini they pickups are bar magnets not poles so they aren't only compatible with one amount of strings, these work with any string width between 74mm-95mm

Measure from your first to last string in width where the pickups go and if it's in between the 74mm-95mm I said then these will work

Thanks

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[quote name='Patster1969' post='1311476' date='Jul 21 2011, 01:04 PM']Hi all

Have a quick question for you. I have 2 basses that I am thinking of upgrading the pick-ups on but the query is this - is it essential to have 2 pick-ups of the same make (ie. am getting 2 Quarter Pounder Seymour Duncans for my CV Jazz) but as my second bass is a cheap Ibanez, would I be better off with a jazz quarter pounder at the bridge & a split quarter pounder at the neck or two entirely different makes?

Any help/input greatly received

Pat[/quote]


cant say i know much in this department but id say u can mix and match all you want, you see guitarist changing out only one pickup out of the 2 for something entirely different

Id say it depends on what sound ur wanting

but im sure someone who knows about this can give u proper advice

best of luck

Does no-one use the neck as a rest?

i use the pickup, the neck, the strings and i float.

all just depends what im doing but ive never really had to think about where my thumb goes :S

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[quote name='chilievans' post='1312057' date='Jul 21 2011, 09:08 PM']I was just wondering if its possible to convert my passive jazz into an active and would it really be worth the effort and cost?[/quote]


im actually doing the opposite in my bass, im conveting it from active to passive

as i plugged a jazz bass into my bass rig and it was the best sound ive heard in my life

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[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1311676' date='Jul 21 2011, 03:57 PM']Well i'm glad you like the sound of them. I think they're quite good (on the guitar) but of course they're not the most expensive of pickups so if i was rich they probably wouldn't be my first choice if you see what i mean.[/quote]



expensive doesnt always mean the best, most expensive things are that price due to having a name for themself and if people only bought the expensive stuff then smaller named companies wouldnt take off and ive heard the armstrong pickups wired to a jack with no preamp and that sold it to me, plus the fact that they are uk based and can actually manufacture a custom pickup in my sizes.

only one other company could do it and that was nordstrand, but they are american based and id have to wait for shipping and pay for shipping and import tax.


but like i said i heard the ka pickups wired straight to a jack and the sound made me decide to not go for the nordstrand ones

Just a small update for anyone interested


my pickups will be shipped on monday so i should receive them sometime next week

ive ordere shrink tube and copperfoil for shielding the cavity




im getting a bit excited as it will be my first attempt at anything like this

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Surely someone is interested ....

I think it's time for a thread revival lol

How did u get on with this? Did u go ahead with it? Any results?


Thanks