Kiwi

As Sean says, the all maple instruments do have a compressed response when popping. I like that personally. I have custom made Wizards in both mine to pump up the warmth, sweeten the attack and supply coil splitting. The single coil response is really nice too, a bit more definition in the mids. I have a customised u-retro in one which sounds great with the pickups but I'm getting customised 3 band parametric eqs for both eventually so I have maximum flexiblity. What are you listening to your bass through? Is there likely to be anything in the signal chain that is causing a compressive effect? Some wireless headphones have a signal limiter built into them.

I have a spare 3 bolt MM maple f/b neck from a '78 Stingray in great nick although the truss rod needs replacing. Paul_C offered to do it once for 40 quid. I probably don't need it anymore since I had the current neck on my Stingray dressed and refretted. I paid quite a bit for it (120 quid) because they're so uncommon and I'd looking for that plus shipping from NZ. Alternatively there's a graphite jobbie from Status too.

Its a mexican standard Fender Jazz though, am I missing something?

[quote name='Bottle' post='650413' date='Nov 10 2009, 09:58 AM']I'd use the Bridge HB wiring for both pickups TBH - the diagram you've posted at the top seems to be the easiest wiring to follow:[/quote] I was trying to use the diagram at the top but because I didn't understand how the switch made its connections it was impossible to figure out how to rewire the connections for parallel instead of series in one position. Thanks again!

I've replaced the Barts in my Pentabuzz with Alembic Activators because I wanted to hear more mids. But I may yet change them again to custom Wizards at some point in the future for extra warmth.

Thanks for that Ian! Which of those connections are north-start, north-finish, south-start, south-finish? [i]Bridge HB toggle[/i] 5 = south-finish 2 = north-start earthed = south start and north finish? [i]Neck HB toggle[/i] 5 = south-start 2 = north-finish earthed = south finish and north start?

[quote name='tauzero' post='649425' date='Nov 9 2009, 10:44 AM']Blimey, how many fences did he own?[/quote] he started off with exotic wood and then went to graphite composite?

BUMP - anyone?

Pics please!!

Truly amazing. What amazing technical facility, what a talent. He plays each of those instruments to an incredible level of proficiency. I hate him. (Just kidding, I'm in awe really)

Is there any way to wire a pair of ON/ON/ON 3TDP switches and humbuckers so I can select inside coils, outside coils and have both coils in each pickup running in parallel? If it uses a DPDT switch instead of one 3TDP then so much the better. I've spend most of today trying to get my head around it and failed. Mainly because I can't work out how the 3TDP switch makes its connections. Basically I'm hoping its possible to take this option: and change the humbucker wiring shown to parallel instead somehow. There has to be more than one way to do it though, I have potentially two switches to play with. Not that fussed about series mode to be honest. Doesn't do a lot compared to parallel and the voltage difference is irritating.

Doesn't matter to me. I've learned to play on both because I wouldn't want to limit my ability to use the right tools for the job. Nothing wrong with lined boards at all either.

I use it with a Burman guitar combo for guitar and, ok its not going to sound exactly the same as a Rivera-era Fender Super Champ but the tone is close enough for some funky Nile Rodgers type stuff. Most of the distortions are nice and crisp although the Joe Satriani patch is a bit flaccid. However the hiss is easy to deal with using the noise gates and I agree the bass sounds are crap but the amp sim isn't really necessary anyway. I've got my own patch which is amp and cabinet free and by using the optical compressor and the parametric eq to boost 30Hz and 4Khz the bass sounds fantastic. I just wish the parametric eq had more than two bands but in some ways its not important. I can put two parametrics in if I need 4 bands of boost. Plus because there are virtually no limits on processing power, the sky is virtually the limit. I could set up an Akai unibass patch and then run the shifted signal through its own chain of delays.

[quote name='Warcorv' post='646953' date='Nov 6 2009, 09:55 AM']Forgive my English but I am a No-berlusconi-voter italian . ♫[/quote] We like you already. Welcome!

Welcome aboard! [quote name='beerdragon' post='647607' date='Nov 6 2009, 09:18 PM']I wonder if this is the bass, [/quote] Check out the drummer's miming! He's trying really hard to not actually hit anything and hiding the strain really well.

I have two lightweight and sensitive cabs that I can use with a range of heads. Or I can use one cab by itself if I need a smaller rig. For practice I have my laptop, USB guitarlink, Guitar Rig 3, USB foot controller and some earphones. My experience with Guitar Rig software has bordered on the verge of an epiphany so I'm now thinking about taking those wedge speaker plans I had a few months back and turning them into a pair of active wedge cabs. Then all I'd need to do is show up to a gig with the laptop, footcontroller, USB link and a wedge. Bass amp be damned!

Welcome aboard

[i]"as it has been looked after and is in superb condition"[/i] I thought he said Mark King had played it?

The attention to grain orientation on that bass is really nice. Love the wear too.

Has he still got EMGs loaded in it?