Jimryan

One strap for all my basses as they all have the same straplocks and I've done this to all of them to allow for a quick adjustment if required... [URL=http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/jimryan88/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsahw4cdie.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii527/jimryan88/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsahw4cdie.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

According to Status, my neck is being sprayed this week and with a little luck, it should be with me the following week.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1430404759' post='2761089'] Aren't the TC Toneprint Amps/combos made in China anyway? [/quote] Close, Thailand according to my most recent invoice from them. I've used and love my TC gear. Years ago at school I had a behringer combo and can't fault it (well, except the weight). As long as the TC Electronic gear isn't changed (or the terms of my endorsement) then I'm happy.

Morning all, sorry it's been a while. A not long after my last post I had to make a slight adjustment. After work I sat down to play it and discovered no sound, this didn't phase me I just assumed the battery had gone. New battery out the packet, bass flipped over, battery compartment open, battery out, disconnect battery...disconnect battery...the bloody battery snap wasn't letting go. The cheap stock battery snap (the sort with the flimsy leather/plastic back) would not let me remove the battery. Instead the connectors decided they'd rather live in the battery than in the battery connector, so when I thought I had won and removed the battery, there was no socket to plug the battery back in to. A quick trawl through eBay and a few days delivery later, it arrives. A nice new sturdy plastic one. This was soldered in that evening and all systems were go. After a few hours of playing I've decided I'm really happy with the Delano, it's a fantastic pickup sounds perfect (well for me it does). After this brief ordeal I decided to give the bass a whirl at the next rehearsal. The band I'm currently working with is a mix of disco, funk and house music so for looks and sound it's the perfect bass. In fact, I'm hoping to use it at a nightclub gig tomorrow (Saturday, which ironically is one of the songs we're doing...Norma Jean, not Elton). At rehearsal, plugged in and ready to go, turn the gain and master levels to what I would with my passive precision...nothing. Oh no, what no. Gain right up to about 2 o clock and master all the way and I'm audible (for reference with my passive precision I have the gain at about 9/10 o clock and master at the same and it's loud enough). That's all set up, quick effects check (for those interested in chain order are Polytune mini, yep I'm in tune, DOD FX25 - a particularly old "kermit green" edition, nope because of the basses low output the sensitivity is WAY off, Mooer Lofi machine, yep, that still works, EHX Bassballs, nope, sensitivity on full and still not powerful enough to trigger the filter and finally a Mooer Thunderball, this works fine too) only problem now though is that somewhere along the chain the effects and bass don't seem to get along. Effects unplugged until further investigation. After that evening, the volume issue played on my mind and decided to continue with an earlier plan and went and bought a John East MMSR 2 band EQ. This arrived yesterday and last night I set about installing it. First task was to remove the stock preamp and fix the East one to the control plate, done, connect Delano to the screw terminals, done, realise I'd forgotten to remove strings and bridge to connect bridge earth cable and then removed aforementioned strings and bridge, then the battery connector (fortunately a trendy one like I'd previously ordered) needed to be removed, red wire was simple and just a case of unscrewing the terminal, the black was a cut and I'll solder tomorrow when it's not nearly 2200 and I should be in bed but I really want to get this finished now, but well ok the solderin iron happens to be plugged in I may as well do it now. Heat shrink applied over joint and control plate back in place. Done. Huzzah! Wait, forgot the knobs. For those that haven't installed an East pre, with the knobs and pots comes a small copper spring. This goes over the pot shaft and keeps a connection with the control plate. The thing with these, is that they're packaged with the spring in the base of the knob and then celotaped together. What this means, is that after you've wrestled with the tape for a bit, as you remove the knob from the pack the spring whizzes past you across the room and through a black hole never to be seen again. It was after this I got out a penknife and carefully dissected the packaging and liberated the other two springs without losing them. Volume knob, on and screwed in place. Now, the only thing I don't like about this East pre amp, is that the bass and treble controls have no centre position. It's a smooth rotation all the way round, so thanks to the contrasting black grub screws (I think they look really smart), I roughly located the middle position and screwed the knobs on to show middle. After this entire charade it was complete, Mrs Jimryan is asleep at this point but it needs to be tested to see if it all works. Quietly I unpack my amp (still in a bag from rehearsal), set everything up and get my precision to set a control level. Mute on, swap basses, the tuner is flashing so it definitely works, this is good, turn mute off, ok it's still not as high an output as my precision, but it's not far off and nothing like it was before. As a control the gain and master were both at 8 o clock, with the stingray it was now near enough the same. Now for a test and my word it sounds fantastic, absolutely amazing. Bernard's tone, nailed, precision tone done all the way up to a flea style aggressive sound done. This preamp and pickup combo is brilliant. Gonna try it full volume tonight after work and with my effects. During the week I also ordered my status neck, but not a standard one. For this project I've opted for the blue tint and no face dots and I cannot wait to install it. Only thing is, I look at this picture I took last night and can't help but think it needs bridge mutes... 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Today I had my first proper attempt at wiring a bass and with great success. After finding the relevant wiring diagram on the Delano site, I made a start. A short while later, I very eagerly tuned the bass acoustically by ear, plugged it in, switched the mute on the amp off and.......boom it works and sounds amazing. The Delano pickup is wired straight into a push/pull pot (wired parallel/series) and then into the stock 2 band EQ. The only thing left for this bass now will be a status neck when my tax rebate comes through. [URL=http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/jimryan88/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsa3h3m4rf.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii527/jimryan88/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsa3h3m4rf.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

This coming Friday I'll also be acquiring a 3 band EBMM preamp. At the moment I can't decide whether to put it in this, or keep the preamp with the two 5 string pickups (also EBMM) coming with it and put it all in my precision.