Thunderbird

If all else fails contact our very own kiogan he makes high quality solder free looms

I sold Clive a pedal he paid straight away and his communication was great also Clive was very understanding about the the stupid courier who chucked the parcel into his garden 

An all round egg deal in confidence 

12 hours ago, fleabag said:

Thinking of getting some  J shape pickups, but with some specific requirements

 

I hate single coil hum, who doesn't, so do they need to be humbucking ?

Not looking for  trad single coil Fender J sound either.  I'd like subdued highs , as glassy brittle treble is not my thang.  Smoother midrange,  smoother low end.  I believe  ( rightly or wrongly ) that its easier to add growly mids with onboard / amp EQ to a smooth pickup, than to clean up a growly pickup.

 

I have an onboard preamp,  so would passives overload the input when combined with the onboard pre ?  Or does it not matter , just turn down the amp gain if there's too much input ?

 

Having said all that, what choices are there for me - recommend some names if you can.

 

Cheers !

 

 

 

Emg pickups are your friend here active or passive doesn't really matter if your running a preamp personality I would go with active pickups 

Could you not get @Andyjr1515to put you some luminary side dot markers on 

7 hours ago, mybass said:

Thanks Woodinblack and Tbird……I’ve yet to get around to opening up the wiring but hopefully it will be repairable on the main board….

Also, the mid doesn’t sound flat or boosted and there is no difference in mid, turned to full mid or full ‘off’ so perhaps the mid signal isn’t getting routed to that pot.

Maybe the pot is shot I hope you can sort it out mate 

Got a set of emg pickups on order for my Mustang bass and my question is can I cut the emg quick connection cables and solder to a normal 3 way toggle switch or do I need to buy the correct emg quick connect switch thanks in advance 

@Pestie this is right up your street 😊

On 13/12/2021 at 15:45, musicbassman said:

Am I the only one whose never heard of it ?

Googled it and no real information available. What did I miss ? Was it good ? 😮  Please tell.

I hadn't heard of it either 

10 hours ago, Aidan63 said:

Have you looked inside to see how the selector works ? Looks like it's passive so guessing just different caps and/or resistors ?

You guessed right 😊

Lovely colour glwts 

Great basses and that Pickguard is super funky glwts 

28 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Yes, ibanez wiring can seem a bit excessive as they have one wire per every connection, so 3 for each of the volume, bass, treble, mid, power and jack, normally in one strip along the side in quite a large connector. So when you say the mid is not working, does it sound like it is just flat or cut or boosted?

 Not had too much trouble with ibanez boards and the wiring is normally robust (or maybe over robust), but worth checking out the cables. The wiring diagram for the generic 3 band EQ is somewhere on one of the ibanez threads on here. 

Very good advice I've done a few ibanez repairs and it's either been a dry joint on the board or a knackered pot but I reckon your pot should be OK as they generally just don't die without prior symptoms 

Not very helpful but I wouldn't go poking about without a wiring diagram might be worth checking the solder joints on the main board they can be a problem 

I do not gig but I think no matter what instruments we play we try to find fault in something so we can justify buying a new piece of gear at least I do 😮

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4 hours ago, T-Bay said:

Is it £12 or £15 posted?

Hi just saw this it's 12 pounds posted 👍

Apart from the squier mustang mentioned earlier I've bought some kent armstrong pickups for one of my pj mustang basses which I love now on a mission for a set of dimarzio dp126 to go into another mustang I got in a trade recently I used to really dislike dimarzio pups but I think they will be perfect for the mustang 

Sold Tom a pedal great transaction instant payment and polite messages , no dramas and even advised me the pedal was with him which is always nice

Top guy deal with confidence 

I think dragonfire pickups are made in Korea by artec so may be worth looking at artecs website to see if they have wiring-diagrams that help

For sale I have a pj set of pickups taken from my Mexican Mustang bass they are as new and have a full length of wire and will I would like £32 posted via tracked courier uk only 

Pics to follow 

Scumbags I hate thieves but hopefully being sunburst they might return it lol but seriously these buttholes want stoning in public really hope the bass finds its way home safely

Lovely bass hope you feel better soon 

Glwts 

I like the tinkering I've lost money on basses but hey it was fun

My 3 basses now just have electronics pickups etc changed to my personal tastes oh and hi mass bridges but they are my keepers I've thought about upgrading tuners but they work and hold tune so it would be a stupid thing to do as just a waste of time and money imo

43 minutes ago, Silvia Bluejay said:

If we agree that describing something as 'gay' has a pejorative connotation (which I believe it has), then describing something as 'girly' is in the same category. At least in the eyes of this particular woman.

At the same time, this particular woman knows that many famous people deliberately try to shock or at least be controversial because it gets them talked about and clicked on. So ther're usually best ignored, unless what they say is seriously outrageous.

Gay was always a reference to a homosexual or happy mood but now it seems to mean several things for the younger generation as do many words nowadays 

6 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

NME Reports that Adam Clayton has been criticised for comments he made about the bass in a Phil Lynot doc.

 

Clayton: One thing you need to know about the bass is it’s that big, heavy thing that hangs down between your legs

Clayton: The bass is this secret weapon. It’s where the power comes from. It looks in a groove with the drum kit – the drums and the bass gives you that nice, kind of sexy wiggle of the hips. And then all the other kind of girly stuff sits on top, but we are the men of the band

 

Indie artist Nadine Shah responded: “Adam Clayton is a f***ing spenk. My ‘girly stuff’ 5h1ts on what you do.”

 

Can't seem to get a link to the NME page.

 

 

But he's still a multi millionaire and I've never heard of her

Don't see anything sexist in his comments I'm sure they were light hearted 

I'm not even a Clayton or u2 fan