kodiakblair

On 11/05/2022 at 03:35, fleabag said:

Does anyone have Entwistle JBXN jazz pickups in their bass , and has anyone changed the covers ?

 

 

 Neck is 92 mm long , bridge is 95 mm. Screw mounts front to back 29.5 mm.

Aye , Brian over in Glasgow is the man for these.

Likely a Cat 2 size,  4 ply  brown tort £33 inc delivery.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114675042782?hash=item1ab32a49de:g:mPEAAOSwVChgKmQT

1 hour ago, stevie said:

Well, this is what he says about it:

Paul favours the Steamhammer and API gear, £1200 and £800.

I'm not too surprised he finds fault with the preamp in a £247 unit.

55 minutes ago, stevie said:

According to the comments quoted by @kodiakblair, the preamp lets it down. It's OK, but not great. Not surprising really.

Aye but the main German lad in that thread messes about changing circuits , caps etc.

Serial modders are never happy with anything stock 🤣

12 hours ago, bnt said:

That’s one reason why I didn’t go for one of the Coliseum MultiScales mentioned earlier. Between the first samples and actual availability was a long lead time (over six months IIRC), so what I might get could be entirely different in quality.

Not to mention the two price hikes 😕

That was the death knell for me , £216 to £350 !!!  Sacked the idea but when one appeared on FB for £150 I couldn't resist 🙂

1 hour ago, PaulThePlug said:

Order a gig bag, and the muppets4music dont even use it for extra protecting for the guitar inside the box!

I think it's down to return policy.

If you find the bass is damaged out the box then G4M can chin the courier service or hit the factory for a credit note.  They lose that option if  Warehouse staff start taking stuff out "protective packing" and putting it in other "protective packing" , factories/couriers can counter that damage was done in the warehouse.

Say you bought a camera and a camera case from Argos , they'll hand you 2 boxes. Sounds daft but that's how these places operate.

6 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Yeah. I've seen loads of them on eBay with broken headstocks. I'd say the quality control is somewhat lacking. 

Red Sub fanned fret is a decent bass; trouble is roasted maple is quite brittle and G4M use really crap packing material.

Look at the state this, my pal's acoustic bass was in that .

On 20/04/2022 at 06:20, Vin Venal said:

I believe this happens when manufacturers (in this case Aria) are having something produced in China,

Aria use Samick in Indonesia.

On 20/04/2022 at 09:23, Vin Venal said:

I suppose its entirely possible Aria didn't even design the bass.

The Detroit bass is a variation on Aria's original RSB  design. Hell it's just 2 years since they launched the range at NAMM.

On 15/04/2022 at 13:25, durhamboy said:

Great information. I certainly wouldn't be expecting ABM machining tolerances from a unit costing less than a quarter of the price, but nice to know the bridge is functional and pretty durable.

I was playing my headless 51 slab this morning, body is torrefied obeche so weighs next to nothing 🙂

Headless + the robust Overlord countered any potential neck dive. Wasn't too keen on the grub screw locking nut, swapped it for a ball end type.

Of course now I'm limited to double ball end strings but tuning is stable 👍 Will happily use Overlord again should I build another headless.

Wee tip if using these bridges. 

You'll sometimes hear folk complain the knurled tuning knobs are hard to turn. 9 from 10 those folk are using their fingers , unaware the knob has a 4mm hex socket at the end 😄

Reckon the Guyker will also do the trick , I like their tuners. Can't tell from that photo if they have thrust bearings like this one. If not get some, they make a huge difference 👍

1 hour ago, velvetkevorkian said:

Just be careful if you try this - I've left a nasty ding in the side of a neck trying to use a cable tie as a string mute before, I'm not sure they'll sit as flat as you'd want a fret to.

I found 2.5mm ties lay flat on the fingerboard ,never got any dings either.  They're thin , about 1.5mm, so conform to the shape they're wrapped around; nor do you need to hitch them super tight .

Added bonus is the low profile means you don't have to raise the action on your fretless by much.

Course it goes without saying, just because these wee ties worked as temporary frets for me it's not a given they'll work for @three 👍

On 16/04/2022 at 09:29, three said:

 Any ideas from this incredibly imaginative and knowledgeable resource (and thanks in advance)?

Try using some cable ties.

2.5mm is the smallest I'm aware of , 91p gets you 100 of them at Screwfix.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/cable-ties-black-100-x-2-5mm-100-pack/65467

Another pleasant transaction with Frank.

Artec mudbucker. Done and dusted by 2nd message 🙂

He's a great fella to do business with.

23 minutes ago, carlsim said:

am I wrong in that one then? Would rather confirm before buying as a passive tone would be desirable…

No , you're not wrong.

My Peavey Sarzo left home this morning for a new life in the Isle of Man.  Preamp died years back so the 3 band 5 knob Glock was fitted, that's the one with push/pull vol for passive tone 👍

2 hours ago, cocco said:

This is really cool! 

 

I'm assuming this is the model above the foundation?

Not really.

The Dynabass was the next one up from the Foundation. 

Peavey repeated the process when they launched the Unity , it was followed by the Dynabass/Unity series and the Dynabass Ltd/Unity Series.

L to R. Dynabass/Unity. Dynabass. Unity.

3 hours ago, BassmanPaul said:

How the hell do you know the address on Warden? That's just a couple of exits west from mine on the 401!  🤨

Needed a pump to unblock a plughole , Cupid Boutique sells the wrong type of pump 🤣

11 minutes ago, BassmanPaul said:

Never having heard of Ann Summers I looked the name up. Good grief! I nearly had a heart attack!  

Best you avoid Unit 5 , 787 Warden Ave 👍

Congratulations @uk_lefty

Lovely bass , all the more lovely for being left handed 👍

For no good reason, other than they cost me £20, I bought a set of Rotos Drop Zone +

Bloody hell, farmers use thinner wire for fences 😄

Tuning the F# was a nightmare. I imagine being heard would be another nightmare, doubt anything I had in the house was up to it.

Thankfully this particular "I wonder" folly of mine was cheap.

@toddwright138

If you fancy trying the Rotos, send me a pm 👍

8 hours ago, Paolo85 said:

Is the superglue and baking soda suggestion a thing, or was it ironic?

Not ironic, it's a tried and tested method for filling nut slots.

3 hours ago, shoulderpet said:

So I received my transparent pickguard, unfortunately the screw holes are in the wrong place  if it was a solid colour pickguard I would probably just drill new holes but as its transparent sadly I cant do that.

Hope you're sending it back for a refund or undrilled replacement 👍

6 hours ago, shoulderpet said:

Just for sh!ts and giggle I gave this a try with the stock Harley benton treble cut capacitor that they use and the volume functioned as a volume control but with the tone rolled off

The stock cap value is much too high for treble bleed.

6 hours ago, shoulderpet said:

I am a bit of novice with wiring, would this work?

Here's some alternate options.

https://octavedoctor.com/treble-bleed-circuit-what-is-it-and-do-i-need-it/

44 minutes ago, shoulderpet said:

Thanks, it is normal on a single pickup bass?

It's normal.

Peavey were using treble bleed wiring back in 1978. It's standard in Fender Pros , here's their reason ( in the red box).

5 hours ago, shoulderpet said:

Ok just noticed that whilst the tone is lovely and bright with the volume on full it gets noticeably darker as the volume is rolled off, is this normal?

 

Aye it's normal and you can stop it happening quickly and cheaply 🙂

All you need is a cap or a resistor+ cap.

On 08/03/2022 at 07:09, Bassfinger said:

At risk of starting a riot, don't believe all the guff about pickup magnets.

No argument from me .

On 07/03/2022 at 09:20, shoulderpet said:

What are your thoughts on the aftermarket pickups you have tried?

Doubt that would be of much help. You're looking for a brighter tone , I generally use a 0.1uf cap/ roll the tone pot back/ tapes or flats and have been known to employ a foam mute. We're looking for different things from a bass 👍

 Take on board @Bassfinger's post and re-read the Herrick spec. Both the alnico and neo singles use 42AWG and are wound to 7.8k ohm. The only difference is in the pickup height, the Neo is 4 mm taller. I wouldn't be surprised if the alnico and neo were the exact same item only the neo version has 2 bar magnets either side of the poles; in a similar manner as the Entwistle PBXN.

There's no "added treble" it's just the increase in output makes you more aware of the existing highs.

This lad explains it quite well.

10 hours ago, shoulderpet said:

What are your thoughts on the aftermarket pickups you have tried?

Need to take this up tomorrow , dead beat tonight.