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This is what motivates my preference to using passive, and my comfort in using my P bass as well. Once everything is turned up I feel like all the knobs just 'make' me fiddle with them! The Stingray I previously used really confused me as well, with no centre detents available on the eq knobs I genuinely didn't know where 'normal' was. I guess I'm just trying to avoid being a bass-luddite and want to get the best out of my gear but I suspect I'll probably be keeping the passive mode selected in the long run.

I've a super duper Mayones super Jazz bass. It has an East Uni preamp which can be bypassed. I love this bass. But I've been playing for nearly 30 years, countless different types of basses, and I've come to the conclusion I just don't 'get' active preamps on basses. I think the East preamp is a good one, and the Nordstrand pickups and bass in general is just excellent. But I only run the bass passive because it's just simpler, particularly on gigs. The Uni has got a traditional passive tone control and a blend. This seems to be just fine. So what am I missing out on by not using the active bit? How do you get the most out of using an on board preamp? How not to keep messing around with the variable mid control? I guess what I want to know is how to get the most from this terrific instrument. It has a great natural, passive sound but by not utilising the preamp am I missing out on an even better aspect of it? All tips and opinions appreciated 👍

Saw him play when he came to Brum last month. He was superb, pure class.

And the missing piece of information from this reanimated zombie thread... Ibanez Precision?😂

I bought Peter's electric piano today. Great comms, accurately described and a friendly chap to boot. I would not hesitate before doing business with Peter again. Cheers 🍻

I enjoyed that, thanks for posting 👍. I really like that raw live sound they got on the Tube, you can really feel the live energy. There was a fantastic episode which featured Go West which blows me away similarly https://youtu.be/iX55-5VKcdQ?si=oM5KSBSgMhrfZCYJ

Some smashing chunky bass playing on this tune I've been hearing on radio 1 lately. Sounds like a classic 5 string Jazz tone to me, compressed with a bit of chorus. Lush! But I've been fooled in the past when it's turned out to be laptop software fakery.

Right, so that is my project over the Xmas hols. Thanks for the tips guys. 👍

Thanks guys, so in summary the wiring is not sufficiently grounded so if I solder some wire as above that should resolve the hum issues?

Not sure... here is a pic

That's just the angle of the pic I think. Here is another, I think the strip and plate are connected ok.

Thanks for your reply @tauzero Here are a few pics under the bonnet. I've no idea what I'm looking at. All looks tidy enough to my untrained eye but.... what do you think?