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Sweet - I really like that parallel processing thing - same as the Pearce - one for dirt and one for body - is that how you're using it or as 2 channels with footswitch?

I think if you clean it well with lighter fluid first it should be fine.

I think they base it on their 'instrument food' wax, but what that is I couldn't tell you! It's solvent free which I'd guess kiwi shoe polish isn't, but I'd be suprised if they were all that different in terms of effect.

Pearce BC-1 - so nasty! Amazing to run a synth through too. I've a home made Dimension D clone that gets some use, but not all the time!

https://www.montysguitars.com/collections/department-of-component/products/montys-montypresso-relic-wax

I knew just what you were talking about - I know tone has an association with specific frequency profiles, but I think 'open tone' is pretty understandable - that more detailed less hyped sound that seems closer to the er, natural sound of the bass. It's difficult! "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture."

Or you could put a few coats of oil finish on - crimson do one. That way you can kind of choose between mat and gloss depending on how many coats you put on and how much you rub down in between. I like an oil finish as it's not encasing the wood so much, but tastes differ!

The FAQ is pretty buried given it's such a key piece of information! I find it really valuable to think about shaping the tone as much as possible in the direction you want *before* it hits the amp/DI - I think it gives you a much better chance of getting the right sound.

I ended up (massive mission creep) getting a pair of RCF ART712A MK4 and just been fooling about with the ampeg scr-di preamp pedal as a front end for one of them and it very much sounds as I hoped, detailed and revealing of the Ampeg character full range. Thanks to all who helped me decide!

On the Frailin site FAQ they say:

Awesome! Looks HEAVY (in concept I mean not weight). Will you be exhaustively documenting your findings with high quality audio?! Pretty please? 🤞

The other thing I like is the chamfered edge of the pickup where the screw goes in - makes it comfortable to put your thumb - a tiny detail but I like it! G&L MFD very different sound from the P sound to my ears.

I have one of these in black. Really a lovely bass - sounds great, feels great and plays well! Congratulations!

Duh - sorry for my confusion!

I’ve been using this. It’s lead free but tastes like butter, I mean it melts like lead. I tried other ones and they were really hard to make work, I think it’s about the formulation. I do have some lead but I mainly use this now for pcb work.

As a one line review I completely concur!

I don't know if you've seen these: Table with pickup positions

Mmm, cool - I love those tranformer based designs - feels like the metal gets into the sound somehow.

Interesting - how does it sound on bass? BTW I'm enjoying browsing your site via google translate: https://www-disssa-de.translate.goog/reviews/preamps/ampeg-scr-di/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB&_x_tr_pto=nui Thanks!

Sorry to hear you've moved on - I have a split p and wired in parallel it sounds pretty much exactly what you want - running it parallel tames the bottom end a bit and I'd characterise it as a deep with a solid fundamental wired that way (not the factory way which is series?) and much less boomy. People compare it to a soapbar humbucker or p90 kind of sound wired that way. Different from the P, thicker and stronger (which is not always better!).

I really like the look of the white blond one. Almost looks like a 3 piece body - bold choice by the finisher!

Cool - my gut feeling is option 1, but there is something very pleasing visually about option 2, but it's got to be about the sound right? My next build will be a double P in 1 of those two configuations so i look forward egarly to your findings. Just moving the pickups a cm or so really changes the tone, let alone reversing them! What will the controls be? I was thinking the ultimate would be 60's jazz bass style with stacked volume and tone for each pickup, but you already have 3 post and a switch there...

They are great necks - really well made. I slotted one into a Warmoth body recently (standard P neck pocket size) with no fit issues. It has a real fascination as a bass now - something really solid feeling about the tone that was very different from the roasted maple neck I tried in there. I'd describe it as big and solid - everything a p neck should be! As noted it might benefit from some expert fettling from a luthier, but I think you'd expect that from almost any supplier selling at under £4-500. If you want a differnt radius I think you'd have to go custom.