AngelDeVille

She plays incredibly well, I’m for sure selling my Geddy Lee, maybe even my MIM Pbass...

I have to hunt down my stash of capacitors for the tone fix, and I’m seriously considering replacing one of the volume pots with a blend knob.

I did find my thicker Kydex for the pickguard, but I don’t think I need it.

The next project is starting with 2 sets of Pbass pickups....  

My second pickup just arrived and I made a command decision earlier to order a couple blend pots.

So officially she is going to be master vol/blend/tone.

It seems to be the least complicated way to go, and I’m familiar with its use.

Too many cameras around nowadays, for my usual response...

SO......

My bridge pickup was the only thing working.... NO neck pickup, No tone....

I had run through the wiring from the back panel and saw no issues.

I took the Neck pickup out last night, and flipped the plug to the CORRECT orientation....🤩 now I have a neck pickup.... kinda feel stupid since it has an arrow that shows how it fits....😂

Tone issue... now that the neck is sorted, I think there is an almost imperceptable difference between 1-11, I'm thinking it has the wrong capacitor. (got the set used)

Should be a 0.1mf vs a .022-.047. It will take longer to look up the current value than it will to switch to the correct one.  I'm pretty sure i have some in the spares drawer.

This Bass is beyond awesome, I think I'll be selling my NEW Geddy Lee to offset the cost and to finance the next build.

I have decided I am not a Jazz Bass guy, and I don't feel bad about it.  Offset bodies don't feel right, but goofy Gibson shapes do... go figure...

I did add a thumbrest as well, even with pilot holes I broke 3 screws installing it. Cheap screws or hard wood?

1 hour ago, BassBod said:

All you need is a decent passive box, that removes potential ground loops and sounds ok.  After that its bells and whistles.  I'd suggest the Radial Stage bug...the green one.  There are cheaper ones but the quality of the transformer does matter, and you want it to survive, so the general build quality matters as well.  

I did commit to the Behringer so I'll see if there is anything offensive about it.

I do have the Radial in my wish list, but with the money I save I think I'll get a synth pedal...☺️

3 hours ago, itu said:

PRS has this simple switch that controls tone on/off. You could do a bit similar with a capacitor and a trimmer (Smith may have had a coil in the circuitry, too). When the switch connects the components to the signal line, you get a preset tone you want, as you can adjust the trimmer to your preference. When the switch is off, the parts are not in the signal route.

ohh that sounds nice!

I’ll  have to research how it’s done. 

I found a surf green Pbass with the full rosewood neck.....

the fact that it isn’t pink is keeping me from buying it right away...

On 19/11/2019 at 07:57, SpondonBassed said:

That's the spirit!

Looking forward to the development of this project and your next.

I'm sorting the electronics for that one right now.

I'm searching for an explorer body, double Pbass pickups and will probably get a full rosewood tele neck. Not sure if she will be fretless.

https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/382718-2-pickup-control-suggestions/

13 minutes ago, Ant1972 said:

An odd one is "welcome to the jungle" by guns n roses.

One of those tracks that everyone knows and that has had a long life.

But... Didn't even manage to crack the top 20 in the UK singles chart. Which is pretty surprising, even taking into account that a lot of people had the track through buying the album.

So, as a single, it wasn't really a big hit.. yet it is still one of the best known rock songs.

Huge AND not huge.

And used in an 80’s action film...

42 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Nah, you're all good. Sibob provided us with very detailed rules at the start of his 2019 thread. So provided you've ordered in 2019 you're safe!

Yeah but I have a lot on my wish list

It sounds like it should be playing over the closing credits of a 90”s Stallone action film....

As long as there are no delays in the post I’m in, at least until the second week of January. 

On 29/11/2019 at 16:44, itu said:

A PRS-type tone switch?

I’m not sure what that is. Is it like a vari-tone?

On 30/11/2019 at 03:08, Hellzero said:

A straight to the jack wiring through a 3 way switch and basta. Works fine. The question you should ask yourself is : Do I sometimes use the volume or the tone ?

I use the volume more dynamically than tone, tone is either on zero or 11.

thats why I think I could go straight to jack and have a master volume and blend.

on another 2 pickup bass I have 2 volume/straight to jack, and may convert it.

I had a guitar with a vari-tone. It was a 7 position tone control with a chicken head knob, I only liked 3 and 7. 
 

I’ll research components for the vari-tone, that could work as well

master vol/blend/vari-tone. But same or more components as my original though.. and probably more complicated. 

I think i confused myself in researching further...

I got to looking at the Electro Harmonix Big Muff bass deluxe pi, and the Electro Harmonix Battalion Bass Preamp and DI.  Also the sansamp, and mxr offerings.

These just add effects?  

I also realized that I use the built in amp overdrive with a pedal, so I would bypass that with a di box. No big deal really.

Just to get started I did order the Behringer Ultra-DI DI600P Passive Direct Box. It was $34 US so not a huge investment.

3 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

WRT the stacked knob wiring I’d put the one that you use the most on the top-it’s easier to get hold of that one on a gig.

I may have to experiment, pinky on the body is how I turn the controls most of the time.

13 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

She speaks very highly of you though - when she is talking of course 😒

18 minutes ago, jrixn1 said:

 

No volume control.

I had an ex-wife like that.

1 minute ago, Maude said:

 

I'm about to do the same BT. 😉

Big Country? One hit wonders? 

 

 

on this side of the pond they are

4 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

2 stacked knobs with volume and tone for each pickup, just like the old Jazz basses used to.

Hmmm... I did have that thought in the back of my cranium,  I do only need a single tone and would mostly use the neck pickup.  So maybe just use the bridge as a stacked with the tone control....

I could probably get by with a dummy pickup in the bridge...

On the the stacked Jazz how was the stack configured?  I have a stacked on another guitar and I wired it bottom volume/top tone.

Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo

My next project will have 2 sets of passive Prescision pickups. Duncan Design/MIM 250k pots.

I want to minimize the number of pots.

I'm thinking master volume/blend/tone.

I might consider volume/volume/direct to jack.

Do you have any ideas?

I have one and sometimes it's on and sometimes it's off,

I have a pedal too.

1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said:

You were right about the pickguard.  That works well.

It's a very thin .02" kydex, I use it for fret slot filler on fretless conversions.

I will probably change it once I find my thicker stash, or leave it, it's just for looks anyway.

Stole the pickup screws from my Geddy Lee.

Scratch plate and control cover done.

Second hand EMG’s..... I have no neck pickup volume and tone control but the bridge pickup sounds awesome, I’ll chase down the problem tomorrow...