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Stevd that is superb...KATG track makes my bass move on its own!!!!

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1034506' date='Nov 23 2010, 10:06 PM']There's not much you can do other than put a new pre in.[/quote] sorry dude i dont agree.... this is not a problem with the preamp .unless you really want to change the pre amp...ive seen this on other Vintage basses (ive played lots) and i feel there is an electronics prob... ask the seller to see what they think and say the high's arent up to par...ive played this bass in a local shop.. and the highs were glassy.....very trebly... changing the batt wont do a thing... if everything else in the EQ works, you should have no probs.. IMO erm..ok a J East would be killer with the right pups...but thats not the point!!

You wouldnt really use an out board preamp if your using an on board also... 2 different pre signals going into the amp.. this is up to your ear and you wallet, but thats a hell of alot of EQ.. way to much at the end of the day your last signal being the amp (being your second amp/eq) has some speakers attached.. why have a third in between the pre and the amp.... most guys who want an out board pre have a passive bass...and want an outboard preamp that gives them the flexibility of the pre without having to route the body of a passive bass for electronics.. etc or for an on board, some people want a more flexible, or finger touch to an amp/eqd in there bass, so they dont have to go to the bother of going to there head/amp to tweak the EQ that they can do from there bass...or some may think that there preamp in there bass gives them tones that there amp cant do..depends on the bass preamp, or the amp itself.. for example i want a 3 band preamp with a mid that gives me more than my aguilar can give me...its all preference.. others are much more experienced and can word this better..

I've just had a drink and get a mixture of curious and hypothetical after a bit. QUOTE>>> ha! well there is nothing wrong with that..its a forum after all... no the out board will be the same but just not in the bass Thom.. well a bass amp is gonna cost you more for a start.... if the bass is not the prob bro, what Q are you asking...? do you want to get rid of the Ibanez.... what amp are you running? thats a different question.. thats post eq, pressuming its an active bass..

[quote name='zero9' post='1034611' date='Nov 23 2010, 11:57 PM']Before deciding on what pre-amp to use, I did exactly that. Looked at various reviews on the web and advice on Basschat. By chance I heard a guy play his bass through a Sadowsky outboard pre-amp (luckily he used my rig at the time). I was blown away. I was lucky to find a SH Sadowsky DI on Basschat and love it. Didn't have to carve the old P up to fit it either![/quote]Zero 9 ive had a Sadowsky but not had the Outboard..is it that good. didnt get to know the onboard that well.... thinking about getting one for my Modulus...is it a very comprehensive preamp.? i do like the thought of having an onboard preamp as it comes part of the bass itself.. like Thom said its impossible to tell in your own context... i got a graphite Modulus jazz, so its even more tricky..

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1034584' date='Nov 23 2010, 11:30 PM']So in the same way that Jazz basses, Warwicks, Stingrays etc etc all have their own distinctive sounds, yet different depending on model, brand, woods etc, do pre-amps have similar distintive characteristics (obviously varying depending on which bass they're put in?) e.g. Is there a certain pre-amp that sounds more hi-fi than others, another that's more growly etc?[/quote]Yes and no.. different preamps act differently.... a transparent pre...lets you hear the natural sounds of a bass but just amplifies every frequency, or preamps that color the tone of your bass and give the bass the tone of the preamp.. or everything in between... the nuances are hard to hear but they are there..not really anything to bother about unless it bothers you... after time the more basses you play it may though...this is splitting hairs though...a good preamp like an aguilar im sure you will love... i love the aguilar 3 band..its a formidible preamp and will sound very good in you BTB... keep looking at reviews on talk bass keep asking q's, look on harmony centrals reviews... just like learning the bass itself, it takes time and money to learn what you like tonally... best to spend as little money getting to your conclusion though..thats when asking a researchung comes in..

[quote name='zero9' post='1034582' date='Nov 23 2010, 11:28 PM']You could try 'outboard' pre-amps. They're easier to change...[/quote] just as expensive though if its not for you..i think the most comprehensive is a John East...i had a Deluxe in a Sei.. any tone you want with great quality...took me a while to get know.....depends on your ear of course...did your bass have a passive switch..do you like the tone of your bass naturally?...then choose a preamp that is very transparent...(please chime in BC'ers) or do you want to colour the tone more?.. a great preamp i had in my old jazz was a Creation Audio Redeemer circuit... dont let the fact you aint heard of it put you off, it was superb in my jazz..really punchy, but every passive frequency was amplified.... apart from that ive heard an Audere is a great unit...

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1034570' date='Nov 23 2010, 11:12 PM']I know a lot of people change pre-amps in basses, I've thought about it in the past (particularly with my old BTB which sounds a lot flatter than most basses) but I wondered how you know which pre-amp is the best suited to your bass and what you want to achieve, when a good pre-amp costs about £200, I can't imagine people experiment to see what suits what. I also can't imagine it being easy to find the same bass/pre-amp combination that people want to try out. So how do people know what pre-amp to pick?[/quote]Thom the old Q ive been searching for... straight answer...you cant...there are too many variables...the best thing to do is to take it to a luthier,, look up a tone or tones your after on you tube/whatever and im sure he could get there...Ask J Shuker he has given me some great conclusions through email to what i want to get to.. ive had J east, Glock, Bart, Aguilar, Fender, each sounded great in the basses ive had, but might not sound good in a bass that YOU, and i mean YOU own and the sound you want to her..your not going to get a bad tone with most of these as well as others but its a difficult thing to know...just like pickups.... like i said its too subjuective and there are to many variables.. a luthier is your wise manll... me personally from the preamp and pickups i had in a lakland would be Glockeklang and Nordstrand fat stacks...i know you werent asking about pickups but they both sounded immense.. if not an Aguilar OBP3 OBP2 or OBP1 depending what eq you want...

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1034479' date='Nov 23 2010, 09:35 PM']Did Raw Stylus only do that one album? What a classic.[/quote] yeah they did mate...i heard the singer died...dont take that as gospel though... may have just been hearsay..

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='1034363' date='Nov 23 2010, 08:21 PM']In 1995 I went to the now defunct Phoenix Festival at Stratford-on-Avon and on that day I was lucky enough to see the following all on the Jazz Cafe stage! Freakpower Raw Stylus Jessica Lauren JTQ Brand New Heavies yet to find another festival with a line up like that all on one day![/quote] WOW..what a line up... i nearly went to see that BNH, Incognito, Omar, Carleen Anderson, D'influence that were on at a festival over one weekend that i missed in London about 4 months ago... bring on more of those sort of line ups.... went to see Down to the Bone with a different line up that had Julian Crampton...i put it up a while ago...they were killer and Julian was...well you know... got vids an all

well ive said this many times before, but im not planning to sell this bass...apart from the preamp, it fits me like a glove..wouldnt mnd changing the colour though...

yeah it is a good un Pete..... bit old now but do you remember these... im sure some have got "Pushing against the flow" from RS, but if not its essential...still in my top 10 after so long.... Raw Stylus... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JYgnpcWn0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JYgnpcWn0[/url] Galliano with Omar... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0mc5fa15k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0mc5fa15k[/url] i couldnt find "Jazz" from Galliano ...the 12" is killer from Joyfull noise....

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='1033481' date='Nov 23 2010, 06:54 AM']Just got the JD73 album Zeros and Ones and it is fantastic - a welcome addition to my ipod![/quote]Cool GF havent got it yet...i Tunes..?

yeah i was thinking this as the Laky has the quilt in a natural....im thinking it would look frickin cool with this...but i think the hardware would be better black to match the neck..?? a bright QM orange would look great...i love the idea of a burst like this Viccars bass... full gloss too..

Maybe wanting to refinish my Modulus Jazz in a different colour...Who is the cheapest and what sort of price are we talking (ball park) i would like white but im not gonna cover the quilted maple...and the silver hard ware would be better black..IMO The colour now is Sienna pictured.. The colors im un decided are..(sorry cant find em to show) you get the idea... or any other ideas... Amber 3TS 2TS Orange crush Cherry burst Honey burst any thoughts...

sorry just did a search...cocktail stick it is then

Ok the strap locks a keep coming loose on my bass..i mean the screws that hold em on to the body of course....what can i do? ive heard of the matchstick and glue method but can some one explain or send me a link? cheers!!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1030465' date='Nov 20 2010, 02:38 PM']Vic IS it and a bit. [/quote] oh my word... love that harmonics slide at 1.47... i just sit here and laugh away at his groove...very entertaining

ok ive been studying Victor Wooten...i say study..its more like my mouth is open.....Ive come to the conclusion Victor Wooten is the best bassist who has ever lived.. , his pushing forward of the instrument...his insight to what the instrument can do is beyond anyone else... ive never seen a bassist use it in so many ways.....boundries he has none.. every time i show someone who knows nothing about bass, or whats the instrumentis capable of i always show the first clip....not everyone likes but you cant deny his force... hes just just incredible i dont want to be like him and by god i will never be, but i cant say im not blown away...i showed it to my dad who is a pianist and he said in his own words ..."crikey son ive never seen an electric bass played like that before" what a wonderful pioneer of our craft.... im sure Jaco would be blown away... i wonder what he would make of him... my f***in god this slap is out of this world.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28kHOEiTNhI&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28kHOEiTNhI...feature=related[/url] this groove is on another planet... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-hyEYi0O-M&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-hyEYi0O-M...feature=related[/url] i bet most will get a lick or a feel from him... i am a Marcus Miller fan all the way, but i cant not be blown away by VW and his Fodera... dont care what anyone says...i say there are different opinions, styles...but for pure groove and seemless technique....he is the master bar none.......bring forth a bassist than can match him...

Bub checkin in with some super duper funky soul new ones...strap down your bass...theres some funk soul a comin... Angela has an album out thats so good i wet my pants... Rahsaan Patterson ..what a voice....what a tune............ [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2iCw63n3D4&feature=player_embedded"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2iCw63n3D4...player_embedded[/url] until i heard this bad boy....... from Frank Mcomb...WOW this is sooo funky.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbMPklMGHjo&feature=player_embedded"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbMPklMGHjo...player_embedded[/url] i will listen to these tracks all day long..

oh that soothed every pain i ever had... fabulous.. good call Steve...

[quote name='Lenny B' post='1029903' date='Nov 19 2010, 08:57 PM']Nice - the second link is my sister singing![/quote] You must be very proud Lenny...she has a wonderfull voice..

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1028965' date='Nov 19 2010, 10:30 AM']So to get really technical on your asses... It's not possible to play without theory (it's just you don't necessarily know the theory) so the notion of 'best' (I repeat) is absurd. Put another way, theory does not cease to exist whilst the uninformed are playing, it's like some sort of philosophical puzzle... If someone in the audience observes and correctly, theoretically describes to another musician what you have done (I would be able to do that) then you are, whether you know it or not employing tasks that can be defined theoretically... get it...? I'm just rambling for fun now... feel free to come and switch me off...[/quote]Jake, i think the key of what your saying is .....some are not aware of what theory there playing....... i could be wrong but i would hazard a guess that most of the time your not consious of the theory your playing when your in the throws of a good bass line...it comes from muscle memory, and your ear.... your emotion dosnt come from the theory you have learned..thats a basis from where your emotional expressions can spring from... i still wish i had your knowledge mind..