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[quote name='walbassist' post='1244190' date='May 25 2011, 01:10 PM']I had one, bought new, for a short while a couple of years ago. This was prior to the new version with the added magnetic pickup. Nice warm sound from the piezo, not too clicky like some and [i]very[/i] woody. Good EQ as well, and the synth access was fun. Bit of a one trick pony, albeit one it did very well, so the new version with magnetic pickup should be more versatile.[/quote] Thanks, sounds promising. I guess with synth access it could be a 1,000 trick pony but I'm only really interested in the one trick. I'm a bit confused as to what piezo it uses. On the Godin website it says an undersaddle transducer and preamp by L.R.Baggs but I was recently in touch with RMC about their piezo saddles and they said try an A4 to hear what they sound like. Maybe the new A4s us RMC saddles and preamp? Shame you haven't still got it or I could whip over and have a go! Cheers

If anyone out there has one of these I'd be interested in comments. I'm particularly interested in the quality of the piezo sound (rather than the hex output features). Sound clips or videos would be good if poss. Thanks

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May be worth tryng a high pass filter to cut out subsonic frequencies such as this one from SFX [url="http://www.sfxsound.co.uk/mainpage.asp?page=micro_thumpinator"]http://www.sfxsound.co.uk/mainpage.asp?pag...cro_thumpinator[/url]

I think you've pretty much got it - nut slots are cut lower on a fretless and a straight neck will give the mwah, if that's what you want - [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/32783"]http://www.bassplayer.com/article/32783[/url] The Gary Willis setp manual is also a useful guide - [url="http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html"]http://garywillis.com/pages/bass/bassmanual/setupmanual.html[/url] I find too much mwah can become a bit tiresome after a while so if you want a more full bodied fretless sound just add a little more relief. Worth experimenting with string damping as well for a more thuddy upright sound.

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Have a chat with the very nice people at Proel - [url="http://www.proelint.co.uk/"]http://www.proelint.co.uk/[/url]. They're the UK distributor for MarkBass and have been very helpful to me in the past

Take a look at the 'Amp tech' thread in the pinned listing at the top of this section and see if there's anyone local to you - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=198"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=198[/url]

Just came across the MK.4.23 boost pedal (25db of ultra clean boost) while looking for something else. One of the configurations they mention is to boost input to a power amp stage. Should do the trick so thought I'd pass it on: [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Creation_Audio_Labs_MK4_23_Boost.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...4_23_Boost.html[/url]

[quote name='markstuk' post='1224271' date='May 8 2011, 05:05 PM']Apparently there is a mod to the PLX 2402 to increase sensitivity by changing 4 (sic) resistors.....[/quote] This thread on talkbass may be of interest - [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/qsc-plx-input-sensitivity-issue-129819/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/qsc-plx-...y-issue-129819/[/url]

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Sounds like an earthing issue of some sort. Have you checked that the earth wire from the Audere is connected to the ground wire from the bridge?

[quote]Checked Amp and Leads. For sure the bass[/quote] The way a jazz is wired, if one of the pups or vol pots fails you'll still get sound from the other. So the most likely culprit is the jack socket itself or the wiring from the jack back to the pups. Use a multimeter to check wiring continuity of all hot (signal) and cold (earth) connections if you have one

May sound stupid (probably is) but have you checked your lead..? Unlikely for both pickups or vol pots to fail at exactly the same time so I'd double check continuity of the wiring working back from the jack socket.

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[quote name='son of frog' post='1202709' date='Apr 17 2011, 04:26 PM']Ahh, You see, i think my combo is actually connected to the 10" speaker via this external speaker output, I will enclose a picture to show what i mean.[/quote] Hmm, yes you're right. No connection for an additional extension speaker so looks like the head won't be suitable for a 4 ohm cab.

This review of the BLX-80 suggests it outputs 80 watts into a 4 ohm minimum load - [url="http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=137&type=combo"]http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=137&type=combo[/url] I'm not familiar with the back panel of this combo. If the '8 ohm' speaker output on the back is for an extension cab rather than the internal 10" speaker then the amp will be able to handle a 4 ohm min load. I looked for the BLX-80 manual online but couldn't find one.

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[quote name='Stinkfoot' post='1199743' date='Apr 14 2011, 06:44 PM']what can cause a drop in volume on one individual string,its happening on my A string,I have tried adjusting for saddle hight with pick up hight & even thought I would try the frequency range on my EQ channel,The strings are all from the same set although they are old..but why a loss of volume over one string...?[/quote] I'd suggest next thing you need to do is eliminate the string itself as the cause of the problem. Get a new set of strings on and see if that sorts it out

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No, the Audere is designed for use with passive pickups only. This is from their website: "To use our Z-Mode technology, you must have PASSIVE PICKUPS, meaning that the pickup does NOT have a semiconductor component in it. The vast majority of basses have passive pickups. EMGs are the most common active pickups. If you are uncertain about your pickups, google them (fastest), check with the manufacturer, or send Sales an email."