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these ones look interesting too https://bartolini.net/product-category/electronics/buffers/

Interesting, but I'm happy with my pickups though. The Barts on my Legend Classic seem pretty good. I still have to try them bypassing the TonePumpJr though.

I suppose that'd be a really interesting and long thread The idea of "new" in music/art is tricky to define. Artists influence each other and are influenced by similar things at similar times. Today's world and its pace make it difficult to stick out for sure, but I do believe there is still new music (new = different, innovative) being made. But, with new, I don't necessarily mean different from anything else in ALL aspects. I don't think that is even an option. Anyway, waiting for that thread to start then

Regardless personal tastes, that are definitely playing a big role here (and that's normal), I thought that with "new music" we meant music released recently. Also, I do believe this is new music in "the other sense" too, as in it's a mix between jazz, afrobeat and hip hop, with a personal approach. I think I should have shared the studio album more than the live. More structured and sonically quite powerful.

Just found this video on YT and quite liked it. It shows how much work goes into it

https://reverb.com/uk/item/64965499-peavey-milestone-iii-2016-electric-blue-left-handed never played one, but they say these are really good for the price range

EDIT: deleting as I posted it on the wrong thread

the whole album is quite good

Thanks for sharing this. Yes the noise gets a little bit in the way, but to be honest I can hear it's a Spector! Maybe I'm convincing myself, but it seems like the timbre is there, it hasn't really lost anything. I'd like to hear what other people think as well though, as I might be biased.

some preamps have a mute switch, for example this is on my Laney Digbeth Pre

Like other people have said, I'd recommend you to experiment with it a little bit. Tuner goes first though. About the other pedals it all depends really, my instinct says: Tuner -> SYB5 -> Overdrive/Dist -> Chorus -> Preamp The reasoning behind that is that I'd considered the SYB5 a "source" more than an effect, something I'd then effect with the other pedals, so it goes first. I'd put the preamp last because in my experience (with totally different pedals though) is better. I treat it as if it's the preamp on a bass amplifier, I put it last unless it has send/returns, at that point something might be connected there. Also preamp outputs can be quite hot, so I'd check if my other pedals would be happy with that. Anything else in the middle is up for discussion.

Yap, after starting this thread I then found something on TalkBass that was interesting, and even something here. The TonePumpJr, the preamp in my bass, doesn't have the trimpot, so I can't really experiment with that. But, I'm quite sure that it wouldn't change my mind. I'm not saying this preamp is not good, it's just that is not my cup of tea since it colours a lot. I think my next step is to bypass it simply using crocodile clips, to at least make sure I like the sound of the pups in passive mode. Then I'll take it from there. At the moment I'm leaning more towards making it passive, rather than replacing the preamp, but we'll see.

Yap, I'm aware of that. But it's an active preamp, the EQ is passive. And I quite like that tbh. For the records I use mine in passive mode all the time.

Nice! Would you happen to have any recording you could share? I'd be really curious to listen to it. In the meanwhile I also discovered that Spector do a passive bass (apart from the entry-level Performer), the MK-5 Pro. I couldn't really find too many sound examples online, but from what I found it sounds really good. Now, I know that has EMG soapbars, while mine has PJ Bartolini, but at least that proved that Spector basses can sound good without an active preamp too.

Hi, Few weeks ago I decided to put my Spector Legend Classic 4 (lefty) up for sale, because I bought another bass and decided I had to get rid of another one. That said, in the last days I was thinking about it and I decided to pick the Spector up after 3 weeks without playing it and I immediately thought I should reconsider that! (Thing that I've just done! ) The quality is really good. Feel and finishing are these of a 1-1.2k bass. But, I realised that what I like less is the TonePumpJr active preamp. This circuitry colours a lot with its 16-18dB cut/boost EQ (don't have the specs at hand, but I know that cuts less then it boosts and that lows and highs settings are different), and the lack of "centre position" started to annoy me a bit as well, despite initially I thought it wouldn't be a problem. So, after fiddling with the EQ and trying to find a more neutral settings, I'm running the assumption that I like the PJ Barts pups, and I thought I should probably try one of the following things: remove the active preamp, add a passive tone control (maybe 1 per pickup) and leave the bass passive change preamp and I was wondering if anybody had done any of the 2 on a similar Spector. I'd be particularly interested in hearing if anybody ever made their Spector passive (I know sounds like an oxymoron right? But I have to admit the bass sounds really good even unplugged, so I don't think it would be such a heresy after all). But also, if anybody replaced the preamp, what did they go for and why? After this experience and after buying a G&L L2000, I started realising I really like transparent preamps, but I'm open to any recommendation.

https://reverb.com/uk/item/65076795-carvin-icon-ic4-active-90s-red

I love the Steinberger! What's the A string though? EDIT: OK, I then noticed it's just that is not fit in the bridge! sorry

Fender Japan have a lot of things not listed anywhere esle, amongst them this one https://www.fender.com/ja-JP/hama-okamoto-signature.html

I'll defo double check them then! Thanks for the tip

Also, I'm just realising I might be confusing tension with flexibility/stiffness!!!!! That was my initial point, but then I clearly got lost and started thinking about tension https://liutaiomottola.com/myth/perception.htm

Apart from all the comments so far, this seems to confirm it https://www.daddario.com/products/guitar/bass-guitar/xl-nickel-bass/exl170-nickel-wound-bass-light-45-100-long-scale/ https://www.daddario.com/products/guitar/bass-guitar/xl-nickel-bass/esxl170-nickel-wound-bass-light-45-100-double-ball-end-long-scale/ same tension reported

Yap, I'm with you about this, it does make sense. I'm pretty sure the differences I'm perceiving are due to other factors, and there are so many things: 2 totally different basses because of the above, inevitably 2 different setups 2 different sets of strings - same gauge but different brands - I wouldn't know about the core - also 1 set is Steel (headless) the other is Nickel different necks (1.5" D profile VS 1.75" medium C profile) and this I'm pretty sure makes me play differently