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[quote name='Old Horse Murphy' post='423031' date='Mar 2 2009, 01:41 PM']Jon Shuker put a passive switch on my Stingray. He replaced the treble knob with a push/pull knob that when pulled out, the bass was passive and also worked as a tone for the passive mode too. It sounded lovely.

Not sure how he did it as electrics are pretty-much witchcraft to me.[/quote]

lol it should be called electrickery i reckon.

that may be an option though-cheers.

[quote name='robert43' post='422159' date='Mar 1 2009, 04:55 AM']Nice bass by the way & yes direct to out put jack for finding what your pups are likeby them self. To rewire its easy with 4 new pots & 2 caps some wire & solder . I recommend find a wiring dia off SD etc & have a go your self , its not that hard.[/quote]

cheers i love this bass it's a real cracker.
i don't think i'd dare do this myself i'll set my bass on fire

[quote name='gary mac' post='422158' date='Mar 1 2009, 04:44 AM']I've always meant to look into the possibility of installing a switching option to allow passive use on mine. What do you reckon, is it feasible?[/quote]

i thought about that but without the preamp on i don't think you'd be able to adjust any tone settings or even the pickup pan control.

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='421819' date='Feb 28 2009, 07:47 PM']I know this model fairly well and confirm the pickups will have a reasonably healthy output for passive performance. If you can carry out the work yourself - fine, but if you need any help and can make it to Newcastle I could do the necessary for a small fee[/quote]

thanks Doc' much appreciated.
there is a tech in Harrogate called Andy Eagle is he can't do it or doesn't want to do it i'll fire up the sat nav & give you a call.
you're a gent.

thanks guys,i'll give it a go

mrcrow--thanks for mentioning the jack i never thought of that.
cheers

hi,i really like my American Deluxe P bass but i'm more of a passive kind of bloke so i wondered how difficult it would be to convert it
into a fully passive bass.
what i had in mind is to bin the preamp & wire the bass up with 1 x volume & 1 x tone for each pickup as there are already 4 pots on the bass.
ala-


would the stock pickups be ok (they are passive i believe) & would this be a fairly simple job to have done ?
cheers guys.

i love my SVT3-PRO,it certainly doesn't lack for punch in fact it's the punchiest amp i've ever owned.
i previously had a GK1001RB-11 & the SVT just blows it out of the water & gives me the best "old school" bass sound i've ever heard.
the GK was plenty loud enough but just lacked the depth of sound that i like.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='419115' date='Feb 25 2009, 12:59 PM']Great taste Neil but I'm taking it a stage further...I'm after an anodised gold scratchplate for it and then I'm going to paint my yoohoo gold.

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[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='418847' date='Feb 25 2009, 12:37 AM']Lookin' good Jake and I didn't think I'd say this but now I've seen it in the flesh, I quite like the blingygoldness. Ta for another smooth M62 car park rendezvous. [/quote]


good taste eh?
it's a cracker in-it

i stuck a Gotoh 201 on my old MIM P bass & had no problem getting a pretty low action,no shims req'

you lucky bar-steward you--
a new Precision + a set of La Bella medium flats & you're sorted,you'll bloody love it.
have fun.

just get in there & record them,you'll be fine.

when we recorded our first CD we laid down 12 tracks on day one,added some vocals & mixed it on day too,all done while consuming loads of beer & having a rite laugh.

[quote name='Prosebass' post='414134' date='Feb 19 2009, 01:36 PM']beauty is in the eye and all that !....its actually sold now and awaiting the installation of a chrome humbucker in the neck position....[/quote]

nice one,tbh i'm supprised it didn't sell on the day

as for the fretless we talked about,i'm working on the missus ( )i'll let you know if i get an order number

i really liked your black jazz,it played very nice indeed & as mentioned above the scratch plate is a tad ugly but hey for £200 it's a bloody bargain.

check out the Roland cube,i had mine at the Harrogate bass bash yesterday & most people who played though it were very impressed with the tone & amount of bottom it chucks out.

i've got Dimazzio ultra jazz pups in my jazz & they sound fab' imho.

a big thank you to all involved in organising a great sunday afternoon's bassness,it's nice to meet a few of you all at long last --roll on the next one.

i'm going to bring all 3 of my basses, 'cos they don't get out much, & i was going to bring my Ampeg rig but being a fat lazy bastard i'm planning on bringing my Roland bass cube instead.
if anyone wants me to bring the Ampeg i will, but it'll cost you a pint of lager

i'll buy a ticket at the do,so it'd better be a winner-----or else........

i can confirm that this is a cracking bass,'cos i bought it new & pimped it myself ,it's the best MIM P bass i've ever played.

my Jazz has a pair of Dimazzio ultra jazz pups fitted & it sounds ace,like a jazz just more & a hell of a lot punchier.
i'd strongly recommend them.

13 is the norm' i think.
at lease that's what all my P's had.

[quote name='chris_b' post='406527' date='Feb 11 2009, 05:06 PM']Country is a wide definition these days so blanket statements like this are pretty silly. Steve Earl is country and I think He's great!! Only Martians [b]hate[/b] country![/quote]

WE COME IN PEACE.............................TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER

[quote name='Linus27' post='406467' date='Feb 11 2009, 04:34 PM']Why thank you kind sir. Certainly has more of a ring to it that Blues [/quote]

[quote name='RayFW' post='406508' date='Feb 11 2009, 04:55 PM']I LOVE Country.
But only if played backwards.
Cos then you get your wife, dog and job back.[/quote]


pure genius