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Will give this a try. Will also see if it's the act of loosening and re-tightening the string that has the effect by only 'shlapping' a couple of them.

+1 for Mackie SRM450v2, light, loud, very clear vocals and in your budget. We use a pair (version 2, which is lighter) for vocals and DJ music. When we do a bigger function we bring an active sub (with stereo in/output) that has a variable crossover that we plug the mackies: set it and forget it. Happy days. EDIT: just noticed that this is a revival of a fairly old thread. Would be nice to know from the OP what they went with.

Bought my Wizard P/J pickups. Great communication, very easy to deal with and no hassles at all.

Well done everyone involved. I've done it the last few years but this year I've decided to do the 'sober for October' in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, so would have been too much to ask friends and family to donate two months in a row. Been looking for a way to support Movember this year as no-one I know is doing it. Glad I spotted this, will be donating to OP.

[quote name='five-string.co.uk' timestamp='1381409145' post='2238628'] Thanks for this, another great bit of bass chatting ! Did you just leave the switch inside the cavity of drill through and mount it on the front? What was the effect (volume / tone) when you run on 18v mode? [/quote] Yes, I left the switch inside but there's no reason why you couldn't drill a small hole. You would have to use a small washer anyway, so that would cover any untidiness with. The tone was pretty much the same but the output was a bit bigger but it had a sharper attack. If you're into that hi-fi / EMG sound then its the next logical step. Don't know how 18V would affect the standard Lyte electronics but I shouldn't think there'd be a problem. I'm not sure you could have the two batteries and the switch if you wanted the magnetic control cover. It might just burst out, it was pretty crammed.

When I had the EMG active circuit in my P lyte, I had a wiring harness that would switch between 9V and 18V. The thinking was that with 18V there was more headroom and with 9V it lasted twice as long. It was snug but it all fit. No soldering required, plugs straight onto your existing harness where the battery would go. That's not what you asked but if you can't put a box in there and don't want to have it routed, it may be your next best option. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ATYRB5O

Doubt this will be around for long. If I were closer, I'd be seriously tempted!

Just bought my EMG P pickup. Great comms, no hassle and turned up when he said he would.

[quote name='iiipopes' timestamp='1374589405' post='2150564'] Impedance loading. This is common for almost all passive Jazz basses and derivatives. When both pickups are full on, the impedance drops in half and the output drops slightly. Either roll off one of the pickups to about 8, or install (like I have done) a .01 capacitor between the hot lead of the bridge pickup and its volume control. This will clear up the bass and you won't have the drop when both pickups are full on. The bridge pickup may have slightly less output as a result, but it can be adjusted closer. The EMG active pickups don't have this problem because their output is already buffered low impedance. [/quote] Interesting. I would have thought that putting that cap on the neck pickup would make more sense, as the output will be a bit higher anyway? You haven't explicitly said so but I take it that also deals with the slight mid scoop?

So I've been wondering this for a while and it's about time I asked to see if anyone has an answer: When both pickups on a jazz bass are up full, there seems to be a noticeable dip in the mids. I can only surmise that it has something to to with phase cancellation. If this is the case, what can be done about it and more importantly, why isn't it done? I remember Fender had that S1 circuit a while back. Did that have anything to do with it? TIA

[b] mogsy bought my EMG BTC preamp. Good communication, paid promptly and was generally pleasant to deal with.[/b]

I have one and the market value is now at least double what I paid for it. It's a great precision, no more, no less: it was not made by an elven master craftsman in Rivendell. You could get a newish USA precision for that kind of money. Having said that, there's something quite special about and I guess some people would call that 'mojo'. Does it add monetary value? Subjective...