Rayman Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Late 90s Aria with Barts. Light, nice action, ergonomically nice to play.... surprisingly average sound. I'm guessing that the original MIK EQ is a bit crap, so it's going in for new pots etc. Anyone know anything about the Bartolinis? Any danger they designed to be active? This bass is passive. Other than the sound at this point, I'm very happy with it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I gigged one of those for a bit, Samick built IGB 50 I think. Very lightweight and well built. Passive sound was a bit quiet with the stock pickups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Yep, it's half the weight of my IGB68/5, very nice thing indeed, hopefully the upgraded pots will help its slightly polite sound. The IGB68 sounds immense, but of course that's active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 The one I had was actually a little bit heavier than my IGB 55 (the passive version of the 68) which was seemingly made of air. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 My 68 is up there with an Overwater Progress 5 I had, which even Chris May (who built it) agreed was a beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) Update for anyone interested.... my tech measured the pots, said they were fine and replacing them would be pointless. So, I brought it home, and raised the pickups. I didn't think it would make a difference but it really did. The Barts obviously need to be nearer to the strings to function properly. You'd think, after 40yrs I'd know that already. So now it sounds awesome. Happy days. Maybe a John East pre might go in it in the future. It'll be worth it, it's a really comfortable bass to play. Edited February 1, 2022 by Rayman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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