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P bass, Ampeg Pro 4 and an Aguilar GS410. OMG


Jimelliottbassist
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Had this setup a while now. I've used a lot of amps and basses over the years but this combination really works well. Mono bridge the Ampeg Pro 4. 

MIM 50s Classic P basses, USA Ampeg SVT Pro 4 and a Aguilar GS410 4  ohms 700w.  

Chrome's Flat wounds on the basses. 

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On the subject of that Precision, it went through many changes. At one time it had EMG active pickups. I shaped a PCB to fit into its control cavity. I then designed `a seven transistor pre-amp with the Bass and middle controls using fixed resistors at what would be centrer. The treble  I brought out in the place of the tone control. Volume in its usual place. For power I used a TRS output jack with a positive voltage on the ring. This was supplied by my amp whose input jack, also TRS, provided 1mA at 48V. 

 

For other uses I built a couple of adapter boxes. One contained a bunch of 9V batteries in series to provide the supply. Another allowed me to plug into a microphone input of a mixer and take advantage of Phantom Power. it all worked amazingly well and allowed me to get some real brightness from the Rotosound wire strings I was using.

 

The soft metal of the Fender frets. eventually ended the experiment as they wore down too quickly. I changed to GHS Brite Flats ground down wire strings which solved the fret issue but by then I had acquired a Warwick Streamer  which became my primary bass until I graduated to instruments with six strings. As for the Precision I rebuilt it back to stock.  :)

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