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02-09-2010, 03:46 PM
|  | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | A beautiful Carvin B4 with mods
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It pains me to sell this one, but moving costs are looming. This is a Carvin B4 bolt on with dual MM pickups which I gather is something of a rarity for Carvin. The original electronics package has been swapped out for two SD Basslines and an 18V Aguilar OBP-3 (same pre/PU configuration as the Modulus Flea Bass) which were professionally installed with just a slight bit of routing to accomodate the new pickups.
The body is walnut with soft sunsetburst edging a tung oiled mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and CT headstock.
This bass is dark and thick sounding with some real authority to the low end. I think it sounds best with aggressive steel roundwounds (DR Lowriders especially) but I love it for slap, fingerfunk and hard rock stuff especially.
The bass was originally a bit over $1100 and the mods were an additional $450.  
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02-09-2010, 04:48 PM
|  | Fan of the N.O. Saints | | | | | is this still active/passive?
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02-09-2010, 05:31 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by madbassplaya  is this still active/passive? | I think I slightly misunderstood your question when I replied by PM. Here's the answer I think you were looking for:
No, it was originally active/passive (with a pull up for passive mode) with the Carvin electronics but is now solely active with the Aguilar preamp. |
02-09-2010, 05:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan, USA | | | Looks really cool. Can you explain the electronics and if the pickups can be split?
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02-09-2010, 08:34 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by krovx Looks really cool. Can you explain the electronics and if the pickups can be split? | They are two Seymour Duncan Basslines MM pickups installed aftermarket and the preamp is an Aguilar OBP-3 18 V. The original controls had a coil splitter, the bass now has a switch for mid frequency select instead as that is stock on the Aggie pre.
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02-10-2010, 09:02 AM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Bump! |
02-10-2010, 09:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cary, IL 60013 | | | How does it sound compared to the original preamp and pickups?
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02-10-2010, 09:56 AM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fcappi How does it sound compared to the original preamp and pickups? | I would say it's more focused overalll, warmer and thicker in the low end and has more top end definition and has a much wider range of EQ settings due to the Aggie OBP-3. Being 18 V it also has more headroom and a hotter signal.
I think the biggest change tonally came from swapping the preamp. As a test I put the old Carvin HB4s back in (which I still have and would include if someone bought the bass and wanted them) and the sound wasn't dramatically different. The Carvin PUs are a bit more "honky" in the midrange and I do like the Basslines (SMB-4a) a bit better but it isn't a night and day difference. It was swapping the preamp that really made this bass come alive IMO.
Hope that helps. and thanks for looking. |
02-10-2010, 02:13 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | I was asked to provide some soundclips of this bass. The problem is, the only ones I have are low quality, mostly one-room-mic recordings from my old band working on songs at practice.
I don't know if these will help anyone at all, but here they are: Getting Away Weakest Breath Song idea in Drop D (with some overdrive for grit and thanks to my drummer/soundman too much compression too) Strokes
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02-11-2010, 11:45 AM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Bump for a price drop. I hate that I have to move this bass but bills need to be paid.
Someone will be getting a great bass at a great price.
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02-11-2010, 07:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the Great Southwest | | | Free bump for an awesome looking bass. I ordered a kit from Carvin last week with the same headstock and HH setup. |
02-12-2010, 08:56 AM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Bump and one last price drop. |
02-14-2010, 01:16 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Bump! |
02-16-2010, 09:53 AM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Bump! |
02-17-2010, 03:11 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Bumpage. |
02-18-2010, 01:31 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Bump |
02-18-2010, 02:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Carpinteria, Ca. | | | My Kubicki ExFactor fretless is up on BassGear.com. If it goes in time, I'm interested. Where in NorCal are you?
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02-18-2010, 02:26 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Johno Dunn My Kubicki ExFactor fretless is up on BassGear.com. If it goes in time, I'm interested. Where in NorCal are you?
J! | Thanks for the interest J. I live in Sacramento and work in Roseville. |
04-19-2010, 04:53 PM
| | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Bump!
I was going to hold on to this bass when it didn't sell initially, but I simply don't play it enough. Great for the RHCP tribute band I was in (same electronics package as the later Modulus Flea Basses) but doesn't fit with what I'm doing now. |
04-19-2010, 05:57 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Portland | | | Free bump for a good-looking bass. PM me if you decide you would consider trades
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