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05-01-2008, 02:34 AM
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i just bought a ebs bassiq and find the output on my passive jazz bass and sadowsky metro too low to really open the filter - even with the threshold on full. i like the effect otherwise. sound guys always say my output is really low also.
what would be the best pedal to raise the output of my basses to an 'active' level? a sadowsky outboard pre? fishman preamp? compressor? boost?
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05-01-2008, 02:38 AM
| | | | A good clean booster pedal, on a lower setting would do it.
Sadowsky (as you said) and Aguilar make their active systems in outboard form.
Also, PLAY HARDER, YA PANSY!
Hehe.
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05-01-2008, 02:51 AM
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Groove is in the heart!!! | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand | | sadowsky metro, low output? you gotta be kidding me! mine is hot as hell!!! 
is your metro active? what model do you have? mine is MS-5, its active that's why i said its hot output. i heard a lot of good things about mxr micro amp, check it out.
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05-01-2008, 03:04 AM
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05-01-2008, 03:24 AM
| | | | you could get a rack bassed pre too |
05-01-2008, 03:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, England | | | Tried raising your pickup height? |
05-01-2008, 04:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane , Australia | | | sadowsky metro Mv5. it has a 9V preamp but i can't find anyway inside to adjust the output level.
yes i play soft.
ok i'll give one of the boost pedals a try.
my punch factory might do it. |
05-01-2008, 05:39 AM
| | Temp Banned (TOS Violation) | | | | dude look for something like this inside your bass 
then turn the bit with a little screw driver
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05-01-2008, 06:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Singapore | | | The passive jazz shouldn't have a gain pot inside it...
Try the Barge Concepts GLZ-1.
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05-01-2008, 06:21 AM
| | | | The Electro Harmonix LPB-1 is real, real cheap and would work to raise the output.
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05-01-2008, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ehque  The passive jazz shouldn't have a gain pot inside it...
Try the Barge Concepts GLZ-1. | indeed. i missed the passive jazz bit. i could build you a cheap boost pedal if you want  |
05-01-2008, 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by McSpunckle The Electro Harmonix LPB-1 is real, real cheap and would work to raise the output. | +1 on the Electro Harmonix LPB-1
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05-01-2008, 07:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane , Australia | | | i looked for the trim pot you recommended inside the sadowsky man. not to be found. |
05-01-2008, 07:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | +2 on the LPB-1. Cheap, and it works. +1 on playing harder, as well.
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05-01-2008, 05:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | | If you know someone who can solder surface mount resistors, write to EBS and ask them for details on a mod to change the gain structure of the pedal. I had exactly the same issue with my BassIQ and after signing a non-disclosure agreement with EBS they sent me the schematic and instructions for how to mod the pedal.
Basically you up the input gain and drop the output gain - overall the gain remains the same, but the increase in input gain triggers the filter more.
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05-01-2008, 11:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lismore, NSW, Australia | | | I use a Fodera outboard pre to boost my vintage Ric. The ol' pickups aren't quite what they used to be. When playing clean, its fine, but it doesn't get envelope filters working properly etc when it is plugged into an effects chain.
It cranks once its gone through the pre. An outboard pre is the same as having an active bass, but you can use it for multiple basses.
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05-01-2008, 11:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal, Canada | | I use the Trilogic preamp, great for EQ but not enough juice for a boost. But I plugged this little device on my passive basses and it does a great job. Very convenient (on the strap), clean and +18Db of gain. http://www.tweakheadtechnology.com/ToneFREQJr.html
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05-02-2008, 01:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane , Australia | | | ok cheers....
not sure if i know anymore that solders SMD stuff nifty.
its weird EBS made it like that. multidrive has a active/passive button. that would make much more sense - esp. with such a signal dependant pedal.... |
05-04-2008, 06:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | | I agree, perhaps they'll update it soon.
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05-07-2008, 06:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane , Australia | | | had band practise. used my punch factory firswt up in chain with volume cranked. all seemed to work swell!
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