Okay, this is total hell to me who knows pretty much nothing of bass electronics. I have good musical sense, a fair amount of theory, I know a few things about the woods and the truss rods and all that, but for electronics ZERO, NIET, NADA, NOTHING.
So....
I know I'm getting
this pre-amp, the 5 knobs version. This is all set in my mind. Anything with Glockenklang stamped on it and I'll grovel on the floor until I have my hands on it. (thats one of the few things I know, Glockenklang rules, lol)
Now for the pick-ups, I'm hesitating between 2 types. I know I want 2 soapbars, thats 100% certain. Now I'm hesitating between the good old Bartolini soapbar with the jazzy output, or the Nordstrand Fat Stack soapbar (which seem nice but which I've never actually heard)
I play on a 5 string fretless, my playing style is mainly in the mids and highs, I don't use the lows all that much (though I like them to be there when I need them). I absolutely do NOT want this fatty low definition P bass sounds.
Figure something halfay between Steve DiGiorgio and Sean Malone and you just might have an idea of what I'd like to get. Something with a jazzy personality but metal at heart.
Now, does anyone have **any** suggestion at all to make? Don't worry about the price, I'm ready to look at any proposal, even if it means putting cash aside for a whole year.
Feedback on various pick-ups would be sweet to read also.
