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08-16-2011, 10:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central FL | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by TheWoodShed If you really want the DC's to shine, you need to run tests with a filter based preamp such as an ACG.
| 8@100 $ each? Vs 350$ .... just saying .... |
08-16-2011, 10:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by grendle  8@100 $ each? Vs 350$ .... just saying .... | They can be had for less, and yes even at $350.00 it is well worth it. However, you do not get the passive tone because it does not work properly with the EMG's. |
08-16-2011, 11:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central FL | | | The haz. Not work properly with emg's? Just depends what your after I guess. |
08-17-2011, 04:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | My understanding is a Haz works fine with actives, but some Kramers and clones cam have problems due to pots on the boards, etc |
08-17-2011, 08:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | Ok... all original recordings have been dumped and replaced with new ones with new strings that I'm going to keep on this bass, and the pickups close to the strings as EMG suggests.
I'll be adding more variants tomorrow night, and then more next week. |
08-17-2011, 08:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | From listening to these more, I understand why people with Tonepumps, but wanting or needing less ultra high sizzle tend to like the CS pickups. Where the tonepump has a ton of high end and sheen, the CS pulls a surprising amount of the sizzle out, smoothing things out to the level of more traditional preamp sounds. Or much more so than the DC's.
I'm anxious to receive my 2nd P5 so I can hear a P5/P5 config. as well as a CS/CS.
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08-18-2011, 02:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central FL | | | sounds good! how did you record those? |
08-18-2011, 07:56 PM
|  | David Schwab
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Originally Posted by stflbn My understanding is a Haz works fine with actives... | They use Haz preamps in Steinbergers with EMGs.
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08-18-2011, 08:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central FL | | | Yep different from the Spector pre though. |
08-18-2011, 08:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | I was bored tonight and I had a Tonepump Jr. sitting around that was in my 2nd Rebop when I bought it. The wiring on it was horrid, so I rewired it tonight, and put it back in it's own Rebop along with 2 DC's to see how it stacks up against the 'real' Tonepump that was used in the other recordings.
(This is a different bass, and has used roundwounds (either EB Slinkies or SIT Power Nickles) on it rather than the same strings as the other recordings) EMG DC&DC w/ Tonepump Jr.
According to Spectors details the Tonepump Jr is the same circuit made by the same person, but with less output than the full Tonepump. Visual comparison shows it to have different numbers of wires coming off the preamp. They seem to come stock on some import Spectors along with EMG Hz pickups. The tonal similarity seems 'viable' and in the same ballpark if not precise... may not have as much sheen and zing on the top end, but some may like that better.
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08-18-2011, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central FL | | | How are you posting those? Do you host them somewhere or can you just upload them from your computer? |
08-18-2011, 10:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | I keep my own web hosting, so I just put the clips up in my hosting space then link to them.
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08-22-2011, 09:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central FL | | | When you start. Thinning out those emg's let me know. I would be interested in the DC's. |
08-22-2011, 11:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | And... here's what I ended up going with in my 2 Rebops.
Rebop #1 w/ Tonepump = 2 EMG 40P5's
(Meaty, precision'ish type vibe but with a more modern punch and clarity than a straight precision)
Rebop #2 w/ EMG BQC 3-band = EMG 40DC neck & 40CS bridge
(The CS in the bridge tones done a bit of the brittleness that a DC bridge has... a bit warmer on the highs, but still Spector active EMG tone that I want to keep on one of the Rebops)
I think I'll keep 1 DC around so I have the option of a DC/P5 combination, or a DC/DC combination depending on how I swap things around.
So that means after I return the 3 pickups I borrowed for this test I'll have a pair of DC's and a pair of 40J's to sell.
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08-22-2011, 11:20 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, Ontario, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by stflbn And... here's what I ended up going with in my 2 Rebops.
Rebop #1 w/ Tonehammer = 2 EMG 40P5's
(Meaty, precision'ish type vibe but with a more modern punch and clarity than a straight precision) | P5/P5 really is a nice combo, isn't it? I'm getting growl on the low end that I never got from my DC's or CS's, combined with that meaty, almost-a-P-bass vibe... |
08-22-2011, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by steve_rolfeca P5/P5 really is a nice combo, isn't it? I'm getting growl on the low end that I never got from my DC's or CS's, combined with that meaty, almost-a-P-bass vibe... | Ya, I really like it with the Tonepump. Wasn't as wild about the combo with the 3-band BQC though. |
09-02-2011, 03:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | Day off work today, so seeing as how I had the EMG passive tone control Pots sitting here I thought I'd Quick Connect together a 2 DC's Vol/Vol/Tone setup to compare. Same Spector bass, same strings as other clips.
So two active EMG DC pickups EMG Vol/Vol pots with the EMG passive tone control pot. EMG DC-DC w/ passive tone
(This clip is also added in the original post right under the DC/DC Tonepump clip.)
There definitely is less pristine EMG clarity and sizzle... I kind of like it. Kind of curious what the dual P5's would sound like with passive tone.
I have a SDG 2-band Musicman style preamp coming to try in this bass. We'll see how it compares to the Tonepump and passive.
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09-02-2011, 09:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Beaverton, Oregon USA | | | Definitely prefer the CS to the DC.
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09-03-2011, 02:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central FL | | The P/P link dosent work . 
Just curious, but why no P neck / DC bridge ? Figures, lol finally a great comparo but not the combo I'm looking at lol. Any way to do that combo with what you have left? It would be greatly appreciated. I'm getting ready to spend the cash but haven't heard that combo yet. |
09-03-2011, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by KingRazor Definitely prefer the CS to the DC. | I actually prefer the DC/DC. The CS sounded dull or to smooth to me. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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