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sunbeast said:

I have done it with an ACG/East filter preamp, since they have an HPF section that has an internal blend to choose where it is tapping from- sometimes I’ll solo the neck pickup but have the HPF tapped at the bridge only so I can make the neck pickup LPF really fat then roll in only the highs from the bridge pickup (or even vice-versa). I’d love a more customizable version, I really need to dig into one of your projects!!

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I'd be happy to help you work on your own spin. I am out of instruments and time to do much more experimentation on my own, and the luthiers I work with all tend to be more interested in the same old "conventional" preamp formats. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

Thanks everyone for your helpful comments here. Closing the loop on this, I just dressed the fret ends on th sprouting frets:

• I'm very happy that I didn't take this to a repair shop - the job was easy to do and took less than 1 hour
• I followed the steps in this video...

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• Really there were no issues. I was happy the frets were stainless steel as it gave me more leighway for error (vs softer nickle where I could have over filed the frets.

These are the tools/supplies I used fyi:

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D94HQ2NK
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HUCYOXE
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H6EC4C

And these are the tools I bought but didn't use so will return:

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2L5FQ86 - the StewMac version is superior as one of the smooth surfaces is flat which makes it easier to file down the corners.
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2TS14S3 - fwiw/I'm no expert but, I felt that the file that came with this set was too course for fixing fret ends.

I hope this is useful to someone in the future who has the same problem.

dsteinschneider said:

I'm thinking about selling (local only - Fairfield CT) my lightly used D210XLT, D115 and WT400. I can't move them by myself any more.

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I’m in the same boat with my D210XLT and my even older D210-T.
My WT-400 goes nowhere, though. I really love that head and it’s not so heavy. I’ll keep using that ’til it gives up and can’t be repaired.

i too had 4 of these cab's, ended up selling them all, just not loud enough without breaking up imo.....

I believe that generally, round core strings would be ready to gig a little sooner. Less to "settle down" so to speak. Take this with much caution, for I have very limited real life experience, that is D'Addario XL vs. DR Sunbeams and TI Rounds. The latter being incredibly stable just a few bars after installing on my BB734.
I'm really curious what you seasoned players would say about this...

I haven't gigged with one, but I have tried one. It was a fairly controlled setting - no drummer, no guitar player(s), nobody else. Just me playing a bass through it. I was able to dial up a decent setting pretty quickly and volume seemed sufficient through a 210 cabinet. Wouldn't be my first choice, but it will certainly get the job done.

Hapa said:

None of that stuff is supposed to come out and is sewn in. Equivalent of them cutting the crushed velvet that makes the mould for a guitar in a hard case and removing the foam. That level of destructive finding is only "allowed" after initial screening when drugs have been found already. So unless there is another side of the story, that band has the right to sue for property damage.

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Agreed - they’re not really meant to come out, but the foam panels on a Mono M80 are not sewn in. There are zippers round the inside bottom edges for the front and back panels which can be opened, although the zipper pulls have been removed. They’re hard to see, but if the TSA agent spotted them he might have become suspicious. However, they should make it possible to reassemble the bag, provided the agent hasn’t ruined anything else.

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clayp00l said:

I absolutely love the neck of this bass but my luthier said it is of poor quality when he set it up and made it play the best it could by relief and fret file I think , My mods so far are nordstrand J blades and Nordstrand pre amp I still not able to really getting a good sound I am happy with out of this bass , I play through a Stomp xl , I still prefer the sound only of my Fender JB62M 2012 resissue stock , argh I wonder if a bone nut off eBay and hipshot and high mass bridge will help it ? feeling frustrated

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My guitar tech was impressed with the playability of mine and had no issues setting it up. I use it for gigs stock, with TI flats.

If you're not happy with yours, and the tone your chasing is else where, there's nothing wrong with calling it a day and flipping it. More mods are unlikely to help if the foundation of the instrument isn't a good fit fit for you.

However, if you have only played it through your stomp, you should consider how much that device is impacting the sound and feel. I'd take it into a music shop and pretend you're amp shopping. Play through a few amps and get a feel for the instrument that way.

Ps It's not fair on the mezzo to compare it with your fender medium scale jazz. Just because they both have medium scales and jazz bridge pu, doesn't make them comparable. Very different necks and body feel.

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I don't know what kind of Ibanez Soundgear SR800 you've got but mine played and sounded great back in the day and I actually have a set of the same AFR pickups I want to mod a bass with.

The TT-800 is a great amp! I’ve had one since COVID days. It took me a little while to figure out the settings and how the eq worked. The manual, which is so well-written, is your best friend in this regard. Deep articulate lows and lofty shimmering highs sit nicely with two guitars, keys and a sax (classic rock, country & Motown). I tend to use a pbass with the Boogie Channel and a jbass with the Subway Channel. I pair with one or two SW115s. The two channels provide a lot of tonal variety and sound terrific. Once you get the hang of it, it becomes easy to dial in a tone.

I just took delivery on this minty used Lionel from the TB classifieds. So far so good. It came with Chromes and sounds very good. Egonomics are so much better than the JMJ.

Do anyone have or know where to find EMG 4 string p and j pickup routing template to print or make one? Cant buy because there's no template in türkiye so...

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Jctanner78 said:

I was told it’s almost identical to the original Fender bassman circuit

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I remember a slight difference in the "high treble" input, adding a high-shelf boost to the existing treble bleed cap. If the Bassman bright is Ampeg ultra-hi, then the JTM45 high treble is Ampeg bright plus ultra-hi, while the Super Bass high treble is Ampeg bright.

Seriously the meet in the middle is dynamics. A lost art sadly.

I think this is the thread that I read about simulating vol and tone pots when wiring a straight to output

I don't know if this was posted before but my Alembic Exploiter is 32" scale. If I posted this before, forgive me, too many pages to go through.

jchetro said:

Any ideas on where I can find a replacement neck for a Fender JP-90? I checked Guitar Center, Sweetwater, and Reverb without any luck.

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A little late to say but there is one on Ebay right now I just saw

As a pro funk player I can get good sound on any bass that has low action and fairly new, fairly bright strings. In the early days I cycled through multiple basses (passive and active), multiple eq settings, compressors, etc. Turns out the answer was in my hands the whole time. Most pro bassists and guitarists play with their volume louder but with lighter touch which sets you up to play with good dynamics. If there’s one aspect of the ‘settings’ that would be it. But, like most other skills in life, you have to just keep doing it year after year.

My current setup (but by no means the ‘secret’): Passive jazz bass (tone knob rolled back 20% for slap - not always), Flea strings (GHS Boomers), multiple different amps, any ol’ compressor to add a bit of compression, prefer mids scooped, bass and treble cranked. That’s my ideal setup, but, I can slap really well on a Precision as well so it’s not the bass. And, I like slapping in an active or passive setup - passive is just easier in live settings (for me).

I don’t own one, but, if there is one bass which is ultra easy to slap on (for me) it would be a Geddy Lee Jazz Bass (Fender or Squire). Whenever I play one at Guitar Center I find it really easy to slap on. I play a Fender Jazz Pro II

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This is my new candidate for prettiest Dingwall.

I was thinking about the Fender neo 610, I played through one and liked the sound. Does the Barefaced Six10T have a similar sound?
Can it get a bright aggressive sound? My impression of the BF 10CR cabinets is that they have a nice round sound, but the treble response is a bit lacking. Am I wrong? I would want enough high end to get a nice Marcus Miller slap sound.

Can anyone here describe the differences between the Fender neo 610, Barefaced Six10T, and Berg NV610T?

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions and offers. I’ve got some great jumping-off points, time to get to work!

Great color! If they still sold the Dub King model in orange, I'd already have one.