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saltydog said:

HI gr8fulboy……similar situation here. A newish Stagg EUB with what appears to be a useless truss rod. One spot on the neck is driving me crazy. It’s at the D Flat on the G string. I put a straightedge on it, and yup, the neck has a slight hump in it. All the other strings and notes sound ok., it’s just that one spot. As I am a fairly experienced wood worker and have my own tools I am considering the possibility of thinning the neck myself. Could you explain a little further your process for thinning?
Thanks,
Salty dog

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If it is only one spot you might be able to scrape a bit of the coating off at that spot without going down to the wood below. Should be easy when checking with the straightedge often.

tidbits said:

I’ll have to try this. I’ve got a pretty hefty bass boost on my ParaEQ, but the comp I’ve been using has a fixed HPF in the compression detection path (Broughton Omnicomp)

I just picked up a Cali76, and I’m excited to not only have the variable HPF control, but to try it out before/after EQ, and compare against the Empress Bass Comp.

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Going EQ—>Compressor forced me to change my EQ settings a bit for the obvious reasons. Now my sound is MUCH more dense AND even. Very interesting.

TAZ said:

Hello TBer, does anyone have the wiring schematic/diagram for Ibanez SRMD200/205 Mezzo? I'm reinstalling the original electronics and, what I thought was clearly mapped out when I removed them, doesn't make it. I'd be grateful for closeup photos of the electronics installed and thrilled if a diagram exists. Ibanez references the layout for potentiometers functions as "Ibanez SRMD with ICE electronics". Appreciate any information. Thank you.

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Meanwhile, over 3-1/2 years later, I'm looking for the same info. This is why i love TB! Thanks for posting the question!

DJWhitJr said:

In case someone else needs the wiring diagram. I received this file of the wiring diagram from Ibanez.

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Many thanks for posting the "genuine article" direct from Ibanez!! Utilizing it right now!! Changing my SRMD200 Mezzo back, from passive to active. Getting ready to list it for sale. As for my SRMD205 5 string, I'll never part with it! Thanks, again!

OP - was this Music Guild in Danbury? I had my eye on that bass for a while, and funnily enough…I grew up in CT, my first bass was a black/maple ‘85 Kramer Pioneer JJ, and I traded it to Music Guild in ‘89 or so for a blue Guild Pilot. The pickups are Schallers, I don’t think they’re made any more but I’ve definitely seen some for sale on their own over the years. Sucks if the store didn’t disclose issues with frets & electronics.

My $.02, embrace its quirks and try to get the stock pickup(s) to work. Regardless of exact location in comparison to ‘60/‘70 J pickups - this thing is a mangy beast in heat, especially in series!

Mr123Clark said:

reviving this thread with the idea of 3D printing a new rear plate for my Fender Super Bassman that could have 3 120mm fans exhausting the air that comes in via the front grill cloth. In my practice space the head is pretty close to my head and i'd love to avoid blowing lots of hot air into my face which can get hot in the summer for sure. Anyone attempt something like this before?

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AFAIK the Super Bassman has one fan that blows air directly on the output tubes.





I would expect a small amount of air to pass through the front grill, but most of it should circulate out the back grill.

If you have three big powerful fans on the back panel all pushing air into the amp, more will exit the front. This air will definitely be hotter than the nominal air temp. How much hotter will depend on the air flow.

AFAIK the Super Bassman fan is temp-controlled, variable-speed. As long as the fan and control circuit are functioning properly, you probably don't need extra fans unless the amp is buried in a deep rolling rack. If this is the case, it could be useful to add some fans to the case to help clear the hot air.

This pedal is super impressive. I have a jad freer tube preamp that I runs digital amp into which is a more modern and responsive tone.

running a Yamaha bbp35 with TIs straight into this pedal just makes so much sense sonically. I get a little bit of hair on it with the drive, boost some lows cut a little in the mids and a slight boost to the highs.

A clear signal enhancer and the tone records perfectly. Doesn’t really need much processing once it’s recorded, outside of some compression. The saturation on this pedal is awesome if you are just looking to define your tone more in the mix.

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trout fishing said:

Can’t your Manne be strung with long scale strings because of the bridge and through body? Not sure what yours looks like, but a friend’s works that way.

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Yeah it's through body. The long scale B string didn't work though.

TomB said:

I like kids !

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I could get used to the lava.

FYI, I just talked to Mo at Nordstrand. He confirmed that these are not their pickups.

@sikamikanico and @Benny4P, I came here today, after all this time, just to say that wow, how do I now know what you were talking about with regard to the plucking hand.

It’s been just one day with the bass here at home and I’m trying to figure out how to adjust, but now I realize how much I do a pendulum movement starting from the elbow when moving towards the first string, so I naturally move closer to the bridge. I’m trying to re-learn it so that I move the arm down parallel to the bridge and this works, I just have to develop muscle memory. When I move toward the low B it’s weird too, as the tone gets warmer and less defined, as one would expect from playing closer to the fingerboard, but it’s ironic that, if you don’t sort it out with your technique, it kind of risks diminishing the benefit of a multiscale bass in the first place.

An update to post #79
Always Gold.
The EHB?Is wish I could.
Maybe someone will make a set of headless tuners that can fit the EHB.

Some people desire or require more complexity than others. That's OK with me. I like simplicity whenever possible. We have worked with musicians who have a complicated setup, and when for example the guy with a guitar, keyboard, and a violin, all running through a Windows OS laptop on stage had a problem, I learned the hard way that I should limit my assistance to proving that our signal chain is 100% functional, and leave it to the guy who brought all this stuff to a bar band gig to figure out why he is not getting any signal out of his setup. The delay caused by equipment that was not our responsibility was interpreted by the venue owner as incompetence on our part. He commented to the band that it seemed as though I did not know what I was doing because it took so long to figure out the problem. The guy did not take responsibility for the problem being caused by a configuration issue in the Windows machine sound setup, which I resolved after he could not figure it out on his own, even though I was unfamiliar with what he was trying to accomplish with the computer at first.

When I see a gigantic pedal board and there is a problem with the signal out, I connect a microphone to our cable to the board, and say test, test, test, to prove our stuff works, and get off the stage.

I played a show a while back for a vocalist from the 50s and 60s whose big band charts had all been rewritten a half step lower from the originals to help an aging voice. This put them in some really interesting keys- many sharps and/or flats that made for some unusual fingering and sight reading challenges. The music director was pleased and maybe a little surprised that a "small town" band could do as well as we did. It's definitely a skill that can come in handy.

Thanks @bass player 53 ! Much appreciated. I also have to give credit to Nnick Lloyd for the fantastic set up he did on that bass. It’s been pretty much trouble free for decades now.

It's also important to manage weight distribution when trying to reduce weight on a bass. In the above MM/P bass I had both the bridge and tuners were too heavy. If I only replaced the bridge that would have introduced neck dive. If you route a bunch of body wood to reduce weight it'll throw off the balance on your bass.

Guild by far, sounds brutal.

Kevin Doyle said:

Mine came yesterday. So far I like it very much. There’s still plenty of tinkering to get the set up I like, and I haven’t tried to move the truss rod yet… so fingers crossed. It is a very, very nice feeling bass clearly well-made, and the least amount of 60 cycle hum I have ever heard. I had been concerned that there would be shielding/wiring issues but it really seems perfect. I am initially disappointed with the general output. Definitely everything about the preamp works, but the first thing I did was raise the pick up and then I had it too high, and the strings were of course hitting it so I lowered that down and I am still noticing the overall power and output is not what I thought I would be getting with these Nordstrand pick ups.

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Yeah, they aren't that high output. I find the Big Singles output on my SR1350B is comparable to the P p'up output on my Sire P5R, or the Lace p'ups output on my '90 Jazz Plus. There is a huge jump in gain when you switch on the preamp at neutral settings. Perhaps they are designed to be played mainly with the preamp on?

Mystery solved!

Mine came yesterday. So far I like it very much. There’s still plenty of tinkering to get the set up I like, and I haven’t tried to move the truss rod yet… so fingers crossed. It is a very, very nice feeling bass clearly well-made, and the least amount of 60 cycle hum I have ever heard. Reading what you just wrote Iridescentone, I kind of see what you mean and I am initially disappointed with the general output. Definitely everything about the preamp works, but the first thing I did was raise the pick up and then I had it too high, and the strings were of course hitting it so I lowered that down and I am still noticing the overall power and output is not what I thought I would be getting.

Lammchop93 said:

Go used! They are usually available on reverb or other sites.

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Frankly, I am not looking for one. I merely posited a question that might make a phaser more useful for bass. Then the thread blew up.

yeah man, this is a great groove