Recent content by A Jazzy Doom

Well said. My experience has been similar; the multi scale thing has never been as natural for me as many others seem to find it. However, switching back and forth has not been my main issue: For a couple months I would sometimes miss octave jumps and otherwise get tripped up when string...

The finish on my 1506MS has been fine, but I’ve only had it about 5 months. I did cut a pretty deep groove in the poly with my fingernail just below the pickups: I was wearing the bass on a strap, and I guess my hand slipped when I got too enthusiastic about adjusting how it was hanging. With...

Full disclosure, I just play at home along with backing tracks, so that’s my use case and perspective. My favorite styles for practice right now are jazz, Latin, and funk - and I think the EHB1506 feels and sounds totally at home with them, especially Latin songs and walking over standards. When...

Yes, you’re correct: In passive mode the high EQ knob acts as the passive tone roll off - so having that full open as you do will get you the “natural tone” of the instrument, and as I’m sure you’ve experienced, turning it down will cut out more and more of the top end. Your idea that body...

In hindsight, I realize that my earlier post wasn’t entirely accurate, but unfortunately it’s too late to edit or delete it. I did a little testing with a dB meter on my phone. With pickup height adjustments, I am able to get everything quite balanced in terms of dB coming out of my amp...

To piggyback on Bartrinsic‘s comment, I have the C string side of my 1506’s Nordstrands really high and close to the string compared to the B string side, and even then in passive mode the C can feel a little underpowered at times. Out of curiosity, how do you usually set your tone knob? I...

I don’t think you need to discount the Bartolinis entirely. If you haven’t seen them, @LowEndLobster did a whole series on the EHB including string changes and pickup swaps. Here is the 1005/1505 comparison covering strings and EQ: And a livestream about swapping the pickups: Good luck!

That is very disappointing, sorry to hear you are having such bad luck with your instrument. Mine has a couple notes on the C string that buzz if I drop the action much below ~ 1.5 mm, and a very mild dead spot in the same area which may be exacerbated by the fret issue. Other than that sustain...

Good luck with your purchase! Changing the electronics is something I will probably look at down the road for this instrument, but I do think the stock package seems decent - very flexible compared to other production instruments at this level. That said, I don’t think you can go far wrong with...

Hey all, I’ve found some “quirks” on this EHB1506 from Sweetwater that I’m “test driving”, and my search attempts here and via Google are proving somewhat fruitless. Firstly: Volume is about the same with either pickup solo’d or a 50/50 blend, but any other mix produces varying and sometimes...

Damn, that is a frustrating situation, I’m sorry to hear that it turned out this way. Even though my two best instruments are currently from Ibanez, I’m feeling pretty disappointed by their QC at the moment. While my SRF806 was very good other than a few buzzy spots on the fingerboard, the...

Sorry to be a little late to a couple of these replies, but I’ll throw in my 2c and apologize in advance if we’ve moved on. I’m confused by that choice as well, it is by far my favorite color. For a while I thought I was seeing the TSF instruments (both EHBs and the premium SRs in that finish)...

Hey, glad you’re enjoying the new bass! Your fingerboard looks similar to mine - I think the Panga Panga is quite attractive with that sort of grain. Mine also came sealed in the box with pale abrasions/marks on the board which clearly came from the strings - the texture of the flat winding was...

The SRF706 is my only fretless, so while I think the Panga Panga has mostly been fine, I can’t compare it directly with rosewood. I just have the stock Chromes on, and haven’t noticed very much fretboard wear yet from normal use. There are some subtle lateral marks on the surface which could...

You know, I went back to re-test the piezo noise thing, and I think I just let some video I watched on YouTube about piezo systems get into my head: I compared the SRF706 piezo at full tone against a Brice bass with humbuckers (pre-amp disabled) and my Les Paul, and they all have about the same...