Recent content by depravator

No switch on rear or front panel in this model, not a word in tje manual about it as well.

Hi guys. I'm fresh owner of SM500 amp, quite pleased overall. I have a concern though when it comes to effects loop. I can't seem to use my RAT pedal effectively, or any other dirt box I own. The problem seems to bo connected with the gain knob on front panel - when I set my clean sound to taste...

Thanks again, from what I hear the DC's really aren't what I'm aiming for. So, I guess I'm setting on P/J of the X series. It's gonna be a while till I'll get my hands on them (not so easy to buy in EU, especially in Poland where I live), but I'll be back to leave a small info how they perform...

Yeh, found that topic, though sound clips link are dead, and the OP seems to be absent on talkbass. Too bad, those clips were a jackpot.

Cool, thanks for valuable opinion! As for the preamp - sure, I don't see it as a thing that will primary shape the tone, in fact I'm planning on either removing preamp completely, or making it optional. And for sure won't make any more space for knobs, atm there are 4 and that's the way it's...

Thanks a lot grendle, your posts were very helpful. From what you have written, the PJX and DCX will be most to my taste (like that growl, especially with my heavy attack), however I'm still thinking about p/j. Anyhow, looking forward for more info. therhodeo - a little description of the tone...

What was the difference in tone between p/dc and j/dc? Which one had more mids for example?

I'm having the same dilemma as original poster. I'm using my Spector Rebop 5 dlx fm on emg hz's (with tonepump) as my main and only bass in extreme metal genres (black metal atm), fingerstyle. 1. There are some option that I take into consideration whe it comes to upgrading pickups: - 2x EMG...

Hmmm, maybe I'll go for 40JX and 40PX-5 combo then, though a somewhat scooped sound is not such a great problem (I can dial in some lo mids and other on graphic eq on my TraceElliot amp). Heard many good opinions from ppl that went from HZs to DCs. And one of my fav artists plays on normal 40dcs...

Anyone tried that combination? That's what I have in mind form my Spector Rebop 5, but I'm also interested in X versions of these pickups. The EMG HZ's ain't good for me, and I definitely will upgrade them. Apart from that, I plan on removing tone pump. The BQC seems interesting, but I think...

Well, thank you for advice, but it would be kind of problematic, as I don't live in U.S. and the nearest autohorized dealer would be in Germany, however, I don't speak that language ;)

@delta7fred - Thanks for your advice! I'll try cleaning, but look at this vid: the drive pot seems to be in really bad condition (the most noisy, and in some positions there's a kind of... signal loss?), dunno if cleaning will re-animate this one... @Shlyder- serial number on the back says...

Problem is that I don't live in UK, and I'd rather find replacement parts where I live, that is, in Poland :) http://www.britishaudioservice.com/parts.php?mfg=1&cat=14 I found some here, so it seems I need: for input gain: 16MM B50K POT VERTICAL MOUNT Trace Elliot, 12-Band Input Gain Level...

Hey, I've got the schematics for this amp from good people at britishaudioservice. However, I have no bloody idea how to read this, and how to find the information that I need :D [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] could someone write me down from this schematics what kind of potentiometers...

Thank you for advice. I've sent an email, hope they will answer, unlike TE customer service ;)