Recent content by KeyBoneSax

I had to thin the herd.... all my Peaveys are gone.

I put a caliper on my PPD neck and it came back with 1.625.... go figure.

I have a 92/93 PPD natural ash rosewood fingerboard. I really liked the tone, but the output level was just so much lower than my passive Peavey Foundation models. I had my luthier install a Bergantino TC3 flat boost piggybacking on the existing 9V. I've very pleased with the result. I still...

My Luther found a Foundation neck for me. Took 4 months.

those look like super ferrites.

True enough. But at this point in the chain I think we're dealing with the conversion of the movement in a magnetic field into a signal. More movement might indeed be preferred. But more magnetic material might also do the trick. I don't know the formula. Usually velocity wins over mass in these...

Do they come in flats? I have another foundation waiting for a new neck. Maybe I'll try the balanced strings on that one. I think your have to 'roll your own' with individual strings to build a 'balanced tension' set of flats. It can be done though. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

The 'other' bass (Foundation S with Dimarzio PJ), with the Daddarios XL230 Nickel Rounds, is so that I can keep them low without smacking around on frets or pickups. I wanted everything as similar to the flatwound bass as possible, except round wound. This one is really hot and has great attack...

Good to know. I'll have to watch for that and move back to a light set at the first sign of bowing or twisting. I don't know about quantitative tension measurements, but I chose the GHS Precision Flats because they were rated as 'stiff' in a comparison chart. I don't know if they achieve that...

Just to clarify... I'm using GHS Precision Flats 'Regular' (055-105). Would that be considered 'extra heavy'? Interesting that the D'Addario Nickel Wound Xl230 (055-110) on another bass are labeled 'heavy'. Are these gauges hard on necks at standard tuning? I like the stiff and tight feel.

I found this one in a pawn shop. I had it set up with Precision Flats Regular gauge and I really like the tone. Only downside has been the output. I have to crank the tone knobs all the way up to get close to passive pickup output. Also, I cannot feel the detente in the tone controls at all. I'm...

Yes, I had a pro do the set up and warned him about the low output. He put fresh sponges under the pickups and got them up as far as reasonable and still not getting smacked by strings. The low output is pretty well documented. It just wasn't as obvious until my 'other' bass was a Foundation S...

Wow, this might be just the thing for me... I have a Fender Precision Plus Deluxe with Lace pickups. Great tone that I love. But I have to turn the amp gain up from 9 to 3 o'clock when I use this bass. There is already a 9 volt Kubicki circuit on board, just needs more output. This could resolve...

Is that white, cream, or natural? I can't quite tell. Which ever it is it looks fantastic.

Just got the Foundation S back from Jonathan Holland. Nice setup with a switch to DAddario Nickel RW XL230's. He adjusted the pole pieces in the Dimarzio style pickups. Nice even response. No rattles. Super punchy and very high passive output. I had to dial the gain back to 12 oclock. Fender...