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    Dummy coil for just one pickup.

    Thanks a bunch, guys. That's a big help.
    Post by: llmk, Sep 26, 2022 in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    Dummy coil for just one pickup.

    Hey guys, How would one go about connecting a dummy coil directly to the coil intended to be silenced? I got a very cheap J/P and the...
    Thread by: llmk, Sep 25, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    Passive EMG solderless pots vs Allparts TDS pots

    Well, I just realized I managed to mess up my own topic. I have no idea why I wrote TDS pots, it should have read CTS pots! Proof that I shouldn't...
    Post by: llmk, Sep 20, 2022 in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    Passive EMG solderless pots vs Allparts TDS pots

    I am leaning this way, the solderless system is more convenient to use for sure but I can't help to wonder if the TDS pots would sound better....
    Post by: llmk, Sep 20, 2022 in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    Passive EMG solderless pots vs Allparts TDS pots

    Hey guys, I recently bought a Harley Benton JP-45OP (very nice instrument, especially considering the price tag). I mainly bought it for the...
    Thread by: llmk, Sep 19, 2022, 5 replies, in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    passive wirring with an active master volume.

    @arbiterusa, I really like the sound of the MK-1s, very woody to my ear. The Markbass preamp just sounds too sterile, lacking personality, I'll...
    Post by: llmk, Oct 18, 2021 in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    passive wirring with an active master volume.

    The preamp adds quite a lot of volume to the bass. The Bartolini MK-1's are a bit too quiet imho so I'd like to retain the extra volume. If it is...
    Post by: llmk, Oct 16, 2021 in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    passive wirring with an active master volume.

    Hey guys, I love my Cort B4 but the lack of a passive tone control bugs me. I find myself playing almost exclusively the passive mode because I...
    Thread by: llmk, Oct 16, 2021, 9 replies, in forum: Pickups & Electronics [BG]
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    The CORT Club (Part 2)

    Hey guys, has anybody kept the Mk-1's but removed the preamp off of their Artisan bass to make it 100% passive? More and more I am thinking of...
    Post by: llmk, Oct 16, 2021 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Choosing a new bass in 2021.

    I'd say it depends on the ash. Both my B4's have swamp ash bodies and both weigh about 3.7kg including some heavy hardware (high mass bridge,...
    Post by: llmk, Sep 24, 2021 in forum: Basses [BG]
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    Choosing a new bass in 2021.

    I ended up ordering a Fender player Jaguar that I returned just 2 days after receiving it. It's a nice instrument but the moment I put it down to...
    Post by: llmk, Sep 22, 2021 in forum: Basses [BG]