Recent content by mappy

Thanks. I would like to try some piezo bridged BG before gambling on that. I have tried some electric uprights with the piezo system and they sounded decent. I wonder if the piezo on BG gives the similar sound, or totally different. I found that I get a little bit of simulated "oomf" by using...

Thanks. Do you mean that the PJB is a good place to start changing to something else? I have a larger ampeg but it sounds too muscular for me.. Can you recommend me a good small amp that is not too troublesome to transport? I heard that a lot of jazz players like to use GK. I bought the PJB...

Thanks for the great feedback once again! The Q-Tuner certainly looks interesting. The strange design made me a bit worried but your descriptions seem very positive. One issue with having a strange design pickups is that everybody expects you to play super-good! (that may be the reason why...

Thanks for all the help everyone! It's a great learning experience I just checked out the Q-Tuners and boy they look super-exotic. It says "Ruthlessly accurate wideband sound"! The thing about pickups is that every manufacturer says their models are the best thing since sliced bread, so...

Yea thanks.The pots are such a cheap thing to do that it was definitely worth changing (I don't know why it had 1000k.. it was an old style CTS, so maybe it came originally with it). I actually didn't want to mess with the pots until I decide to upgrade the PU, but I'm glad that I did the pots...

Thanks! I think for example everyone knows that you can't get a real vibraphone sound out of a synthesizer.. But that doesn't mean that you are expected to carry a real vibraphone to every gig that you play! I guess the bottom line is, I'm prepared to change to a new PU, but I am totally...

Hi. If you have ever recorded DB in a standard combo environment, you would know that the recorded sound isn't like what you hear on a live instrument. (particularly with a off-axis close mic, not those modern piezo way). I agree with you that I don't really believe that I can recreate the...

Thanks for the fantastic info. I have never heard of the Villex or Bill Lawrence pickups (probably because I don't see them at the shops), so I wouldn't have even been aware of it unless you told me about it. They look fairly pricey but it's a one-off expenditure so I guess a good $200 is...

Sorry I missed the point earlier. This is quite involving since I would have to route a new cavity in the body etc. I can attempt that if conventional PU replacement don't give me what I want. I think I am still stuck at the stage where you said "..buy a good bass pup and...", because I...

Hello. Thanks for the advice! By "arch top PU" do you mean like the Benedetto floating ones? Would that work OK with a bass, or are there bass specific ones? (I've never seen one used for a bass). By the way, your bass looks awesome!

Thanks for such a rapid reply! Would you be able to tell me what kind of difference I can get with the P-bass PU over the Jazz bass? Are there any specific third party P-bass PU that might be good for my application?

Hi guys. I have a fretless Jazz Bass with RotoSound nylon coated strings and a pair of Fender noiseless PU. Can you recommend me some good pickups that gets my sound closer to a typical upright bass sound from old jazz recordings, without going to a complex piezo approach...