Recent content by piitxu

These kind of projects are fun! And with the modularity of the LHZ and EMGs you can always transplant them in a few minutes so It's never wasted money. The LHZ on my SquireBenton has been on 3 basses before finding a more permanent host

I've finally been able to snatch an affordable Euro 4. Got this for 1300€ (the figured Icons are 999€ for context). It's a 2009 LX with Schaller tuners and a trim pot Tonepump. Band and I were loving the tone at rehearsal, but when I switched to the Rebop with LHZ (first time at rehearsal...

I had an Icon 4 for a few months. Nothing wrong with the sound and overall finish and playability, but there was a few glaring QC issues that my Pulse 5 didn't have at the time. -Tuners were losing it's golden finish before even taking it out of the box. When replacing them, tuner holes were...

Thanks for the tip but I live in Spain, not sure it's the best option and don't really want to deal with customs unless I have no other alternative...

Actually the build is complete. I need to find someone to make me a new pickguard with the reverese P and 2 pots instead of 3. It has now EMG P/Js and a LHZ 04 preamp. Single volume for both pickups. And it's the best sounding bass I've ever hard. So good that I didn't even soundcheck my new...

Yes I did, new strings and a new nut fixed the issues. The strings were "forced" into the nut that already was cut tight for 105s. The nut actually cracked when taking out the A string. After that it sounded fine, lots of sustain from the neckthru construction. But I never got used to the shape...

I have an MMCS in another bass with an LHZ aswell (not a Spector tho) and it sounds great but lacks some bark and the overall attack is more tame than a J nor to mention a DC. Also it would require some drilling to make room for the extra wiring... which I want to avoid for now. It is...

Finally got myself a Czech Spector... Rebop DLX with a gorgeous flamed maple top. Swapped the tonepump and HZs for a LHZ 05 and a 40P5 and 40J. The J is reversed as for me it sounds fuller, it's too close to the bridge in the regular position. Thinking in giving a DC a try in there. The g string...

Hope this helps: These are the positions of the two tone pots in this bass. In the lowest position, the stacked pot's PCB hits all walls around it, just barely. You can make it fit but it can get unconfortably tight. If you turn the pot so the PCB faces north, towards the second pot then it...

Finally, another happy LHZ equipped bass. Great customer support from @AgingEngineer over my burnt LHZ 05. He contacted me last Friday and the replacement arrived yesterday. Right now it's setup as an LHZ 4 without the mid range control, there's just not enough space in the cavity for the...

Another Harley Benton Enhanced, this time the MP4-EB creme. Halfway of finishing the mods, I just need some new pots and will try black screws. Short review: Bass arrived in 2 boxes which is nice from Thomann. -It's on the heavy side. 4.2 kilos. No neck dive, perfect balance. -The finish is...

Aaaand I just burned out the LHZ 05... I Think I've wired the 18v mod wrong...:rage::rage::rage:

I have bought already 4 LHZs from Loonie. They have worked wonders on all the basses I have tried them: Spector NS Icon, Spector Pulse 5, LTD Surveyor 87... each one with its own personality even if sharing identical electronics at some point. The Icon is the classic NS sound, the Pulse is a...

I just went ahead and bought another MP-4 but the Creme finish with alder body. Tried the J pickup in the current one and while it gained a bit of attack it sill has this mid scoop and heavy resonance in the lows. This has been common to all swamp ash basses I've played, and all the 3 alder ones...

You can add a toggle for the stock pickup because it's the exact same pickup as the MJ, it has two extra wires taped off. But the stock pickups in mine were muddy AF. Also if you notice, the MJ MM pickup is further from the bridge, and splitting makes sense there. In the MP, the split coil would...