Recent content by Willbur

Hey guys! Just got a Foundation 5 from craigslist! Its definitely one of the more recent models but I havent gotten to date it yet. I like it a lot but there are a 2 small things I noticed. The first is that the neck pocket was a little large so there is a small gap. The other being that it...

hey, i realize this thread is pretty old but did you ever finish this bass? how is the transtone working out? does it adjust and intonate well?

hmmm so why do most high end bass builders use preamps?

cool cool. Thanks a bunch man! Anyone else want to put in their 2 cents/experience? Ive noticed a few recent threads popping up about the Bartolini TC3 and Aguilar OBP 1, so Im definitely not the only one interested in learning :hyper:

Thanks for the reply bongo! Your post helped shed a little light on the situation. I am just a curious want-to-be gear head who wants to understand bass tech a little better. Its sounds like even among preamps there is quite a bit of variation. What passive 5 stringers do you play?

So just out of curiosity I wanted to ask some questions about pickups and how they work with onboard preamps. First off a little background info: I have only owned passive 4 string basses. I have just recently found an interest in the low B so I tuned and adjusted my 2001 American std P for...

Yea its a 34" scale fender american std p-bass. i will have to check out circle k

So right now Im using the light gauge marcus miller 5 string set (the B is a .125) and I need something with a little more stability. From what I have read the DDT's seem to be a higher tension string. Do you think the DDT .125 would work well/better for BEAD or should I still look for a...

those novak pickups seem pretty awesome, but i would love to find some soundclips. my only concern with the novak pickups is the price. is the extra 30-40 dollars worth it? im definitely not going for a super traditional "vintage p-bass" sound. im rather wanting to create a more unique sound

im looking to replace the pickup in my p-bass for one with an extended frequency response. i tune my p-bass BEAD. so far the pickups im looking at are: Nordstrand NP4 Dimarzio Split P Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder what im going for is a big sounding passive bass that is responsive...

hmmm i wonder if you could mod one to an increased voltage...and that may possibly help with vibrating bass strings?

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so i play an american std p-bass tuned BEAD and want to replace the pickups. i want to replace the stock pickup as well as route out another pickup spot in the "sweet spot". i was going to keep it passive until i happened across EMGs X series of pickups. i dont really enjoy messing with...

awesome! thanks for the info!

So while this is the luthiers corner im no luthier and this question may be in the wrong place. Basically I want to start putting together a warmoth build with their new 32inch scale. Thing is Ive been wanting to play in BEAD tuning. Obviously this is problematic. What are some ways I could...