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  1. BassKick

    Length of taper on a Elixir tapered B string.

    Hey guys! I was wondering how long the tapered portion on the Elixir tapered B is. I'm getting one to be used on a Hipshot Transtone bridge, which is notorious for having a very small adjustment area for setting intonation. Don't mention other strings as I'm very unfortunate to be living in an...
  2. BassKick

    Intonation of the low B string on a Hipshot Transtone bridge

    Hello! I recently installed a Hipshot Transtone bridge on my Fernandes Tony Campos Tremor Deluxe. After tuning up, I noticed that the B string wouldn't intonate :( I've moved the saddle way at the back and still it wouldn't intonate. It is about 2 cents sharper than the 12th fret harmonic. I've...
  3. BassKick

    Seymour Duncan SMB-5D installation on the neck and bridge positions.

    Hey guys! I'm an extreme noob when it comes to humbuckers ._. I have a Fernandes Tony Campos Tremor 5 with EMG MM5CS pickups. Electronics layout is: volume, balance, treble, bass. My plan is to switch out the EMG pups with SD SMB-5D. Does Seymour make a neck calibrated SMB-5D? Or does it work in...
  4. BassKick

    Carvin 505S preamp noise issues

    Hey guys! I got a Carvin 505S 18 volt preamp installed in my bass recently. The treble pot gives off a harsh hiss when in flat position and when completely boosted (+20db). A thing to note is, the noise is not completely audible when played through an amp, even when the horn tweeter is on...