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  1. Chris65bass

    Strange on-board preamp noise

    Have you measured the voltage of the battery, even the new one? I would then check the battery circuit, the connector to the battery and the stereo socket for the jack, where the circuit is disconnected when removing the jack etc...
  2. Chris65bass

    The John East preamp club

    ADDING BALANCE / BLEND POT to MMSR? Dear colleagues, I have an older MMSR 3 Band 3 knob V/B/M/T (stacked knobs). Adding a j style single coil to the MM pickup, I would like to add a balance/blend pot... Any hints, experiences, what pot to use and how to connect? Thank you, Chris
  3. Chris65bass

    One Control Blue 360 AIAB Preamp Just Announced

    Thanks a lot. Just got it used, would not try to change the trim pots without knowing some specs, but was wondering as I read your comment about them...
  4. Chris65bass

    One Control Blue 360 AIAB Preamp Just Announced

    Old thread, but did you ever get an answer regarding the trim pots?
  5. Chris65bass

    YAMAHA TRB CLUB

  6. Chris65bass

    YAMAHA TRB CLUB

    Well the scale is normally 33 7/8", not 34. The difference is probably not a full inch, if you compare the bridge position to the knob on the right (the piezo knob) ... Mine is more like the 1 st picture... I remember having measured it to 860 mm...
  7. Chris65bass

    Italian Luthier/Builder

    Hi there, well they look nice, I m curious to hear how it plays... Please let us know ;)
  8. Chris65bass

    Time to tell the truth: how much does your bass weigh?

    I forgot, new Kala Journeyman, 1,31 kg, 2lbs 14oz light :D:laugh::laugh: and fun to play :bassist:
  9. Chris65bass

    Time to tell the truth: how much does your bass weigh?

    Hi , Let's present mine, too ;) 1. Musicman Stingray (4 str. ) 1978 pre EB, ash + maple ftbd, all original, 4,230 kg, 9lbs 6oz. 2. Yamaha TRB 5P, '90s, (neckthrough), 4,480kg, 9lbs 14oz. (on a good digital kitchen scale...) By the way, where can we find the excel??? Thanks and regards :bassist:
  10. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    Quick update: 1. reliefed the truss rod a little bit more, then tighten a little bit, finally quite happy, neck is not perfect, but quite good now, still some "bump" after the 12th fret, for perfection would need some fretwork... 2. Action, previously I gave the action wrong measuring from the...
  11. Chris65bass

    Straightening bass neck

    Sure, Thanks. The main reason In shared this video ist the Trussrod, especially in really "curved" necks: - the Trussrod is used to keep, HOLD the neck straight, - but it is NOT A TOOL to straighten "very bad" necks, to really bend necks, don't try it only using the trusrod! Better clamp the...
  12. Chris65bass

    Straightening bass neck

    Found it on you tube, think it is really helpful, even for experienced bass players and especially for older basses... ;) So I would like to share it... :)
  13. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    Found it, not acoustic Kala related, but always helpful for trust rods... ;) Straightening bass neck:
  14. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    Just a hint, don't try to straighten the neck only with the truss rod, try something (of course without or loose strings) like to "clamp" it on a straight plank and bring it slowly !!! more straight, then follow with the trussrod to hold it... Truss rod it is there to HOLD the neck straight, NOT...
  15. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    Update: after allowing the Journeyman to get used to the new climate, over the weekend I relieved the truss rod, about 3/4 of one circle. Neck got straighter, better, almost perfect on G, D, the "bump" from the 12th fret on, join with the body, is of course still there... :-( . (Neck could...
  16. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    If In may ask, in your Journeyman ist the neck perfectly straight? Which strings and whats the action? i. e. 12th fret?
  17. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    Hello to you all, one more question regarding my new Kala Journeyman... In the bag I found a plastic bar, see attached photo, which I can only assume could be used to lift up the bridge... I bought it "opened box", so it could be that someone took it off the bridge... Anyone else got this bar...
  18. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    Thanks Mike. I was prepared for some issues having read quite a few reviews and posts, yours too... Fact is I m in Greece, no official trader here, so I bought it online from Germany... In the US I could eventually send it to Kala, in Europe with Warwick distributing I m not so sure... I found...
  19. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    PS I had read in one review of a "bump" on the fretboard high after the 12th fret... exactly what I have, although technically I translate it in manufacturing for rubber strings and then lowering the action by truss rod, which unfortunately does not work that high, since fretboard is fixed on...
  20. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    Thanks, sure, the Journeyman has a truss rod. Situation: the fretboard on the E spring is a little concave -correctly - up to the 12 fret/join to the main body... the issue starts there... hitting the E strings some harder the swing touches the frets around the 12th... Sure, if I relief the...
  21. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    PS for sure gonna try the black nylon wounds at some time ...
  22. Chris65bass

    Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

    Joined the club... Kala Journeyman in red just arrived today! Bit surprised by the mini size, but immediately played and enjoyed. Coming from e-bass the round wounds are familiar, and playing acoustic guitar with nylons, too, adapted quickly to the size... When checking intonation found issues...