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Club Decade!

#141
What strings are you using Chef?

Chef said:
I'm curious about something.

My Decade (and yours?) definately has a unique sound.
There's "The Big Neck Pickup" tone, and "The Barking Bridge Pickup" tone. There's the typical v/v/t both pups on full "somewhat scooped" tone.

All of these variants, to my ear, "are a little honky."
Different sounding.
I don't attribute this to the Chi's, but, rather the "way towards the enck" placement of one; and perhaps my mega-light piece of mahogany body.

I don't think the Chi's are unique in this regard as my DarkStar'd 1972 Tele has the same kinda thing, a lil bit. Nearly the same neck pickup placement.

This effect is more audible with some amp/cab combos than other; and nearly inaudible with others.




Anyone else hear any of this, or am I trippin' or got a unique thing going on with mine?
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#142
Stock lakland nickel rounds, which i like a lot.

Someone asked me to quantify what I'm talking about.
Hard to do, and this will only be partially accurate, but here goes.
It's almost like there's a hint of phase cancellation or hollowness. But, it's not at all like two speakers out of phase where all low end goes away, and there's a big volume loss. Kinda sorta but not quite like you had a chorus pedal set on nothing but were getting trace remnants. I never use pedals of any sort, so maybe that's a bad analogy.

The the TFB/AE410, it's really pronounced. With the walkabout and LDS 2x8 stack, it's not really there at all. Wierd how some combinations of things do that sort of oddball stuff.
 
#143
Chef said:
Stock lakland nickel rounds, which i like a lot.

Someone asked me to quantify what I'm talking about.
Hard to do, and this will only be partially accurate, but here goes.
It's almost like there's a hint of phase cancellation or hollowness. But, it's not at all like two speakers out of phase where all low end goes away, and there's a big volume loss. Kinda sorta but not quite like you had a chorus pedal set on nothing but were getting trace remnants. I never use pedals of any sort, so maybe that's a bad analogy.

The the TFB/AE410, it's really pronounced. With the walkabout and LDS 2x8 stack, it's not really there at all. Wierd how some combinations of things do that sort of oddball stuff.
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I'm using the same strings, and love them too. Hmm... very weird. That is strange that is only happens with one of your rigs. I wish I could hear it.
 
#144
Chef, I am hearing the same effect that you are describing. My Decade is an active model and I get this effect in both single coil and humbucking modes on the pickups. I don't notice it at all when playing with a band, but it's there when playing solo.

Also, my Decade is WAY hotter than any of my other active basses, 55-02, Stingray5, 55-01. With my Genz Benz head set for any of the other active basses, I get preamp distortion if the Decade volume is run more than 2/3rds full. Is there a trim switch on the LH3 preamp so I can dial this beast down a little bit?

Don't get me wrong, I love the bass but I know it'd be hard to switch between it and another bass during a gig.
 
#146
Yeah...Chi's are pretty hot pickups. There is an adjustment skrew on the board of the LH3.


sb69coupe said:
Chef, I am hearing the same effect that you are describing. My Decade is an active model and I get this effect in both single coil and humbucking modes on the pickups. I don't notice it at all when playing with a band, but it's there when playing solo.

Also, my Decade is WAY hotter than any of my other active basses, 55-02, Stingray5, 55-01. With my Genz Benz head set for any of the other active basses, I get preamp distortion if the Decade volume is run more than 2/3rds full. Is there a trim switch on the LH3 preamp so I can dial this beast down a little bit?

Don't get me wrong, I love the bass but I know it'd be hard to switch between it and another bass during a gig.
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#149
I'm doing it for him... Candy Apple Blue?
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#157
In anticipation of my Decade coming back, I am trying to decide if I want to keep the flats on or put on rounds. Most of my basses (actually all except my '65 EB-0) have rounds because I like that piano string sound.

But the flats on this one sound great and I like that very smooth feel when you do glissando's and similar technical things---it seems much more comfortable in doing these things as opposed to having rounds on.

I am just looking for some sound (as in "tone") opinions about the Decade, with Darkstars, on flats and rounds on these, and your personal preferences and why you have your preference. Seeing how a set of strings is an expensive proposition, I just don't want to go out and buy some rounds and then decide not to use them, so some personal opinions would be appreciated.
 
#159
sturmvogel said:
In anticipation of my Decade coming back, I am trying to decide if I want to keep the flats on or put on rounds. Most of my basses (actually all except my '65 EB-0) have rounds because I like that piano string sound.

But the flats on this one sound great and I like that very smooth feel when you do glissando's and similar technical things---it seems much more comfortable in doing these things as opposed to having rounds on.

I am just looking for some sound (as in "tone") opinions about the Decade, with Darkstars, on flats and rounds on these, and your personal preferences and why you have your preference. Seeing how a set of strings is an expensive proposition, I just don't want to go out and buy some rounds and then decide not to use them, so some personal opinions would be appreciated.
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I greatly prefered flats on my DarkStarred Decade. I thought the rounds were too harsh and the the darkstars gave great life and complexity to the flats.. That was just me though
 
#160
mattygbass said:
:Dpics or no bass greg:D

im curious, where did they put the coil tap swich on yours, since its passive?
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Just look at your own, Matty! :D

Originally, they were going to put a toggle switch in, like on the active Decades. Then when Carl heard about it, he said it would make much more sense to make the tone knob push/pull--no need to drill another hole in the body. So that's what I have, it looks exactly like a single-coil passive Decade.
 

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