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Does anyone know the factory recommended pickup height, or distance from the strings? I didn't get a reply from the FBass folks.
Never mind. Seems to be an ear thing, so I used mine, lol. Fortunately, I also took a lot of pics when I got it and between the two, I'm good now.
When I got mine, the strings were almost touching the wood covers, like a ramp. Especially the rear pickup. I did my normal thing by boosting the eq to 80% and solo each pickup. Then do a slap and pop thing and adjust height until it's just below the clipping point.
You can also watch videos where they solo pickups and adjust until you sound like them, lol.
The lower you go, the less output and high end you'll get. You can lower them until you lose clarity. So, you can basically have a smooth or aggressive bass. Turns out, the original set up was right for this particular bass.
I added relief but should've waited 2 days before adjusting anything else. I don't know why I'm treating this bass differently, lol.
You can also watch videos where they solo pickups and adjust until you sound like them, lol.
The lower you go, the less output and high end you'll get. You can lower them until you lose clarity. So, you can basically have a smooth or aggressive bass. Turns out, the original set up was right for this particular bass.
I added relief but should've waited 2 days before adjusting anything else. I don't know why I'm treating this bass differently, lol.
The good people at FBass just sent an incredibly detailed set up guide. I'm super impressed with this company.
I'll just leave this here. The rest of the set up guide is too long to screenshot.
I'll just leave this here. The rest of the set up guide is too long to screenshot.
^^^ Thanks Gerry!
Been playing into a ceramic Berg 115, with my BN6 lately…oh my, it hits with so much more authority than my chambered (also top notch) basses. That solid slab, heavier body and electronics…worth every penny!
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Been playing into a ceramic Berg 115, with my BN6 lately…oh my, it hits with so much more authority than my chambered (also top notch) basses. That solid slab, heavier body and electronics…worth every penny!
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And every ounce^^^ Thanks Gerry!
Been playing into a ceramic Berg 115, with my BN6 lately…oh my, it hits with so much more authority than my chambered (also top notch) basses. That solid slab, heavier body and electronics…worth every penny!
Yeah, I'm back to playing 2 hours daily. It's so comfortable and I haven't even thought about the price tag since I got it. Really feels like someone was in a great mood when they built this.^^^ Thanks Gerry!
Been playing into a ceramic Berg 115, with my BN6 lately…oh my, it hits with so much more authority than my chambered (also top notch) basses. That solid slab, heavier body and electronics…worth every penny!
I never had a chambered bass because I generally don't like the lighter instruments, other than my Dragonfly. Really glad they have me a "heavy" one (that feels lighter than my Atelier Z but is really 4oz heavier). Sounds great through any Berg cab, apparently and very good, even through my Fender Rumble 40 practice amp (for apartment use). This is the only one of my basses that sounds great through all of my rigs.
They also recommend that I keep it in a humidity controlled environment for at least a year, while it settles down and becomes acclimated to my part of the world. It pains me to put this beauty away in its case when not in use but I'm really careful with all of my stuff.
Thanks so much!
I've been playing my Fodera Emperor 5 Standard for 10 years now, and I'm moving away from 5-strings, so I'm likely to sell it and order a VF4. I'll be reading this entire thread top to bottom in the next few weeks.
^^^ Thanks Gerry!
Been playing into a ceramic Berg 115, with my BN6 lately…oh my, it hits with so much more authority than my chambered (also top notch) basses. That solid slab, heavier body and electronics…worth every penny!
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Just saw the pic. You were never short on class my friend!
Hi all,
maybe it`s been discussed before in this thread but at 239 pages it is a long read.
Has anyone tried a BN5 with EADGC tuning?
Does it work fine? Needs new nut?
maybe it`s been discussed before in this thread but at 239 pages it is a long read.
Has anyone tried a BN5 with EADGC tuning?
Does it work fine? Needs new nut?
Works fine. In fact, this will be the case on all basses in my experience. I have 6 five string basses and all of them are strung E-C.
True although I'm reasonably sure Janek had them design his specific instrument with those things in mind. The nut was surely cut for E-C.
Hi Guys! I've just got my BN5 back from repair shop - input jack was replaced as the previous one was cutting signal.
I just noticed that passive mode (yes yes, not active) all of a sudden became super quiet - half the volume it used to be, and also extremely muffed / low pass like, event if tone wide open.
Could that be because of incorrect soldering? I want to raise it back to the tech guy but just wanted to double check if that makes technical sense. Active mode sounds just fine though.
I just noticed that passive mode (yes yes, not active) all of a sudden became super quiet - half the volume it used to be, and also extremely muffed / low pass like, event if tone wide open.
Could that be because of incorrect soldering? I want to raise it back to the tech guy but just wanted to double check if that makes technical sense. Active mode sounds just fine though.
Hmm, I would think that if the input Jack was soldered incorrectly it would also effect active mode, are you sure that was the original problem, what else did your repair guy do in the control cavity?
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