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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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Oh, no reason... :D

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Well, my honeymoon with my new Ibanez SR1200L VNF is nearly over. For some reason, the active mode of the pickups is half as loud as the passive. The passive has much deeper bass too. Passive does not have as much mid and treble definition as the active. I think there's an electronic issue because the last SR1200L I sent back last year had such hot pickups in active mode I had to use the active input on my amp.

I found a new bass by Sire that looks incredible. It's called the Sire U5 30 inch short scale. It's done in what they call tobacco burst but it looks very similar to my 1983 Ibanez Roadstar II cherryburst, right down to the ivory binding around the top of the body. It's passive but so is my Ibanez Mikro which is incredible for the cost. Here's a pic of the Sire U5 Lefty:
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alaskaleftybass said:
Well, my honeymoon with my new Ibanez SR1200L VNF is nearly over. For some reason, the active mode of the pickups is half as loud as the passive. The passive has much deeper bass too. Passive does not have as much mid and treble definition as the active. I think there's an electronic issue because the last SR1200L I sent back last year had such hot pickups in active mode I had to use the active input on my amp.

I found a new bass by Sire that looks incredible. It's called the Sire U5 30 inch short scale. It's done in what they call tobacco burst but it looks very similar to my 1983 Ibanez Roadstar II cherryburst, right down to the ivory binding around the top of the body. It's passive but so is my Ibanez Mikro which is incredible for the cost. Here's a pic of the Sire U5 Lefty:
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If you get that and string it 'righty' it's gonna put the 'P' pup what I consider the right/correct way with the D/G pup closer to the neck. To me the "regular" way, the D/G are too thin/trebly.
My 'late', not lamented, EpiBird 5er had a 'P' pup bass-ackwards like that. I felt it gave the D/G strings more depth.
 
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GonePlaid said:
If you get that and string it 'righty' it's gonna put the 'P' pup what I consider the right/correct way with the D/G pup closer to the neck. To me the "regular" way, the D/G are too thin/trebly.
My 'late', not lamented, EpiBird 5er had a 'P' pup bass-ackwards like that. I felt it gave the D/G strings more depth.
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Mr. @GonePlaid the bass pictured is my possible next bass if I sell the SR1200L. The SR has 2 humbucking pickups so they're equal in strength and sensitivity. I've owned several P/J's in the past and the P pickup placement never really made much difference to my ears.
 
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alaskaleftybass said:
Mr. @GonePlaid the bass pictured is my possible next bass if I sell the SR1200L. The SR has 2 humbucking pickups so they're equal in strength and sensitivity. I've owned several P/J's in the past and the P pickup placement never really made much difference to my ears.
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The P/J on my Squire VM Jag has no oomph on the G string and the D's not really any better. I like a warm, fat tone. P pups ain't got it-for me.
 
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alaskaleftybass said:
Well, my honeymoon with my new Ibanez SR1200L VNF is nearly over. For some reason, the active mode of the pickups is half as loud as the passive. The passive has much deeper bass too. Passive does not have as much mid and treble definition as the active. I think there's an electronic issue because the last SR1200L I sent back last year had such hot pickups in active mode I had to use the active input on my amp.

I found a new bass by Sire that looks incredible. It's called the Sire U5 30 inch short scale. It's done in what they call tobacco burst but it looks very similar to my 1983 Ibanez Roadstar II cherryburst, right down to the ivory binding around the top of the body. It's passive but so is my Ibanez Mikro which is incredible for the cost. Here's a pic of the Sire U5 Lefty:
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The quest continues.

It looks like a three color sunburst with the red faded out. This would happen with time with the old ones. The tobacco burst has a nice vintage look. I just wish that they didn't call it tobacco burst. It's more of a two tone honey burst.
 
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GonePlaid said:
The P/J on my Squire VM Jag has no oomph on the G string and the D's not really any better. I like a warm, fat tone. P pups ain't got it-for me.
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Some Fenders have staggered pole pieces. Different magnet lengths provide different strengths on each string to compensate for any lack of oomph. If your Squire doesn't have the staggered poles, maybe changing the pickups would help. If it does, a heavier G and D string gauge might help.
 
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alaskaleftybass said:
Well, my honeymoon with my new Ibanez SR1200L VNF is nearly over. For some reason, the active mode of the pickups is half as loud as the passive. The passive has much deeper bass too. Passive does not have as much mid and treble definition as the active. I think there's an electronic issue because the last SR1200L I sent back last year had such hot pickups in active mode I had to use the active input on my amp.

I found a new bass by Sire that looks incredible. It's called the Sire U5 30 inch short scale. It's done in what they call tobacco burst but it looks very similar to my 1983 Ibanez Roadstar II cherryburst, right down to the ivory binding around the top of the body. It's passive but so is my Ibanez Mikro which is incredible for the cost. Here's a pic of the Sire U5 Lefty:
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That's one beautiful looking instrument Will...not sure I could pass on that one. If it only plays 1/10 as nice as it looks, it would be killer!
 
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beans-on-toast said:
The quest continues.

It looks like a three color sunburst with the red faded out. This would happen with time with the old ones. The tobacco burst has a nice vintage look. I just wish that they didn't call it tobacco burst. It's more of a two tone honey burst.
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Well, the bubble's kinda burst for tobacco, so..........
 
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