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Glock Pre in my Warrior! Clips & Pics!

Bardley

Bardley

Nov 16, 2007
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Louisville, KY
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Sorry up front for the long post...

So I decided to try a Glockenklang 3-band preamp in my '99 Warrior Studio Plus 5. I love the bass but have never really cared for the stock Bartolini NSTMB pre. It has the Bart X5 pups and they are OK. They are an odd size for replacement so they will stick around for awhile. I really love the clarity of the Glock. With the highs being set at 18k it can really add some sheen without being too harsh. I haven't gotten to play with it much, but I did record some sound clips at work and took pics of the process. I bought the Glock from The Perfect Bass because they had the stack knob version that I needed. I didn't want to drill another hole in the bass. The real difference with the Glock is the EQ is voiced SO much better. I love it so far!

Here's the sound Clips. These are recorded direct into ProTools LE. No processing whatsoever.
I played a simple pattern so you can hear any differences in tone.

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And Here's the pics:

Warrior Studio Plus 5 before surgery
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The Bart Pre installed. Notice how tight all of the wires are. :rollno: They left no slack for anything.
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I had to extend the pup leads and I went ahead and started shielding the cavity with copper foil.
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Cavity fully shielded with Glock Pre ready to go in.
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The wonderful wiring diagram you get for the Glock. :confused:
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Glock installed and ready to go.
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New Hipshot knobs on to finish it off.
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The only snag I ran into was the cavity cover. I had to route a bit off the inside to thin it out in parts because the circuit boards on the pots were a bit too tall. The cover has never fit perfectly before, but with some slight modification I got it on. I also had to widen two of the holes (the Vol and Bass/Treble stack) just a bit for them to fit. The stacked pot shafts were very small as well and I had to wrap some copper foil around them to bring the thickness up for the Hipshot knob to fit. Other than the issues with the cavity, it was an easy install.
 
#6
peekypoo said:
+1:)
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I also can atest to the Glock pre. I bought one for my Roscoe 6 back a few months ago to replace the Audere. It opened the bass up so much it was unreal. I got mine from TPB also since they were carrying the stacked knob version.

Its funny that you have a warrior b/c I am really interested in them. I am supposed to get my hands on one here in a couple of weeks to try it out.
 
#8
cybersnyder said:
Sweet! I didn't know there was a stacked 3 band, so I've delayed putting the 2 band that I bought in my bass. I'll pick up the stacked version and swap out my obp-3.
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I didn't either until I just ran across it while I was pricing the 2-band on TPB. I had originally looked at bestbassgear but they didn't have the stacked knob.

The more I play with this thing, the more I love it.
 
#9
groov'ster said:
I also can atest to the Glock pre. I bought one for my Roscoe 6 back a few months ago to replace the Audere. It opened the bass up so much it was unreal. I got mine from TPB also since they were carrying the stacked knob version.

Its funny that you have a warrior b/c I am really interested in them. I am supposed to get my hands on one here in a couple of weeks to try it out.
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What knobs are you using for the stacked knob? The Hipshot singles fit fine but the stacked pot shafts were too small for the knobs. I had to thicken them up with some copper foil for the knobs to fit.
 
#11
Bardley said:
What knobs are you using for the stacked knob? The Hipshot singles fit fine but the stacked pot shafts were too small for the knobs. I had to thicken them up with some copper foil for the knobs to fit.
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Yep I used the tape also.

See Crashclints posts below from the Roscoe Forum.
CrashClint said:
If you are thinking about putting one of these 4 knob Glocks in your Roscoe, you better hurry. There maybe only one or two left at The Perfect Bass. Tell them Clint sent you! :D

If you are going from a Bartolini to the Glock, you will want to purchase the stacked knob set from Warwick (TBer RocketMusic can get it for you), the shaft sizes on the Glock stacked pot is 6mm on the bottom and 4mm on the top. The other three knobs will work fine. Since removing the Demeter from Sheldon's SKB left a switch hole, I installed a battery cut-off switch. If you turn the volume on your bass all the way down you can use the switch to disconnect the battery without getting a loud pop.

You can read about d sage's Glock/Roscoe Bart setup and Ludo's (shiveringbass) review of his Glock/Delano setup here, read the 1st and 18th post.
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#14
cybersnyder said:
Thanks for the heads up, just ordered mine!
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Hello!

I have recently resolved the issue with the freaky-small post on the push/pull. I now have the correct size knob in black. I would contact the dealer you purchased your OBP from and see if you can grab one from them.

Sorry for the inconvenience with this, Glock recently added the Stacked 3band to the offerings and we did not order the odd-sized knobs when we orders the pre's in.

Yours truly,
:bassist:
 

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