Help Identifying Conklin Bass PLEASE!

[lobass56]

Any Conklin guys out there? I recently acquired this bass, & am certainly not familiar. Says "Conklin '95" on the headstock...serial 95502. I'm assuming it's a 1995 Sidewinder? Please & Thank you!

 

[Larry Balara]

Is this from Tim or ? I am the current owner of this bass and am looking for operational info.

 

[flojob]

Nice bass

 

[lobass56]

Thanks. I ended up getting all the information I needed from Bill Conklin via email.

 

[Larry Balara]

Bill doesn't seem to know a lot about it. I also emailed him and the most he could tell me is that the stereo aspect allows the player to select specific or all strings to use the piezos out of one side and the other strings or all strings to us the magnetic Bartolinis out of the other. That's easy enough to figure out. However, I'm having a harder time figuring out the controls and how they relate to the stereo output.

 

[lobass56]

I'm not very familiar with all the controls & how they relate to the different outputs. I did sell it to a guy named Tim. I'm assuming he sold it to you?

 

[Larry Balara]

Yep. I spent more time with it tonight and I think I know what 4 or the 6 knobs do. I think the furthest knob on the bottom right (from the player's perspective) is the piezo/magnetic selector. Haven't a clue what the top right does. Seems to have no effect whatsoever.

 

[Larry Balara]

Does anyone know the name of the person who designed the preamp when he/she was working for Conklin?