I know you figured it out but what emblymouse says is spot-on, especially the supposed "flat mode" which really sounds like MEGA bass boost.
Congratulations on troubleshooting that one.
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Kubicki club?
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I know you figured it out but what emblymouse says is spot-on, especially the supposed "flat mode" which really sounds like MEGA bass boost.
Congratulations on troubleshooting that one.
Good to hear you found the problem. I've always used Duracell or Energizers in mine (force of habit I guess).
did have an electronics problem with my White Ex-Factor (#144). When in passive mode the thing barely made a sound, even with the volume at max. Last year the bass made its first trek back to Phil since it left his shop for some TLC. I wish I could remember the details but he did get the problem fixed without the need for a board replacement.
did have an electronics problem with my White Ex-Factor (#144). When in passive mode the thing barely made a sound, even with the volume at max. Last year the bass made its first trek back to Phil since it left his shop for some TLC. I wish I could remember the details but he did get the problem fixed without the need for a board replacement.
Here is a pic of my '88 X-Factorn (#1120). This has been my main bass for years and is very solid.
Wow! That girl's in GREAT shape for being as old as she is! You must REALLY take serious care of her. She looks hot to the touch!
There are 3 on the bay right now. 1 Post Fender, 1 Fender and 1 unknown (seller doesn't say in the listing). Were 4 but the red Fender one just ended at approx $950.
2 of them have some pretty serious finish wear.
BTW I am not affiliated with any of these. I just have an auto search setup in my eternal quest for a mint\near mint original!
2 of them have some pretty serious finish wear.
BTW I am not affiliated with any of these. I just have an auto search setup in my eternal quest for a mint\near mint original!
My new Koob appears to have a mysterious grounding issue. I didn't notice it until I was in recording with it. Nasty directional buzz (it goes away when I stand very still facing the right way). I hadn't noticed it before because with my wireless, it's not there, and with a ground-lifted DI, it's not there. Did it with every cable and preamp/amp configuration we tried, in different rooms. It's definitely the bass. But a tech found no loose wires in the well-shielded cavity...
Never had a grounding issue with mine when I had it. Maybe give Phil a call?
Is it there in active and passive mode?
Is it there in active and passive mode?
Both, but of course, it's much worse in active mode... I COULD call Phil, but he'll want me to send it to him, and this baby's never leaving my sight...
I don't mean to derail the thread, but ... doesn't anyone happen to have a spare non-FCS Kubicki just lying around that they feel the need to trade? Maybe for a Spector NS5LX-EX? Maybe like the one in my avatar perhaps? 
There are 3 on the bay right now. 1 Post Fender, 1 Fender and 1 unknown (seller doesn't say in the listing). Were 4 but the red Fender one just ended at approx $950.
2 of them have some pretty serious finish wear.
BTW I am not affiliated with any of these. I just have an auto search setup in my eternal quest for a mint\near mint original!
I love the sellers comment on the Red one that just sold
On Aug-11-08 at 05:16:20 PDT, seller added the following information:
NO I WILL NOT SHIP TO FRANCE DUMBASS!! Read the auction and STOP ASKING!!
OK, I'm in, but keep in mind that I'm really not a photog. '89 X-Factor and a '90 FCS Fretless Factor. I, seriously, don't think I have GAS any more.
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Just wanted to add that I just bought the White fretless FCS Factor and the yellow X-Factor that justBrian used to own. Need to sell the white fretless if anyone is interested. Great sounding bass but I'm only playing med/short scale basses.
I have the same issue with mine. It is as if they are single coils and there is little or no sheilding.
Do you get a weird sort of crackly sound when you touch the pre-amp selector? I do. It almost sounds like a sizzle type of sound. Same for the tone knobs.
I have the same problem you were having with volume as well. I changed batteries several times in the last few months with no improvement. I finally got sick of it and found this thread and saw that you got "good" batteries. (yes, I tried 7/11 ones as well at one point). I thought I was just getting batteries from a bad batch 3 or 4 times in a row. Well, I just went to Radio Shack and got the "best" 9 Volts they had for $12.98 each. It made no difference.
As for the volume, I have basses I can compare it with. I have a USA Spector NS-4 that is WAY loud. I have two Steinberger XM-2s which are both very loud but not quite as loud as the Spector. And until earlier this year before some douche stole it, I had a Steinberger XL-2 which was roughly the same volume wise as the XMs. I cannot directly compare because I got the XMs after the XL was stolen.
So, does anybody here have a Spector like mine or a Steinberger along with a Kubicki? If so, how do they compare volume wise?
Wow.. We must have gotten twin Kubis. Same exact issues. I don't have the crackle problem, but the hum and volume gremlins are there. My volume got a LITTLE better with new, better batteries, but my old G&L still crushed it volume-wise. I just figured I have to live with it - it's the price for having that tone. If I could bear to part with it even temporarily, I'd send it to Phil...
I had mine serviced already, the whole $400 service and Phil said the electronics were fine. So, I don't know what's up. I need to find another person in town with one so I can compare mine to it. I might send it back to him again but for what I have spent on batteries in the last several months, I already could have.
I had mine serviced already, the whole $400 service and Phil said the electronics were fine. So, I don't know what's up. I need to find another person in town with one so I can compare mine to it. I might send it back to him again but for what I have spent on batteries in the last several months, I already could have.
Youch. Well, that's good to know, even if it doesn't help us solve the problems. It'd sure be good to get in a room with Phil and a handful of other Kubis and really hear the differences. Until then, I guess I just need to turn the amp up a bit and keep a ground lift handy.
I have a jazz plus 5 with a kubicki preamp and lace sensors, its does the same thing. depends on the location and quality of the ac current, but i get a directional hum (dissappears perpendicular to my amp) and faint crackling when i touch a knob.
as a side note, my bridge lace sensor is microphonic (needs to be repotted, all components are loose) and i thought that was the problem. maybe its the pre?
also, a 9 volt lasts me YEARS before needing replacement, are the fender kubicki preamps known for that? or is it a fluke?
I dunno.. I've never played a FCS Kubi (or any one other than my own, for that matter) I don't use the active settings when I'm just practicing, so I have no clue as to how long the batteries should last. They say months and months, but when the volume is so weak to begin with... I dunno..
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