MPM adjuster Full Circle combo

hello flatback,

i´ve just read your post and will be happy to write about my good expieriences with moser adjusters+fc. unfortunatly i have too much work the next days, but i will try to answer more next week. ok?

bassist14

 

hello flatback,

ok,i will try to explain my experiences with MPM-adjusters and the fullcircle.

i have MPM adjusters on my meyer-bass since ca. 1 and 1/2 years. these were the first adjusters i ever had on a bass. and the only ones i could ever imagine to use on my main bass. (here in germany adjustable bridges are not very common, even under jazz-bassists i know, not to talk about classical players...)

i use this bass for classical and jazz. the MPM work fine, i couldn´t hear a difference in the sound after i got them installed. (that was the biggest fear i had, using adjusters)

the bass on the photo is a new hungarian instrument.
it´s got the aluminium-MPMs and a fullcircle, that was built into the adjuster from mr.moser (MPM). i think he changed the threads of the fullcircle to his own threads, so that the FC fits very precise whitout any wagging(?, sorry, my english...). if you already have a MPM you know what i mean. the mechanism works like a swiss-watch-clockwork. i have read many posts here about FC-problems and think the perfect fit is a key to good function and sound of it. in combination FC+MPM i think this is not a problem.

i´m sorry, but i can´t compare the sound of MPM+FC to other fullcircles because its the only one i´ve ever played, and the FC is not very common here.

compared to the realist i use on the meyer-bass, i can tell a big difference beetween this and the FC+MPM combination. the MPM+FC sounds much clearer, more articulated, more defined in the lows and low-mids. (both with obligatos and GKMB150E flat EQ) (but both are on different basses, so, who knows what would be if i changed them?)

i have seen in your profile you own a schertler pub280, i have one too. using the MPM+FC with my fishmann platinum pro and the schertler, i can get a really good plug+play sound, for my personal taste.

from my personal experience i would recommend you to try the MPM+FC combo.

i had mail- and phone-contact with mr. moser and talked with him about the aspects of this combination. he was always very friendly and answered quickly. (but i don´t know if he speaks english...)

i hope this will help a little, please feel free to ask further questions.

(PS: today i brought the meyer bass to my luthier to install a single wilson element in the bass-leg of the bridge.curious how this will sound...)

 

he doesn't ...
Jonas

 

hello jonas,
guess where i bought the wilson...

 

hello

i´ve made some detailed photos of the fullcircle built into the mpm adjusters.

bassist14

 

some more pictures

 

jonas, bassist14 --

just saw the above because i was looking for info on how to use a FC with the MPM adjusters.

maybe the pictures are self-explanatory.

please tell me: will the full circle thread fit into the MPM without making any changes at all? can you just exchange the full circle into the MPM?

thanks

 

He cuts off the non-threaded bolt – so the FC needs severe changes.

 

Is that something I could do with a heavy duty metal file?

And -- assuming it's done right -- how good is the fit then? I understand the MPM from Moser is very good in terms of transmitting the vibration, and I wouldn't want to dampen that.

 

Slight derail...whenever I see MPM I assume it's Mike Pecanic Music. I don't know Franz Mozer at all..he could be the nicest guy in the world (I know Mike Pecanic is...and he makes adjusters too!)...but two MPM's? Both with adjusters? Which MPM came first?

 

MPM is just the shortcut for his "Moser Patent-Mechaniken" (="Moser's Patented Adjusters"). Not for his shop/business.

 

This is an old thread but I’m wondering if anyone used the MPM with a Yamahiko? Probably not possible... ?

 

I’ll definitely get the raised saddle. I just found out that he lives less than two hours from me so I’ll go there and see what he suggests for my little Turkish bass. Maybe I’ll go there later with Serena as well!