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P-Retro, did anyone see this yet???

#82
redstrand said:
My question would be...will this thing fit into a Sting bass? or '51 reissue?
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Have we spoken via email about this one?

I have one of those plates and it looks like the electronics would fit, but then there is no room for the battery.

(I’ve tried to find a pic of the route and what I’ve seen shows it to be quite small, I do have the dimensions tucked away somewhere too)
 
#85
I just finished my P-Bass build.....
John East P-Retro....
Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Pickup....
Moses Vine of Life Graphite neck.....
Hipshot Bridge....
Schaller Tuners....
Strung with Dr Black Beauties
I want to tell you, Guy's the P-Retro kicks serious butt.....
The tone and punch in passive is great on it's own, but when you kick in the preamp it is really something.....
P-Bass-5.jpg
 
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#87
Greetings from the North,

Thats a stunning P congrats Jeff.

+1 CapnSev. My Precision has become my main player since I've added the P-Retro. So many useful tonal variations without loosing that root Fender Precision sound. This really works and I'm really liking it.

Rezdog
 
#88
Dont like the idea of rechargeable battery instead of std 9 volt. Those normally last several months in active basses. Id rather have either 3band with selectable mids and treble freq's, or just 2band like mine has with selectable treble freq's. But for some the mid orientation of the east will be good choice. But main thing is I dont like reachrageable battery use. Cause in my experience they dont hold charge for as long as regular when expected to last long time like several months. Amd 9 volt durecells are cheap enough to be no problem getting new ones every 4-6 months or bit longer.
 
#89
Greetings,

The rechargeable battery was a feature that I actually liked. If the charge is too low or fails the warning light will flash. It will automatically switch to passive mode. I just top it up once a month and for me its no big deal. I also like the fact that there will be less batteries going into a land fill.

Rezdog
 
#90
there are many types of rech. batteries, the usual 9V (8.4V, 7.2V, 9.6V etc) size rechergeables discharge quite fast without any load.
but the newer "low discharge" types, and Lithium batteries hold almost like alkalines.

darkstorm said:
Dont like the idea of rechargeable battery instead of std 9 volt. Those normally last several months in active basses. Id rather have either 3band with selectable mids and treble freq's, or just 2band like mine has with selectable treble freq's. But for some the mid orientation of the east will be good choice. But main thing is I dont like reachrageable battery use. Cause in my experience they dont hold charge for as long as regular when expected to last long time like several months. Amd 9 volt durecells are cheap enough to be no problem getting new ones every 4-6 months or bit longer.
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darkstorm said:
Dont like the idea of rechargeable battery instead of std 9 volt. Those normally last several months in active basses. Id rather have either 3band with selectable mids and treble freq's, or just 2band like mine has with selectable treble freq's. But for some the mid orientation of the east will be good choice. But main thing is I dont like reachrageable battery use. Cause in my experience they dont hold charge for as long as regular when expected to last long time like several months. Amd 9 volt durecells are cheap enough to be no problem getting new ones every 4-6 months or bit longer.
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One of the main reasons for a rechargeable, is that there's no easy way to have a 9V battery in a P bass, unless you route it. Not something I would entertain for my 62 P.

Even if a 9V fitted in the standard route, there would be little room for any electronics, and you would have to loosen off the strings, take most of the screws out (13?) to change the battery. So for me, there was little choice in terms of power for a P, and it has its 'green factor' too.

As for rechargables in general, there are a number of different technologies, and even the 9V units you refer to have much better life now. But with those you would normally have to remove them from the instrument to charge them. But with this system it's just like charging your cell phone, and due to the internal relay, you never loose sound if the power runs out.
 
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#92
Love the retro J in my fretless with Di Marzio Js. Planning on building a matched white blonde P and J set and install Joe Barden pickups and East preamps in each. This is my dream team to follow my Fender CS matched white blonde tele and strat with Bardens.

Love the lack of modification required should you want to go back to stock set ups in vintage basses.
 

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