Question........ do the bridge saddles on that type of bridge adjust up and down or forward only for intonation?
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The John East preamp club
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That's a standard Schaller roller bridge. I think Stew Mac has them. Forward/aft with Philips screw on the back. Raise/Lower on top with a really small Allen key, I think it's 1.5mm? And the Left/Right on the lateral threaded rods. I think it's a really clever design. p.s. I raised the pickups after posting.
Just found this club... I have a bass with a Delano MM pickup and an East 2 band preamp. It's my first bass with a humbucker, and first with a preamp. I love being able to dial in my amp for my passive Warwick fretless, then plug in the other bass and tweak with the onboard controls to sound great with the same amp and pedal settings.
My bass has a top-mounted jack, but I'd like to relocate it to the side and use the hole for a mid control. Would adding the East Mid Sweep be relatively easy? I've been swapping pickups for over 20 years, but again, first time out with active controls.
My bass has a top-mounted jack, but I'd like to relocate it to the side and use the hole for a mid control. Would adding the East Mid Sweep be relatively easy? I've been swapping pickups for over 20 years, but again, first time out with active controls.
Okay, all ordered and paid for... So this beautiful instrument is going to be a 6.6 pound - yes, thats right - Total weight 6.6lb! Stealth (ALL BLACK) Jazz V with a Status Graphite 5 string Stingray Neck, active EMGx's with a modified John East J Retro 01 Deluxe preamp and a KSM Bridge. So looking forward to posting images once its finished.
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Pretty easy, yes. Most of John's models use screw terminals.
Hi! I'm hoping someone will help me out. I have a custom made P-bass with a single Bart MM 'bucker in the sweet-spot. At the moment it's just wired in passive, but I'm not getting the tone I love in my 'Ray or Bongo.
The bass was routed future-proof to accommodate a John East preamp, and I'm thinking about the 2-band MMSR option to keep things as simple as possible.
Does anyone have any experience of this preamp? What can I expect from it?
Thanks!
Sam
The bass was routed future-proof to accommodate a John East preamp, and I'm thinking about the 2-band MMSR option to keep things as simple as possible.
Does anyone have any experience of this preamp? What can I expect from it?
Thanks!
Sam
Very similar to the original 2-band. A little more bass cut (there is almost none on the original MM 2-band), plus there is a push-pull 'bright' switch. I replaced my EBMM 2-band with the East 3-band. Exactly the same as the East 2-band in terms of treble and bass characteristics, but with the addition of a sweepable mid cut/boost which when centred is flat, so you still get the character of the 2-band EQ. The 3-band 3 hole fits in the 2-band drillings...
Thanks Steve. I'm hoping it will bring this awesome pickup to life a bit - I'm missing the zing (if you know what I mean!)
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Another option is the BTB-01 - a nice compact stacked two-band with the same pull-for-bright function. Different frequency response curves than the MMSR though, so if you want that MM sound, go for the MMSR....
Hello,
I got a perfectly working U-Retro 01 preamp in a trade and was wondering if that pre could be fitted to a jazz plate in a Fender American deluxe JB ?
I could not find the info.
Also, if it can be done, is it possible to easily add the passive tone control to make it deluxe version (4 holes on my JB plate) ?
Thanks very much if someone can help.
I got a perfectly working U-Retro 01 preamp in a trade and was wondering if that pre could be fitted to a jazz plate in a Fender American deluxe JB ?
I could not find the info.
Also, if it can be done, is it possible to easily add the passive tone control to make it deluxe version (4 holes on my JB plate) ?
Thanks very much if someone can help.
Any clue on my question ? In other word, is the U-retro the exact same preamp as a J-retro but without plate ? Will I be able to install the pots on my jazz plate ?
Thanks
Thanks
Has anyone used a East pre- with Bart b-axis pickups? I've got a passive MTD Kingston Saratoga W/ b-axis Js and am considering adding a 4-knob Uni-Pre. Wondered if anyone else has used this pickup in w/ an East?
Bruuuuh
I tried to get them to make me some b axis in soapbar housing for my 6 string after hearing the tone of the that combo in this vid.
They said no, and oddly kind of talked negative about the b axis themselves. Strange.
Killer combo though. Check it out
Interesting that a manufacturer would not be positive about one of their products. I'd be interested to hear what they said. The b-axis are definitely a step in a different sonic direction compared to all of their other pickups (In a good way, IMO).
Thanks for your reply.
Strangely enough, after replying to one of my mail a few weeks ago, John seems to no longer reply. Hope everything is OK for him.
