I would, have a listen and see if you like them. There comes a time when (not only are they pulled around by the pickup magnets but) they sound really coarse and clacky in my opinion.
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I would, have a listen and see if you like them. There comes a time when (not only are they pulled around by the pickup magnets but) they sound really coarse and clacky in my opinion.
Posted this on FB's Ibanez SR series bass guitar page:
My collection so far...
My collection so far...
So, TB'ers, I've found that the volume in the active mode is half as much as passive on my SR1200L. It's absolutely much louder in passive and deepter, than active. One of the Gof's suggested that there might be a trim or volume dial internally around the electronics. Has anyone here heard of that? This is my second SR1200L and the first one was very hot in active mode. This one, not so much. I'm including electronics shots but I don't think you'll see much. Thanks!
Here's a picture of how high my pickups are and how close they are to the strings.
Granted, I have my neck shimmed, so the saddles are a bit high off the body, but still the bridge pickup is about 2 mm from the strings, and the neck pickup is 3 mm away. I fiddled with them until I found a distance that gave me a nice throaty sound where each pickup was audibly giving the same output.
BTW - that thing between the pickups is a thumbrest. After I readjusted things shim-wise I need to make a taller one.
The only reason I could think of for the difference in output between active and passive preamp setting would be a need for a new battery. There's no difference on mine with a new battery. The pickups themselves are passive and the preamp is active.
Also, check to see if there's a output trim pot on the preamp circuit board. There isn't one on mine, but you have a different preamp.
Thanks @fourstringbliss . I raised mine per your suggestion to about where you have yours.
One of my GOF's made that suggestion. I took off the back cover and couldn't find a trim but I didn't look very hard. I might dig into it again this long weekend. Thanks.
How does it sound with higher pickups?
I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't an output trim pot, but maybe.
I feel very silly. I had used a battery that I got out of an open pack on our utility shelf. Today I went to the store and bought a new Duracell. Man, now that bass ROCKS! I love it now! Problem solved!
Lol I have been there and done that before. But only once now I double check every battery I put in
Yeah, don't feel bad @alaskaleftybass, I grabbed my LTD 6 string last night, plugged it in and it had this odd distorted tone coming from it. My first gut feeling was "the dang battery is dead!" When in doubt, always check the battery first. I've found 9.9 times out of 10, if your bass is doing something odd in regards to sound, replace the battery.
Luckily, in my case, my Fender Rumble had the overdrive button pressed, which I pretty much never run. I think my 3 year old grandson was pushing buttons, he just loves pushing buttons.
Luckily, in my case, my Fender Rumble had the overdrive button pressed, which I pretty much never run. I think my 3 year old grandson was pushing buttons, he just loves pushing buttons.
Borrowed with option to buy. Haven't played an Ibanez in decades, one of my first basses was a low-end and not-so-great one. My treble guitar player recently started up buying some Prestige axes, so I figured I'd dip my toe in. Really liking it so far.
So, the best I can find is from the Ibanez Soundgear Fandom Wiki page, and it states that you should have a Volume and Balance knob for the two solid knobs. I'm sure you can figure out which one is the volume.
The stacked knobs get way more interesting. From reading this, one is a treble boost/cut stacked with a bass boost/cut and the other is a mid range boost/cut stacked with a mid range frequency. I won't even begin to guess if the treble is on the top or bottom and same with the mid boost/cut and frequency. Ultimately I guess you'd just have to start twisting knobs and listening real close. But hopefully that gives you a starting point.
I'd be willing to guess this is why they switched to the 5 knob layout shortly after your year model. From what I find that 4 knob layout only lasted until 1996.
Also, nice bass!
So, the best I can find is from the Ibanez Soundgear Fandom Wiki page, and it states that you should have a Volume and Balance knob for the two solid knobs. I'm sure you can figure out which one is the volume.
The stacked knobs get way more interesting. From reading this, one is a treble boost/cut stacked with a bass boost/cut and the other is a mid range boost/cut stacked with a mid range frequency. I won't even begin to guess if the treble is on the top or bottom and same with the mid boost/cut and frequency. Ultimately I guess you'd just have to start twisting knobs and listening real close. But hopefully that gives you a starting point.
I'd be willing to guess this is why they switched to the 5 knob layout shortly after your year model. From what I find that 4 knob layout only lasted until 1996.
Also, nice bass!
Thanks so much for the info - that really helps!
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