KVR Audio

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 4:34 pm

My favorite mod is a neck/bridge blend pot. It works based on which pickup is activated, so when you're in the bridge position, you can dial in neck, and vice versa. I find that I can keep turned up just a little at all times so that the bridge is just slightly thickened up or the neck gets just slightly more clarity.

I only recommend this mod for hum canceling pickups.

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 5:18 pm

SJ_Digriz wrote:Ah, I'd prefer a phase switch myself. Running all 3 is rarely useful IMO. Even series/parallel offers only minor differences, usually lost in level instead of tone. Just my opinion of course.

Yeah, it's not really something I'd get excited about either.

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Sat Aug 06, 2016 5:19 pm

Uncle E wrote:My favorite mod is a neck/bridge blend pot. It works based on which pickup is activated, so when you're in the bridge position, you can dial in neck, and vice versa. I find that I can keep turned up just a little at all times so that the bridge is just slightly thickened up or the neck gets just slightly more clarity.

I only recommend this mod for hum canceling pickups.

Interesting.

I'm a very bland person when it comes to such things. You could say I'm the anti-Jeff Beck

SJ_Digriz · Post by **SJ_Digriz** » Sun Aug 07, 2016 1:24 am

incubus wrote:
Uncle E wrote:My favorite mod is a neck/bridge blend pot. It works based on which pickup is activated, so when you're in the bridge position, you can dial in neck, and vice versa. I find that I can keep turned up just a little at all times so that the bridge is just slightly thickened up or the neck gets just slightly more clarity.

I only recommend this mod for hum canceling pickups.
Interesting.

I'm a very bland person when it comes to such things. You could say I'm the anti-Jeff Beck

Lol, and if there is one guy I'd like to have the touch of, it's jb

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:06 am

My baby arrived today. Totally lives up to the hype.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:31 am

FTW!

You just took home the Gold Medal.

SJ_Digriz · Post by **SJ_Digriz** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:15 am

awesome bass.

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:45 pm

Thank you both- now I just need something other than an AC-15 to play it through, although it doesnt sound too bad through that amp...

Jim Roseberry · Post by **Jim Roseberry** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:24 pm

Beautiful bass! That's one of my favorite looking Rics.
I almost bought one a few weeks back at the local Sam Ash.
Had a weird buzz... turned out the truss-rod was broken.

BERFAB · Post by **BERFAB** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:38 pm

I just saw that someone bought a Roland G-707 a few pages back. Like others here, I've always been fascinated by it. But I've always wondered what the top bar (connecting the neck and body) was for. Is there a mechanical reason for this, or just eye candy?

nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:52 pm

I have played with guitar audio to midi heaps, as far as trying to convert it.
It is pretty hard to get a real solid read, without fluking a tone.
I guess the luthier did all he/she could to stabilize the freq.
ie. the bar makes the neck more rigid allowing a stable oscillation.
I guess that's the idea, but it prolly doesn't help,
just looks real funky!
U can take it off if you like- AFAIK it bolts on

BERFAB · Post by **BERFAB** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:05 pm

nix808 wrote:I have played with guitar audio to midi heaps, as far as trying to convert it.
It is pretty hard to get a real solid read, without fluking a tone.
I guess the luthier did all he/she could to stabilize the freq.
ie. the bar makes the neck more rigid allowing a stable oscillation.
I guess that's the idea, but it prolly doesn't help,
just looks real funky!
U can take it off if you like- AFAIK it bolts on

I thought it might be something like that.
thanks
-B

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:26 pm

Stupid American Pig wrote:My baby arrived today. Totally lives up to the hype.

Very nice!

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 5:34 pm

Very nice indeed. Time to wake the neighbors with a powerful amp.

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 6:55 pm

Correct, something like this would be perfect.

Your next guitar?