SFIV1967
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And it looks like you got the strings alinged perfectly over the polepieces!
Ralf
Ralf
Putting a preamp right after the pickups. Back in the day Phil Lesh had preamps built right on the bottom of the BiSonic pickups themselves, affectionally known as "spider sex" preamps.What is buffering?
I don't know if you want to go there, but if you buffer the pickups before blending them, a lot of the issues with loading (and weird comb filtering) can go away. I'm a big fan of an active blend.
That seems like it would be the case, but I've had the weird sound when the passive blend pot is dead center go away when switching to an active blend. I was addressing the earlier post and using that terminology, so perhaps comb filter is the wrong description.You are correct about loading issues - but not w comb filter effects. They are caused by the fact that two pups are involved.
Thank you for sharing your journey with this bass!I have 4 usable tones now with my blend knob x 16 Tonestyler settings each. But I still like true bypass on the neck pup best.
Phil didn't have buffers (although the output may have been buffered). He had Darlington Emitter Followers, which had the function of lowering the output impedance.Putting a preamp right after the pickups. Back in the day Phil Lesh had preamps built right on the bottom of the BiSonic pickups themselves, affectionally known as "spider sex" preamps.
I think we're arguing semantics here. Any active circuitry between a pickup and the signal destination will perform the function of a buffer, including one built with Darlington emitter followers (essentially a unity gain buffer using a pair of transistors acting as one big transistor). Rick went so far as to call it a preamp in a discussion about the circuitry added to Phil's Starfire.Phil didn't have buffers (although the output may have been buffered). He had Darlington Emitter Followers, which had the function of lowering the output impedance.