bassman10096
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I bought an SF2 retrofitted w Curtis Novak Dark Stars and love it for all purposes except it seems to lack the high end I love from my other Bisonics and Dark Stars. I currently own a JS2 (with the oaks and acorns) equipped w Hammon Dark Stars. It has the odd pickup selector (obviously some phasing differences when both PUs selected) plus the infamous "suck switch"/bass boost. I can get that bass to do all the Casady high and mid range tones and anything else I want (without the extreme amp settings described below). The Newark St SF2 is a different story. As I said, the PUs are reputed to be Curtis Novak (seller is reliable) and it has seemingly the same odd 3 position pickup switch, master volume but no "suck switch".
To reiterate, the problem is that the bass lacks highs. Even with both pickup tone controls wide open I'm forced to boost the treble and high mid on my amp to the full extent (same settings on a Subway 800+ and a GK fusion 800). If you can help, I'd be forever in debt:
1. Is it something I'm doing wrong (with bass or amp(s))?
2. Should I be examining cap values? Would new caps help without draining off that deep bass?
3. Other ideas??
I absolutely love both the SF (earlier, narrow neck profile) and the JS2 (wonderful, gnarly-looking, old, nitro-finished mahogany slab with a pencil-thin neck). I was tempted to swap the PUs between the two basses (DS to SF2 and Novaks to JS2), but I'm not convinced the PUs are the difference. Any ideas?
To reiterate, the problem is that the bass lacks highs. Even with both pickup tone controls wide open I'm forced to boost the treble and high mid on my amp to the full extent (same settings on a Subway 800+ and a GK fusion 800). If you can help, I'd be forever in debt:
1. Is it something I'm doing wrong (with bass or amp(s))?
2. Should I be examining cap values? Would new caps help without draining off that deep bass?
3. Other ideas??
I absolutely love both the SF (earlier, narrow neck profile) and the JS2 (wonderful, gnarly-looking, old, nitro-finished mahogany slab with a pencil-thin neck). I was tempted to swap the PUs between the two basses (DS to SF2 and Novaks to JS2), but I'm not convinced the PUs are the difference. Any ideas?