The Last Bass Outpost
Gear Discussion Forums => Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs => Topic started by: neepheid on November 19, 2013, 03:48:32 AM
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I miss my old Epiphone Les Paul Standard bass and I regret selling it. I might have mentioned it before but I tricked it out with a selector switch, EMG-HB pickups and an EMG-BQC 3 band EQ circuit. I might be doing something about the lack of Les Paul in my bass collection and I have a BQC lying around. I was wondering if anyone had paired up TB+ pickups with active EQ here? How did you get on? Did you like the results?
I'm going to give it a bash anyway, I just thought I'd ask while I've got scheming time. If it's rubbish then I'll have to get a couple of EMG-HBs in there as well, because I know that works ;)
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The LPB-1, or "Les Paul Special" Gibson basses came with TB+ and a Bartolini circuit. Vol/blend/bass/treble. It was fine. Sounded pretty typical of an active bass. I pulled it out and sold it because I wanted it fully passive. The pickups seem to "breathe" a little better without it.
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The LPB-1, or "Les Paul Special" Gibson basses came with TB+ and a Bartolini circuit.
I had a LPB-3 with the same setup. It was a great "balls and all" rock bass, but was quite noisy with the treble control on anything beyond "3" on the dial