I just came home a couple of hours ago with SLO100's old J1157 1985 Concert bass! Bought it at Atomic Music in College Park, MD, for a very reasonable price. I saw it there a month ago, and being surprised that no one had snapped it up, decided to give it a new home.
I've been playing a Kramer Spector NS-2 up until now, and the two basses couldn't be more different. The NS-2 is very bright and punchy, where the Concert is very growly and deep, like a P-Bass. Of course, that may partially be due to the pickups. The NS-2 has a standard passive P/J combination, where the Concert has an EMG P/HB combo that reminds me a bit of an old Gibson bass.
One issue I've been having with the Concert is that the pickups are so hot that I've been overloading every setup I've tried it on when playing the E-string, including some very stout amps at the store. Lowering the P pickup seems to help, but dulls the sound a bit. Any ideas how I can fix this? I'm a home recordist and my setup for bass is simple--Johnson J-Station into the mixing board. I'm considering getting a Bass Pod.
Also, how much of an improvement would an 18-volt wiring setup be? I know they are recommended by EMG. The Concert has the old small San Dimas control cavity, but I could probably shoehorn another battery in there if I had to.
I've been playing a Kramer Spector NS-2 up until now, and the two basses couldn't be more different. The NS-2 is very bright and punchy, where the Concert is very growly and deep, like a P-Bass. Of course, that may partially be due to the pickups. The NS-2 has a standard passive P/J combination, where the Concert has an EMG P/HB combo that reminds me a bit of an old Gibson bass.
One issue I've been having with the Concert is that the pickups are so hot that I've been overloading every setup I've tried it on when playing the E-string, including some very stout amps at the store. Lowering the P pickup seems to help, but dulls the sound a bit. Any ideas how I can fix this? I'm a home recordist and my setup for bass is simple--Johnson J-Station into the mixing board. I'm considering getting a Bass Pod.
Also, how much of an improvement would an 18-volt wiring setup be? I know they are recommended by EMG. The Concert has the old small San Dimas control cavity, but I could probably shoehorn another battery in there if I had to.
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