Members Renato Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 I'm one of the guitar players in the band, but since the bassist isn't much into gear, I'm trying to clear out some points. We all agree that the bass doesn't deliver the tone we want. We play some heavy music, our references tone-wise are Death, Nevermore, Pantera... The bass we have is a 6 string Ibanez SR406, with Ibanez passive pu's and active eq. It seems that the low B, wich we (ab)use in our current songs is weaker than the rest of the strings, possibly due to (according to something I red, can't remember where) the pu's being too short. But even that aside, the overall tone doesn't please us. Seems that EMG DCxx are a good choice considering some band references and reviews. My problem is that EMG has a wide choice of eq's, from 2 to 3 band eq, with just the eq controls or with added blend and volume pots. Could I install just the pu's with the current electronics? Or do I have to install EMG electronics? If I don't have to, should I? Or the main diference would come from the pu's alone? Or do you find that it's not worth it and we should get another bass? Hope you can help us out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 Upgrade the preamp. That was always the SR406's Achilles Heel. Other than that, it's a wonderful bass that has served me well throughout the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renato Posted February 9, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 may I ask what did you do to yours? you just upgraded the preamp and kept the stock pickups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 I have a 405 and i've always found the B string to be weak (and annoyingly floppy too). I'd definitely look into what neonvomit said, upgrading your preamp over your pickups will usually fix things better than just doin the pickups oh and neon, i just realised you're running about half of the dream rig i want the BTB and Punch Factory pedal are the last two things I need from your list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted February 9, 2007 Members Share Posted February 9, 2007 I didn't do anything to mine. I got my BTB now I've always used the SR stock, and to be honest... the preamp was it's weak point. I liked everything else about it. It's now been retired, but with high honours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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