[sdiy] EH Bass Microsynth mod

[Toby Paddock]

Thanks Nils. Just what I needed. Now that I know 
what I'm listening for, I'll give it another try  
and then decide.

Toby "I really want a fretless bass even though I 
can't even really play a normal bass" Paddock
(if you can call a bass with a pickguard made 
from a 78 record "normal")

Nils Pipenbrinck wrote:
> Toby Paddock wrote:
> 
> >The only difference I see is doubling the values of C8,9,10 in the 
smoothing 
> >filter (center of page 1). Does this sound reasonable? Has anyone done it? 
> >Need recalibration? Is it that much of an improvement? Just tack on some 
caps 
> >and see what happens? Don't open it, you'll let the magic out? 
> >  
> >
> Toby,
> 
> That are infact the only differences between the two models. Modding 
> the effect for a bass-model just improves the tracking towards the 
> lower notes. If you use the effect mostly for the lower notes, then 
> go for it. If you however play more in the higher registers don't 
> change it. It's easy as that.
> 
> For the bass-mod you can just replace the caps. No recalibration nessesary.
> 
> When you open it, be carefull when you re-mount the jacks. I had the 
> problem that the effect worked as long as the backplate was open,
>  but when I closed the housing I heared nothing. Problem was, that 
> the signal terminal of the jack shorted to ground over the chasis as 
> soon as I plugged a cable in.
> 
>   Nils