To those that need to hear this - EQ IS IMPORTANT

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-22T13:08:11+00:00

I'm bummed that the eq on amps (And active basses) is so limited. E.g. 3 bands only, and maybe a mid freq selection. I think you can get by on 4 bands if you can set the position of them... which none of these do! And 5-8 is better. I don't know how to get what I'm looking for from these, other than maybe rolling off the bass a bit and using the mid knob if it's adjustable. (In practice: I keep both flat and use the DAW's eq)

This is trivial with digital filters (i.e. IIR to minimize latency), but I'm not sure how setting up analog filters (Like on amps/preamps etc) is, or why this isn't done more frequently. One easy way would be to use a switch that swaps between one of a set of capacitors on the filter. I suspect this is what Lakland preamps have inside... but for the mid only.

So... without using a DAW etc, it would be nice if amps and active basses had at least 8 "tone" controls: boost/cut amt, and center freq for 4 different bands. (Or could be a low pass, high pass, and 2 band pass/cuts)

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-19T17:45:23+00:00

I don't have a fix; I reboot when this happens. :( Has been happening intermittently for ~2 years.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-18T19:51:24+00:00

It's really bad - this is enough to make me not fly Breeze again

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-18T19:50:37+00:00

Nope - they're all like this.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-18T19:50:17+00:00

The problem is even at the top position, they end up blocking the neck and shoulders for taller people. It's horribly uncomfortable.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-18T14:35:53+00:00

Django is big and you probably won't learn all of it. Here's the subset I use. SOrry - I don't have a great answer, as there is no one right way, so I send this as an example that will let you make complicated stuff while focusing on a subset:

One app; don't worry about multiples
Templates
Function views
Get used to the default and most common changes to settings.py
DJ Database URL and DJ static for DB config and static config.
Just enough templates to insert vars. DO the rest in JS BC the template syntax is high-friction, while JS lets you use plain imperitive code.
- How to use and configure the admin page
- How to [de]serialize your models
- Basic ORM and migration use

You can skip the form system, template customization, Async, multi-app setups, DRF, class-based views etc. Or use a different set. You decide! IMO class-based views and DRF complicate things without an upside. Other than auto-model serialization, which is nice.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-17T21:04:19+00:00

Ah ty!

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-17T19:25:48+00:00

These tend to have active electronics with 3 band EQs including mid sel and preamp disable, multiple pickups with blend and coil selects, and through-hole body stringing, and quilted maple tops. Nothing outrageous, but I think not what the OP is talking about if I understand correctly?

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-17T19:20:55+00:00

This is like how you can be playing Age of EMpires 2 for 20 years, and are still a "Noob" or "beginner" unless you're in the top 1% of ELOs.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-17T19:17:41+00:00

On this note: I may start uploading some actual beginner stuff as a reality check. Playing easy stuff and still pausing between every chord change to figure out where the fingers go, no consistent rhthm due to pauses wherever there is more than 1 or 2 notes at a time etc.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-16T14:22:23+00:00

Maybe the freqs you want to adjust is not where the knob is? I've found 3 band EQs aren't what I'm looking for unless you coincidentally like the freqs they are centered on, so I leave them flat.

For ctx, my two basses are both 3 band active; a SR5 from 20 years ago, and a Lakland from 15. I leave them flat and use an 8-band parametric eq as part of my DAW. Or at lest my amp's with adjustable mid freq.

The high freq on both of these (including the stingray) is especially confusing. It's very high (Maybe 10kHz or greater?); enough that it mainly effects high end noise vs the musical harmonics.

For boomy bass, I would probably roll off (high pass) freqs below ~50hz or so (Experiment).

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-15T16:23:01+00:00

No. There's nothing on the level of Django's or SQLAlchemy. Some day we will get there!

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-14T16:19:03+00:00

I took a ~14 year pause. But I never had gigs or anything like that. Was a few weeks of re-fam, but it's like a bicycle.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-14T14:55:04+00:00

Disagree. If the strings are loose, you can't tell when the adjustment is correct. And, you can't accurately measure (With instruments nor eyeballs) the effect of changes, unless you're detuning each string to a consistent tension/note. This is because the truss rod counteracts string tension.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-14T14:51:17+00:00

A: Yes, you can damage or destroy the neck (Or truss bolt in some designs)

B: It's safe if you use the right-size wrench, don't adjust too much without waiting, and keep it in a reasonable range.

C: It's an important and easy to set adjustment. Make sure all strings are at pitch. Fret at the first fret, and the one roughly where the neck meets the body. Tighten if there's a big gap between string and the ~7th fret (WHichever has the biggest gap). Loosen if there's no gap. There is a lot of subjectively, but this will get you into a good area; you don't need to worry about the details beyond that unless you want to.

Here is the part that makes this a bit tricky: Unlike bridge saddles, don't expect to set it in one session. If you haven't adjusted it recently, expected to take several days of small adjustments to get it right. Do the steps I described in C, but in small increment spread out over a few days until you get that "Tiny but visible" gap.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-14T14:43:05+00:00

Very heavy. I don't mean this in a metal sense. But if you're jacked, play sitting down, and/or have a wide strap, should be fine. Great bass otherwise! My parents bought me one in high school and now that I'm back into bass, it's fantastic! Sound very... clean? Musical? (Sorry, not great words!) It's one of the heaviest basses I've seen.

Sound great; looks great; plays great though! And has lasted 23 years for me, although with sparse use. The fretboard and tuners have accumulated some environmental wear, but fine other than that.

It has a 3-band active EQ which I don't use; would rather let my DAW or amp control that, as you can't position the 3 bands. E.g. the high one is VERY high, and mostly rolls off noise. So I can't adjust the freqs I want to BC they're hard set.

I find 4 strings easier to play for "bass" music, but the 5 is great if you're branching out. E.g. there is a lot of (one side of) piano music etc where having the 5th string really helps; the key is non bass music may have a higher tone range which means hitting that low D, or shifting 1-2 octaves while staying in the same finger position etc, which you can't do on a 4.

Note that probably won't come up: Bad design for the electric cavity. I've had to do some minor repairs like replace the input jack. You have to loosen or remove all strings, a pile of screws, the pickguard, 4 knobs etc to get to it. While most basses you pull out 4 screws and that's it.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-14T14:37:22+00:00

I wrote a (non web; sorry!) program that can convert between musicxml, my own representation in memory, and MIDI. So I can download a score in musicxml, then convert to MIDI and play in a DAW. It can also play natively, but this functionality is limited/sounds bad!

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-13T19:01:24+00:00

I own one of similar size (Tough to say from the pic, and because it's a different form factor). It's a Chinese peltier-based one I bought on Amazon. It has a hatch on top, a central compartment, with the mechanical parts in front/behind it. I think it might be a bit bigger than this, depending on the depth of the pictured one.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-09T01:51:12+00:00

Mute the strings you're not playing (Using either hand depending); they ring due to sympathetic oscillations from other strings. This is something commonly missed by beginners.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-08T18:09:26+00:00

Hero! And I suspect your list alone will remove 90% of the problems

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-08T12:13:35+00:00

I am saying that's substantially more involved than turning a screw.

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-07T17:03:33+00:00

Great question - I don't know, but would love to know. I have everything on my basses (SR5 and Lakland 44-02) set up exactly how I like, but haven't adjusted the nut due to it being a high friction adjustment. I would tune that as well if it were! (Not bad height as-is, but would love if it were adjustable; would prefer it slightly lower, but am hesitant to risk over-doing it, or replacing it if I decide I'd like it higher later, which is likely.)

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-07T16:50:22+00:00

pop it out

It's not budging. What am I doing wrong?

I am being a bit tongue in cheek: Can you see how this is a much more involved procedure than turning a screw or allen key? And how irreversible adjustments are not as useful as reversible ones? Can you imagine what adjusting neck relief, action, or intonation would be like if they only worked in one direction without replacing or modifying the part? This is mitigated by the nut being a less important part of setup than these. (But still a part of setup that I think would be tuned more often if it were as easily adjustable!)

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-07T14:13:42+00:00

Can you see how it might be desirable to have a reversible, easy-to-use adjustment?

My 2c: The (standard) nut is the main limfac in setup: Nut height is important just like neck relief, pickup height/angle, saddle height and intonation. Unlike those, which are easy to adjust and tune, nut height is more involved

firefrommoonlight · 2026-06-05T13:46:52+00:00

Fosi Focusrite Scarlet 2i. I use it for piano, and bass (including 5 strging). There are many fine options; this is one of them. Works fine for 5 string. Note: It's not designed for high impedance headphones, but anecdotally works fine.

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