Author Topic: Bartolini EZQ? (Read 1123 times)

musashi · « **Reply #30 on:** June 04, 2009, 06:42:38 AM »

Blackelan, can you provide contact info for Paul Herman? I bought a Jaydee from him at a NAMM show many years ago. Thanks.

heike · « **Reply #31 on:** June 04, 2009, 07:56:49 AM »

GB uses a 3-band EQ.

But then, another EZQ question: to improve output, couldn't it simply be wired to a TC3 Booster Preamp?

musashi · « **Reply #32 on:** June 04, 2009, 08:21:25 AM »

I saw that it was a 3-band on the website, but also read this circuit was the result of experimentation over the years. Back when Mark King was playing GB basses, a gentleman from the UK whose name escapes me at present emailed me to discuss the GB basses and I'm pretty sure he said that at that time there was a parametric circuit of some sort in use... If anyone knows specifically, I'd like to find out for sure (and what it was/is).

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #33 on:** June 04, 2009, 09:08:14 AM »

If you read the EZQ on bestbassgear.com, they have a diagram of the EZQ connected with a bass boost, I'll pot a link when I get home

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 04, 2009, 04:00:57 PM »

ok, here is the link to how to wire the EZQ, you can look at all of it, but as promised, if you go to the last diagram then you will see it wired with a bass boost, does anyone know how much more this would be? would the bass boost or a second EZQ be a better idea?

http://bestbassgear.com/wiring-diagrams/ezq.pdf

~Taylor Watterson

blackelan · « **Reply #35 on:** June 04, 2009, 05:40:27 PM »

Here is Paul's contact info. I cant give out the phone number he called from since I dont know if it was the official Wal line or his home phone.

His E-mail is:

paul.herman at btconnect dot com

edwin · « **Reply #36 on:** June 04, 2009, 09:36:10 PM »

I have both the EZQ (currently sitting in a box in my basement somewhere) and the ACG pre. I like the ACG a lot better. It's in my Starfire and it's the closest I've heard to the Alembic modified Starfires. My ACG is an early one, so it's got separate filters for each pre. It's dead quiet and very versatile. I like it better in some ways than my Series I electronics because the filters goes all the way down to 70hz, for some very cool deep tones. I wish the filters went higher, though. They only go to 3khz and there's high frequency control to take up the slack, but it doesn't go low enough. It would be perfect if you could overlap the filters and add the straight tone to the filtered tone (sound familiar?).

I have a SF2 as well, which gets a lot of use, although since I started playing through a SMS Classic preamp as a front end, I've discovered that onboard tonal changes come through a lot better.

The EZQ hasn't been in a bass for a long time. I suppose I should fire it up again and see what I think. The bass boost is a good aspect to it. It's nice to tune in the high or midrange frequency you want and then be able to kick in the low end.

I also have an early Rick Turner onboard preamp. It's got some very cool tones. Again, it's sitting in a box somewhere, but I remember it being a fun preamp to use. I guess I should put these guys to use!

Edwin

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #37 on:** June 04, 2009, 09:42:22 PM »

if you are interested in selling the Rick Turner or the Bartolini, just send me an e-mail at tmoney61092@aol.com with your asking price

~Taylor Watterson

rneub · « **Reply #38 on:** June 06, 2009, 07:48:29 AM »

I have a Pedulla fretless from '91 with 'standard electronics'. Is that the EZQ that you (Musashi & Tubeperson) are talking about? If so, I do not recongnize 'noisy'. I just love the Barto setup on my Pedulla.
My SC with AXY/Fatboy setup is of another world, I would not like to compare them as they are 2 totally different animals.

sonicus · « **Reply #39 on:** June 06, 2009, 09:57:51 AM »

I agree , I have Bass's with Bartolini's and Bass's with Alembics and as you say they are 2 different critters !

musashi · « **Reply #40 on:** June 06, 2009, 04:52:14 PM »

Thanks, blackelan, for Paul's email address.

rneub, unless your Pedulla has a filter, it would seem that you would not have an EZQ... My Pedulla Buzz with the EZQ was from 1986...

FC Bass · « **Reply #41 on:** June 07, 2009, 03:03:11 PM »

Sorry to put this here, but it's kinda important ;-)

Did you get my messages Jason? I got some Delivery Status Notification (Failures)...

Please keep on discussing the barto's and ignore this post for the rest ;-)

blackelan · « **Reply #42 on:** June 10, 2009, 11:38:15 PM »

Flip I got it.

Also if anyone is intrested the 2009 Wal debuted on a UK TV show.

Its a Maple mkII 4 string.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgpZeUbnJus

battlescars · « **Reply #43 on:** July 03, 2009, 02:03:37 PM »

Best bass gear ordered 10 EZQ's as a special run. I picked up 2. Don't know how many they have now but I'm guessing they'll order more when they sell out. I wired one in a external box. Gotta say it has a lot of cool tones. I haven't found it to be noisy at all.
My original intension was to wire 1 to each pickup on my starfire bass. I kinda like it as is though. I'm gonna keep experimenting with it. Maybe wire the bass in stereo and send each pickup to a separate ezq. Also picked up some Noll mixpots to experiment with blending 2 filters and the unfiltered signal. Overall I like The EZQ.

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 03, 2009, 03:50:09 PM »

Thanks for the info, how would you compare it to alembics filters?

Taylor Watterson