Bartolini CBJD3 (Bright) - MTD Beast 5 - TCT Preamp
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- MTD Beast 5
- Alder body
- Maple neck/board
- Bartolini Bright 59CBJD S3/L3 pickups and TCT-5.4AP preamp (can be ordered here: fatbasstone.com/products/bart...)
- Hipshot Vintage Style bridge and Ultralite mini clover tuners
- D'Addario XL ProSteel strings
TCT explanation vid (about the 11:00 mark): • MTD Kingston Bass Z5 -...
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Adam, thanks so much for this informative video. I am considering purchasing a Beast 5 and this really helps.
I am in love with that sound !!!! I will be buying the same pickups/preamp setup ! I too am a diehard Pre-Gibson Tobias fan !
Anthony Corley awesome man, much appreciated! Nothing sounds like the TCT stuff 😁.
You are so right !!! I stand with you, I love that tobias tone, to me,it will NEVER DIE !!! keep making these videos my brother !!!
Great tone!!!!! I'm getting a set of Bartolini Brights for my 1st gen Sire V7 5!!!
Good lord. Play the thing man!!
Hi, Adam. I have a Saratoga5 which is equipped a pair of Aguilar 5J HC-CL pickup, but I was thinking to take out those pickups quite a while, since Aguilar seems too loose and sterile. Mike told me he likes the B-axis most but the B-axis were always run out of stock. Which bartolini pickup should I choose if I want my bass could sound thicker?
I really liked (and sometimes miss) the CBJD3 in my Beast. If you don't want the brighter tone, you could always opt for the CBJD1. Both sets have the super thick lows/low mids Barts are known for.
@@AdamSaylorBass Thanks for your advice. The fingerboard on my Saratoga is chechen and there's also a tone knob in the onboard preamp. So I think the CBJD3 shoud be okay.
Are the lows/low mids of CDJD and B-axis very similar to each other? I also own two MTD535, I love that thick/punch sound.
Hello. Nice videos!! Increadible sound!! Do you think that using that pickup configuration into a MTD Kingstone Z5 (like your other bass) will work ?? Thanks!!
Thank you for your kind words! I'm not sure how the coils would line up with the Z5 configuration, but you can get the J Soapbar (P25J) pickups. Be aware that these are "Original Series" voicing though and not the "Brights". Another option is the 2J Squared (P252J) pickups which are 2 CBJD coils set opposite each other inside each shell. This would allow you to coil select if you installed the necessary switches.
Hey Adam, sounds great! did those Bartt Brights drop right in without any additional routing?
BassWorx EnhanceMents yes, that was another reason for going with them right off the bat. Bartolini sent me this set as well as a set of the new B Axis pickups. The brights fit perfectly while the B Axis would've required major routing work to fit, and based on clips I'd already heard of the B Axis I wasn't taking the risk.
Adam Saylor thanks for the speedy response! Keep doing rhise great videos!!!
Hi Adam, I have a tobias classic 1998, his preamp is XTCT-LZ, I don't like his frequencies ... Do you think a good exchange for a BR-HRTCT-5.4AP?
The first thing I would check is what pickups you have (dual or split coil). If they're duals, make sure they are wired in parallel. Then see where you are.
@@AdamSaylorBass would you have an email? to send you a picture. I don't know how to identify
@@sergiodobass sure do, bass.saylor@gmail.com
very hard to find one of these. I had one a few years ago and I shouldn't have sold it
There's a Korean generation one on eBay right now 😉
Hey Adam, what is the full name of that preamp? Is it Burbank Era' BR-HRTCT-5.4AP Preamp & Harness?
BassWorx EnhanceMents last I knew it was just HRTCT-5.4AP. Are you seeing a BR-HRTCT-5.4AP part number somewhere?
BassWorx EnhanceMents I just saw that BBG lists is with the part number you gave. Not sure where the added the "BR" came from, but that's the same preamp.
@adam saylor do you have a recommendation or link to a 3 knob TCT that would sound similar to yours? I’m trying to put one in my jazz bass.
Any chance you could move your output jack to the side of the bass to gain another spot on the plate?
Prob not I would have to drill a big hole for it. If not this Preamp do you think there is any other that could resemble the TCT but with less knobs. Maybe like a Volume/ Blend stack, mid, treble bass stack.
@@TampaSkwad there is certainly a TCT configuration that will work with your setup, but it will not give you enough control to sound like what I have. The beauty of the TCT is the way the variable mids (and the treble shelf tied to it) work. You could try the NTBT, here's a link to a jazz bass with on installed: ua-cam.com/video/4q4o7j_BEt8/v-deo.html. This one would fit your layout and sound pretty close: bartolini.net/product/hr33/
question.....I have a beast the Mike upgraded for me; would the TCT be the module added to my already bart preamp
Thomas Long the TCT circuit has a couple different values on certain pots compared to the NTMB. You could switch it all out if you are able to compare the diagrams and see which ones need to be changed. Also my TCT has the 3 way mid module which is it's own separate thing from the TCT module. You could just buy my prewired preamp and be good to go 😝.
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Hey bro what's the weight of this bass? thanks!
IDK the actual weight of this bass, but it's not very heavy. It's slightly heavier than a Chinese Kingston Z bass, but nothing near my Tobias Classic V.
Sounds great but a little too much bass. Could be your amp settings. I like a nice solid sounding open E above all things.
I don't think it's my amp settings. That's just the sound of the TCT pre and the bass itself. I have the 80Hz roll-off active on my rack pre and the bass at center detent on the TCT, there's no extra bass boost happening anywhere. Everyone has their preference. I like more low mids, some people like more grind/clank in their tone. Most FOH guys I work with love my tone because they can just run my channel straight-up and it sounds great. 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
Man Ive been trying to duplicate this sound for so long and I have found it!!! What was the other set of pickups that were recommened?
Nathan Harvey the other set I tried were Bartolini's new B Axis pickups. They are awesome pickups, just a bit too modern sounding for the tone pallet I was after.
Gotcha thanks for the insight! You've been a great help!
Nathan Harvey great to hear man, always hope these vids help someone else out.
They definitely have helped me. When you stay modern what do you mean? Are they wayyyy more bright?
Nathan Harvey for me it's in the shaping of the mids. The B Axis pickups seem to have quite a low mid scoop to them. This video is a pretty accurate representation of how they sound. ua-cam.com/video/FbAvLCD_A1I/v-deo.html
Hey bro are the Pickups humcancelling or single coil? Also do you still have the tct Preamp in this bass or did you change it?
The pickups are dual in-line hum-cancelling pickups (CBJD3) and yes I still have the TCT in this bass.
Adam Saylor will the tct fit a Jazz American Fender Deluxe Jazz V Bass? Also do you like these pickups better than the B axis Pickups?
@@springboard1924 I believe Bartolini has managed to shrink the TCT module down some, but I don't think you'd have room for the 3-way mid module as well. You'd also have to play with the knob configuration (using stacks) to make it all fit on your control plate.
Adam Saylor Thanks For The Info & Responding! Lie Your Videos And Playing Bro!
@@springboard1924 much love bro 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼. To answer your other question, I do prefer these pickups to the B Axis personally.
Hello.
How you would compare b axis to classic bright series?
The B Axis are more traditional sounding jazz pickups. They're probably the most "fender sounding" thing Bartolini makes.
@@AdamSaylorBass i have the 57cbjd bright series at the moment.
I had a defect blend pot in my Bartolini preamp and i couldn't find a 5a5c blend pot.
I had a m/n blend pot installed and now my bass is a little bit more bright than I would like to.
I am putting some serious thought about installing the classic series again but the deep version or the b-axis.
Your comment helped me a lot!
I like the warm bass-midbass sound of bartolini.
I hope b-axis has still the strong low that bartolini is well known for
@@powermosfet was the MN pot 250k or 500k. For both the B Axis and CBJD3 pickups I found a 250k MN to be more ideal than a 500k MN as it warmed the pickups up a bit. Then I used a 500k volume (since it was active/passive) to keep the highs from rolling anymore beyond that.
@@AdamSaylorBass every pot was 250k. So now you use cbjd or b-axis?
I currently have the B Axis in mine, I wanted the bass to sound as fender (Marcus Miller) as I could get it. I will say that the B Axis need a good preamp for me to like them. I don't much care for their passive tone, but they are magic with the TCT preamp.
hi... i had the same problem...in the midle of blend pot... the low strings.. sound big but the thin strings... loose in the mix...the problem is thetype of blend pot... the ac250 ....replace for the MN 250 k blend pot...or wiring for two volume pots (volume for pickup)... the difference is abysmal....( the solution i found when i saw the blend type of my buddha dickens conklin signature bass..this bass sound killer... i i saw this bass use MN blend type...)
ronald cardenas a. I'm assuming this in response to Thomas' comment?
my response was for your description about the pickups wired in series vs parallel... the problem is in the blend pot...for even response in all the strings
ronald cardenas a. Interesting. Series is always known to have a mid push sound to it, did not know it was possible to alleviate that.
yes this is the solution for the muffled tone of bartolini in blend position...
Adam Saylor is this bass now for sale?
Man every time you stop talking and start playing I lose it!!!
Please do less talking and more playing!