XLR Inputs

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Does anybody know if the secondary XLR input next to the 1/4" input is an option that is available to the CS Basses?
 
I don't, but I'll report that the XLR outputs on my Wal basses are AWESOME for recording...
 
The new Hellborg amps were designed with Wal & Alembic players in mind.
 
bassicmelodies said:
Does anybody know if the secondary XLR input next to the 1/4" input is an option that is available to the CS Basses?
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It's not a "standard option", but I wouldn't be surprised if Warwick is able to make such a bass. 8)
 
Good choice of options!

I've never actually considered that one before, but I must admit, its an appealing prospect! ;)
 
John Entwistle had alot of basses with XLR jacks. However, none of his Warwicks (That I know of) did. Curious if he asked and they said no...
 
We don't offer this option for the moment, but we will consider doing it in the future.
 
it's great to see that people of the company are really listening to our desires. Man, I think it's the first time I see a corporation as big as warwick that listens their customers as much as they are doing with this server. Thx a lot guys
 
Yeah, and can you tell me a bass company as huge as Warwick that offers so many options in their custom shop ?


F*nder ? No way. M*sicMan ? I don' tthink they have a custom shop for average customers... Ib*nez ? The same...


Etc...
 
Fender has custom! They scratch their basses and add "vintage" hardware and BAM! That's custom! Choosing your options is for losers! :D
 
KrisG said:
Fender has custom! They scratch their basses and add "vintage" hardware and BAM! That's custom! Choosing your options is for losers! :D
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agree with you, that's really pathetic from them

still there's esp with a custom shop, but it kinda sucks also
 
Fender do have a custom shop guys & they do build some good basses imo.Ya just dont see many of them.I played one in a shop & it was great but it had around $6000 on it.Even the relic Pino Palladino signature relic is that price.A bit steep I reckon.
 
Here's the thing about XLR inputs and outputs. TRS & XLR are the same thing. TRS is very similar to XLR because of the 3-pin construction. On the XLR you have
  • POSITIVE
    NEGATIVE
    GROUND
In the TRS you have
  • TIP (POSITIVE)
    RING (NEGATIVE)
    SLEEVE (GROUND)
So basically the only thing that changes is the connector, not really what goes through it. So my question is Why damage the look on your bass with an XLR output when you can just have a standard TRS (1/4") output?

The reason why people like the XLR and think they're better than any other balanced cable construction is because it is the standard and has been for many years. But for musical instruments, the standard is 1/4", except for the fact that musical instruments (electric basses and guitars) don't offer balanced 1/4" (TRS) outputs, most of them are unbalanced. So what you need to do is get someone to connect a TRS output to your bass and you won't need to make any BIG holes in it to put in an XLR output.
 
thumperton said:
Fender do have a custom shop guys & they do build some good basses imo.Ya just dont see many of them.I played one in a shop & it was great but it had around $6000 on it.Even the relic Pino Palladino signature relic is that price.A bit steep I reckon.
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man don't exagerate, I've played a Jaco relic bass that was 3600 CAN$
 
KrisG said:
Fender has custom! They scratch their basses and add "vintage" hardware and BAM! That's custom! Choosing your options is for losers! :D
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Yeah! Een when uit comes to signature models, the seem to prefer sticking to their classic shapes.

Methinks someone designed the jazz-stang for Kurt Cobain as a last ditch attempt to force him to hotrod a standard model as his signature model! That thing is hideous!
 
flipper_gv said:
thumperton said:
Fender do have a custom shop guys & they do build some good basses imo.Ya just dont see many of them.I played one in a shop & it was great but it had around $6000 on it.Even the relic Pino Palladino signature relic is that price.A bit steep I reckon.
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man don't exagerate, I've played a Jaco relic bass that was 3600
CAN$
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errrm,That is AUSTRALIAN dollars.I didnt mention the Jaco Sig but they're also around that price here as well.These are LIST prices.Comprende?
 
odominguez said:
Here's the thing about XLR inputs and outputs. TRS & XLR are the same thing. TRS is very similar to XLR because of the 3-pin construction. On the XLR you have
  • POSITIVE
    NEGATIVE
    GROUND
In the TRS you have
  • TIP (POSITIVE)
    RING (NEGATIVE)
    SLEEVE (GROUND)
So basically the only thing that changes is the connector, not really what goes through it. So my question is Why damage the look on your bass with an XLR output when you can just have a standard TRS (1/4") output?

The reason why people like the XLR and think they're better than any other balanced cable construction is because it is the standard and has been for many years. But for musical instruments, the standard is 1/4", except for the fact that musical instruments (electric basses and guitars) don't offer balanced 1/4" (TRS) outputs, most of them are unbalanced. So what you need to do is get someone to connect a TRS output to your bass and you won't need to make any BIG holes in it to put in an XLR output.
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Okay, I just know there are capabilities with the XLRs do capture many synthetic sounds like an electronic sax or keyboards or for example Pat Metheny uses a guitar with what I thought was a XLR. Is all this still possible with the TRS? Also then are TRS outputs an option on the CS basses?
 
Metheny uses a Roland GR300 synth. Metheny says: "...the GR-300 was the first and, for a long time, only guitar synth that had a musical quality to it. Every little nuance and detail of what you did came out through the instrument, in terms of touch, attack, dynamics, etc. And this was because it had nothing to do with MIDI."
 
so was the instrument itself, not an electronic or preamp addition or modification? So excuse my lack of knowledge, but then what is the point in an XLR pr TRL?
 
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