can i hook up my sadowsky vtc to my bartolini preamp?

imanbrewer · #1 10-14-2011, 01:43 AM

i want to hook up my sadowsky vtc(just the tone control kit, not the sadowsky preamp itself) to my bart preamp. anyone tried something like this???

**line6man** · #2 10-14-2011, 01:47 AM

Chaining two preamps in series? What would be the point?

You would decrease the headroom and raise the noisefloor.

imanbrewer · #3 10-14-2011, 01:49 AM

hahaa...sorry i need to be specific. i meant to sadowsky vtc (vintage tone control not the preamp itself)

Kwesi · #4 10-14-2011, 01:58 AM

Isn't the VTC essentially a passive tone control? You can put one of those in yourself for under $10 I think but I have no idea how, lol.

**line6man** · #5 10-14-2011, 10:21 AM

People use passive tones and preamps all the time. Just make sure to run it parallel to the preamp's input.

imanbrewer · #6 10-14-2011, 01:29 PM

vtc works passive and active....thanks for the input guys. more comments are def. welcome! im hooking it up tuesday.

SGD Lutherie · #7 10-14-2011, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kwesi

Isn't the VTC essentially a passive tone control? You can put one of those in yourself for under $10 I think but I have no idea how, lol.

Just wire it up at the input of the preamp. So it's like having the preamp after your passive tone control. If you use active/passive switching, switch after the VTC.