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06-28-2008, 04:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington D.C. | | | Looking to replace preamp for my EMG-HZ
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Hello,
I have a schecter stiletto from a couple years back. I really like the pick up but I dislike the preamp. Its way too noisy, esp since I like mids and highs in my bass. I took a quick peek at bestbassgear.com, and typical preamps tend to cost around 150. T
wo questions.
Question first.
Do preamps for passive pick ups differ from pre amps for active pick ups?
Question second.
Has anyone come up with a reliable DIY solution? Me solder iron is me friend.
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06-28-2008, 06:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Jose, California U.S.A. | | these G & B 3 band preamps are dirt cheap at $49.99 and I think sound darn good. They come stock in ESP basses. http://www.guitarpartsdepot.com/LTD_...Q_Systems.html
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06-29-2008, 07:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In the clouds | | | first, nearly all passive pups CAN have a preamp, but active pickups need nothing more than a battery. some preamps are aimed torward specific brand active pups like emg's and their pre systems, but pretty much any active pre can be used with passive pups. the idea is to boost signal and frequency or cut them. to power the system a 9v or 2 9v for 18v operation is required on any active system, be it an active pre or the pups themselves, but passive pups can be switched for passive mode where it bypasses the preamp creating really a more true sound, because most active pre's kinda take away what the pickups and bass are meant to sound like and alter them as we see fit. however, active pups are just that, always active, you always have to have a battery just for your bass to play plugged in at all
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06-29-2008, 07:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In the clouds | | | as for the second question, check out bartolini.net, their stuff comes prewired, all you have to do is hook up the pup wires and your done, but being a shector it probably has EMG HZ huh? if so I would really suggest their preamps, their pre's kinda sound better for their pups IMO, kinda compliment the pickups sound, just like bartolini makes their stuff to work great with their pups, as do all manufacturers that make both pups and pres. hope that helps
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06-29-2008, 07:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wichita , KS | | | I would use a EMG pre
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06-30-2008, 01:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Loughborough | | | Take out the preamp and sell it with the pups on ebay!
Buy yourself a set of real EMG's! I did in my schecter and have never looked back. I strongly recommend the P5 pickup!
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06-30-2008, 01:51 AM
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That's the way to go! I put a Bartolini NTMB preamp in my Schecter and absolutely loved it. Thats the one bass I know I was stupid for selling. 
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06-30-2008, 08:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Loughborough | | | Maybe I am missing out on something, but I have never felt the Bartolini vibe. Something just doesn't feel right to me. But then again I am a rocker through and through, so its EMG all the way for me.
Schecters definitely sound great with two full EMG's and an 18V power supply.
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07-04-2008, 09:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington D.C. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by kyral210  Take out the preamp and sell it with the pups on ebay!
Buy yourself a set of real EMG's! I did in my schecter and have never looked back. I strongly recommend the P5 pickup! | do you have a recording of your bass? |
07-04-2008, 09:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington D.C. | | | anyone have a recording of (preferably emg-hz) passive picks with no pre.
anyone know how the wiring ought to go for me to test this? |
07-04-2008, 09:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington D.C. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by sonix anyone have a recording of (preferably emg-hz) passive picks with no pre.
anyone know how the wiring ought to go for me to test this? | wire "Red=hot, green=ground, black+white together." Help with EMG hz wiring (Bart pre)
to a 1/4" jack? |
07-04-2008, 09:41 PM
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Which is my Schecter Studio 5 that's been gutted and modded.
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07-25-2008, 11:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Washington D.C. | | | just an update. i've tried wiring my EMG-HZ straight passive, and also got the G&B 3 band pre amp. I've recorded my bass with the original EMG pre, straight passive and with the G&B pre and I am _very_ happy with the G&B pre.
my bass only has four pots, so I set a blend setting and kept the blend pot in the back. that way i get three band + volume up front. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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