Suggestions EMG pre stopped working in my Schecter

[BillyIVbass]

OK, so I'm to blame here 100% I was changing the battery and put it in backwards long enough to go, "Hey idiot you put the battery in backwards!" The bass is a Schecter Stargazer. It has 2 EMG HZ passive pickups that go into an EMG treble and bass boost pre.

After I put the battery in properly I got NOTHING. New battery NOTHING. I emailed Schecter and EMG...NOTHING. I wrote a brief and honest email asking for suggestions. I can't believe a simple mistake would completely rock a $700 bass. If it was a $200 bass, yeah OK, I could expect that.

Any suggestions? I could wire this up passive, spend $80 for a new pre which I wasn't really crazy about in the first place, or sell the bass at a huge loss.

More than anything I think EMG and Schecter's customer service is rotten.

[BillyIVbass]

blah. Alright, amongst my emo rant.

There isn't anyway to fix the pre is there? I see 2 tiny switches? I mean this pre is no bigger than a quarter.

[prokfrog]

this may be a longshot, but some of those basses have the battery clip so close to the volume pot where i've seen them ground themselves out. I could be wrong, but i'm not sure that a backwards battery would cook your preamp. I bet you knocked something out of wack..

[BillyIVbass]

Prokfrog, that's for the reply! The battery has its own separate compartment in the back of the bass if that is what you are referring to.

When I put a battery in normal it does nothing. When I put the battery back in backwards it makes a single click sound then nothing. If this bass only had a battery clip vs. a seat in position.