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For sale ***John East DJ5 J-Retro Preamp Like New 2ea

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$225.00
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Here I have 2 each lightly used ungigged John East DJ5 J-Retro preamps in like new condition, 100% fully functional. Price includes shipping. (These run $300 bucks retail)


($225.00 each)
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bmac314

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Wish I would've saw it here first! Already bought one from you on the Evilbay!
 

StuartV

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Do you still have one of these?

And what is the difference between this and the regular J-Retro. Is it only a different cover? So, to fit it in a regular J, I could use the stock control cavity cover, drill 2 small holes for the little switches, and then just move it from the CJ cover to the "Fender" cover?
 

bmac314

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Do you still have one of these?

And what is the difference between this and the regular J-Retro. Is it only a different cover? So, to fit it in a regular J, I could use the stock control cavity cover, drill 2 small holes for the little switches, and then just move it from the CJ cover to the "Fender" cover?
I used to have one of these. The preamp is mounted on a circuit board with the pots....since they are surface mounted, the pot spacing cannot be moved. Your idea will work as long as the spacing on the J bass plate is the same as the DJ control plate. Hope that made sense.
 

StuartV

Finally figuring out what I really like
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Jul 27, 2006
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Manassas, VA
I used to have one of these. The preamp is mounted on a circuit board with the pots....since they are surface mounted, the pot spacing cannot be moved. Your idea will work as long as the spacing on the J bass plate is the same as the DJ control plate. Hope that made sense.

It makes perfect sense. But, I don't know if a DJ control plate and a Fender J control plate have the same spacing.

And, anyway, I thought the pots and PCB on those were connected by ribbon cables? So, I would have thought the same assembly could accommodate different hole spacing based on the available length of the ribbon cables? But, I've never held one in my hand, so I don't really know.
 

bmac314

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It makes perfect sense. But, I don't know if a DJ control plate and a Fender J control plate have the same spacing.

And, anyway, I thought the pots and PCB on those were connected by ribbon cables? So, I would have thought the same assembly could accommodate different hole spacing based on the available length of the ribbon cables? But, I've never held one in my hand, so I don't really know.
I bought one these preamps from this posting a while back. That's been my only experience with this preamp. Here's a pic of the one I had. It was definitely surface mounted. Wish I had taken a pic of the circuit board for you.
 

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