Bartolini or Delano preamp with Delano pickups

[Stephen]

I just put Delano pickups in my Warwick FNA Jazzman 5 string fretless. Qaud coil for the bridge. They KILL !!!!

I was ready to order a Delano pre but BestBass is out of stock.
I have a Delano pre in another bass and it also kills!
I have had Bart pre's in the past but it has been a while and they were with basses that had Bart pre's so that sets the tone.

The Delanos are super clear. I started thinking that maybe the Bart pre might add some nice " color " for a little fatness/warmth [ not that the Delanos are not warm.]

Any thoughts regarding these two preamps in this bass would be appreciated.

 

[James Hart]

I was hoping to have seen some replies


I would have, but I haven't tried the Delano and I've only used a bart with barts... and that was 10-15 years ago.

 

[rpatter]

I have a single Delano in the sweet spot of my fretless. I love it! I would go with an Aguilar before putting in the Bartolini.

Ralf

 

[GYang]

Delano pre is very natural sounding, not cold or sterile, just neutral. In right bass it is choice hard to match at price point.
Delano PU/pre are almost always great step up, but if only choice is Bartolini, I would have no problem with that.

 

[Stephen]

Ended up trying both a Bartolini and a Delano in this bass. The Delano is by far the best.

 

[phillybass101]

I'm going with the Human Base setup. Delano's with a glock pre. In my Brubaker Brute

 

[Stephen]

I'm going with the Human Base setup. Delano's with a glock pre. In my Brubaker Brute

Should sound killer. Would love to try a Glock pre sometime.

 

[aproud1]

Glad to see some feedback on the Delano pre. I've had a few different Delano's p/u's with different pre's,

Delano + Bart = ok
Delano + Sadowsky = juicy booty
Delano + Glockenklang = Full Range clarity in a very good way

 

[fuzzychaos]

I'm going with the Human Base setup. Delano's with a glock pre. In my Brubaker Brute

Definately let us know how that goes. I have a Brute with Bart 59j's and NTMB pre. At first didn't care for it, but it's growing on me. Would like to try something else however.

 

[GYang]

I'm going with the Human Base setup. Delano's with a glock pre. In my Brubaker Brute

Report is very welcome here on Talkbass.
Delano + Glock should work great.

 

[Springboard]

I'm going with the Human Base setup. Delano's with a glock pre. In my Brubaker Brute

Bro do you suggest the 2 band or 3 band?