Bartolini preamp - broken wire

[dkelley]

Good news is that used Bart preamps aren't super expensive. Compared to something like an East preamp, which is very pricey... although shockingly amazing, I must say.

Another option that I've found in a rather exciting discovery is that the Seymour Duncan preamp that is designed to go with their Stingray style humbucking bass pickup happens to sound a hell of a lot like a stingray preamp in it's general tone... far more so than most more neutral preamps (such as bartolini).

John East also has preamps that sound very much like stingray preamps (I'm not sure if all the East ones sound like Rays... I've only been interested in the East preamps that sound like stingray preamps), for what it's worth... just throwing other ideas out there from my personal experiences if you do end up having to replace your preamp and want to alter the fundamental tone a bit while you're at it.

Cheers

 

[FatOwlBass]

What i mentioned earlier.

 

[BenTheBassGuy]

get enough wire exposed to put a drop of solder. once I connected a wire i crazy glued part of the wire to the side of the housing to keep it from pulling loose.

Another great idea! I really appreciate the feedback from everyone. Funny thing is I can't seem to find my Dremel tool. So once I find a friend who has one I can borrow I'll dive in.

 

[Thumpin6string]

That's a really good idea! I didn't even think about trying that approach. And its reassuring to know that I'm not the only sad sole out there whose experience this. Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

Yes, when it happens, it's an oh moment.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

Hoping someone has a suggestion on how to fix my problem. I have a Bart preamp and was installing it in a bass when the ground wire came off. Literally broke flush off where it goes into the sealed box. The wires all seem kind of brittle. After I picked my jaw up off the floor I tried to figure out how I could fix it and it looks impossible. Anyone had this happen and have a suggestion on what I can do to fix it? Thanks!

Solder it?

 

[standale]

hey guys, thanks for the help! i was reshaping and redoing some stuff on my old CORT A6 and the same thing happend with my Bart NTMB when in re installed it that the ground wire came lose! I used my dremeltools to sand off a bit till i had a good part to solder on it and there it was solved! did some black epoxy on it to cover it up a bit. Many thx and it saved me some money! Glad to be part of this community!