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NBD Schecter Model T Session Four
- Thread starter rashrader
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Thank you for your helpful contribution
(the question about the switches is a day old)
Thanks! I made a NBD post yesterday asking the same thing.. my Model T just got dropped off at my house right as I pulled into work.. lol it's gonna be a long night.
Curious to see the stock settings on the switches, I'm thinking 1 on / 2 off will be the way I roll. Thanks for the schematic!
I did, but I didn't.
I never liked the treble control much the way it came from the factory, so when I found that you could change the treble's character using those switches I jumped at it.
I tried all combinations, and I could notice the differences, but it was a bit more subtle than I expected from the graphs. There were a couple of options I didn't think were better (for my liking) than the original... and I could not decide between the remaining position or the original. I left it as it came from factory.
Now, the paragraph above could be helpful if I could remember the positions... but do I?
Hey folks, @mcnach
Since going deep into custom DIY preamps and learning more about HPFs, LPFs and all that, I ended up getting rid of the EMG preamp.
Even though the treble is adjustable, still not enough cut when needed (as you experienced a few years back mc) and the bass plays centered at 20Hz which is waay too low. Nothing but boominess you have to get rid of later on the chain.
I moved to fivers permanently, so I moved the EMG pickups to my Toby bass, which I worked hard to make it an amazing tone monster. lol
TLDR; the bass is solid and it deserves a better preamp, period!
Carve some wood for space if you have to or use an outboard one.
For me, the old HAZlabs preamp works great with EMGs, as in the old Spectors. I built one and modded it further to my liking but whichever preamp you go with, it's probably better than the EMG BTC, sadly.
BTW, if you're happy with the bass knob and just want to add a classic passive tone without digging deeper, the one EMG sells is a 25K A(log) pot with 100nF cap for active line of pickups. You can get that or DIY very easily.
Since going deep into custom DIY preamps and learning more about HPFs, LPFs and all that, I ended up getting rid of the EMG preamp.
Even though the treble is adjustable, still not enough cut when needed (as you experienced a few years back mc) and the bass plays centered at 20Hz which is waay too low. Nothing but boominess you have to get rid of later on the chain.
I moved to fivers permanently, so I moved the EMG pickups to my Toby bass, which I worked hard to make it an amazing tone monster. lol
TLDR; the bass is solid and it deserves a better preamp, period!
Carve some wood for space if you have to or use an outboard one.
For me, the old HAZlabs preamp works great with EMGs, as in the old Spectors. I built one and modded it further to my liking but whichever preamp you go with, it's probably better than the EMG BTC, sadly.
BTW, if you're happy with the bass knob and just want to add a classic passive tone without digging deeper, the one EMG sells is a 25K A(log) pot with 100nF cap for active line of pickups. You can get that or DIY very easily.
@clickclack do you have a link to the EMG part mentioned above? I did a quick search and didn't see, but may not know what to look for.
Got the name and a link to it's PDF but they're expecting you to write to them to buy it I guess. heh
B124 Tone Control - Two versions - for active or passive pickups to avoid impedance issues. Same name I guess...
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It's a very basic classic tone pot. You can get someone handy with this stuff make this in 2 minutes.
A logarithmic pot. 22K or 25K and a capacitor rated 100nF as recommended by EMG to get closer to the 47nF "tone" we are used to on a higher ohm pot. You can try different values of course.
There will be a slight difference to how it shapes the sound though. There won't be any bumps at the cut off frequency as it happens on unbuffered passive pickups and similar tone pots, but you will be able to cut more treble down compared to what the BTC preamp allows for sure.
It's all different tastes and nothing is universally perfect.
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