onboard boost only. Anyone tried this?

[KeyBoneSax]

Yes

Yes.

Yes

If your current bass is passive you'll have to install a stereo output jack to switch the battery off when you're not using the bass, and you'll have to find a space for a 9 volt battery. If there's not room for a battery, you can route out a hole in the back of your bass' body and install a battery box. I'm sure the Bartolini module is pretty small and will fit in most control cavities without modification.

Wow, this might be just the thing for me... I have a Fender Precision Plus Deluxe with Lace pickups. Great tone that I love. But I have to turn the amp gain up from 9 to 3 o'clock when I use this bass. There is already a 9 volt Kubicki circuit on board, just needs more output. This could resolve my only nitpick with the PPD.

 

[ctmullins]

Wow, this might be just the thing for me... I have a Fender Precision Plus Deluxe with Lace pickups. Great tone that I love. But I have to turn the amp gain up from 9 to 3 o'clock when I use this bass. There is already a 9 volt Kubicki circuit on board, just needs more output. This could resolve my only nitpick with the PPD.

Have you experimented with adjusting the pickups closer to the strings?

 

[KeyBoneSax]

Have you experimented with adjusting the pickups closer to the strings?

Yes, I had a pro do the set up and warned him about the low output. He put fresh sponges under the pickups and got them up as far as reasonable and still not getting smacked by strings. The low output is pretty well documented. It just wasn't as obvious until my 'other' bass was a Foundation S with adjustable pole piece DeMarzio's (licensed). They are pretty hot and exacerbate the difference.