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This baffles my electrical ignorance. 9 point jack? Isn't it 2 wires (and a shield) when it hits the amp?
No, the nordstrand are not all fixed. They have sweepable mids on some models. I have the 3b-5b. You pull the mid to sweep the mid frequency. From best bass gear..
Sweeps between 1kHz and 400Hz.
3 Band Preamps
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East also makes a single stacked pot mid sweep module that you can add inline with any other preamp,
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The jack is performing additional switching functions on the preamp side. The additional terminals have nothing to do with the amp side.
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The EMG works fine with other pickups. When I use one I cut off the connector on the pickup side, leave the connector on the preamp side, and just solder the pickup wires where the cut-off connector was. Super easy. EMG has really good documentation too, which clearly shows which wires are which. And the EMG is pretty cheap in the US, maybe also where you are?
I have the sweepable East preamp in my carl pedigo 5-string (see avatar). I'm insanely happy with it.
The pots will be cut/boost. For a sweepable mid you would need two pots (or a stacked pot) per mid. 1 for cut/boost and the other for sweeping.
Exactly.
I don't understand why people would rather make several solder connections than cut two wires on an EMG preamp and only need to make two connections.
In addition to being inexpensive, EMG preamps are fairly transparent at the detents and the switchable corner frequencies for the highs makes them very flexible.
Maybe the problem is that EMG has been around forever and is no longer the flavor of the month.
I have John east j retro deluxe and love it, but I also have pike amplification shapeshifter pre and I like it better. 2 separate modules available. Completely change the pre with out changing the pre.
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My mistake scuzzy - this one seems to be the pre with the 400hz to 1khz sweep.
3b5b This is looking good
Someone tell me a little about Nordstrand 3B-5b preamp for an EB MM Stingray
On second thoughts, it looks fixed at 400 hz and 1khz
Check this thread..
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I am a huge fan of the East Retro Deluxe having them in (3) Fender Jazz type basses. I have a Pope in a MAYONES Jabba Bass that is absolutely incredible. I think it is better than the East. I think that although expensive, you will be equally thrilled with the Pope pre. Buy one and done process.
I own it, I use it. It is not fixed, it is on the pull of the potentiometer. It sweeps between those frequencies. I'm not sure why you are in denial of someone who actually owns and uses this exact preamp.
I know some of their models have set mid frequencies that can be adjusted via a capacitor change. The preamps I linked to you earlier are sweepable. They are also less expensive than the EMG, and I find it incredibly versatile.
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Don't know about the shafts, but make sure you know you like the Bart sound before you commit. They're kind of polarizing.
Are we using the same definition of "sweepable" mids as being semi-parametric. Sweepable mids means that you have one knob that controls the boost or cut level of the mids and another knob that controls the frequency center of the mid control. It lets you continuously sweep the frequency being affected.
I have a three band Nordstrand preamp (3B4b) and I love it but it has a fixed mid that can switch between set frequency centers by pulling up on the mids knob. This is similar to the Aguilar, Bartolini and others but isn't sweepable mids.
