Preamp Bypass Question

[Rainus]

Hi all

I have a 2001 Spector Euro 5 strung with flats. Great bass, gets me almost all the tones I need. I run through a couple Darkglass pedals and some other things. I am however wondering if anyone has put in a bypass past the preamp or if there is any point? Would there be any tonal value in trying this? Would there be a way to do it with EMG's? The bass has EMG pickups into an Aguilar pre. I am always for opening up tonal options on my basses/guitars. Any input would be great!

 

[rwkeating]

Active EMG pickups (is that what you have?) have their own preamp built into the pickup and are often connected to just a volume and tone control. Removing your Aguilar pre would be just like having a basic EMG install. You would just be missing the active tone and any boost that the Agular pre would add.