Preamp help and suggestions..

[santucci218]

I have a lovely jazz bass. It has Dimarzio DP123's in it right now, and i feel that since they are humbuckers, maybe they would be a little more poppy and smooth if i aquired an active preamp. Yes, no? Anyways, i see a lot of preamps, but none that really suit what it is that i want. Specifically i would want one that has a push pull on one of the volumes to make it active and passive. This is a standard 3 knob jazz btw. I dont want any stacked pots either, as i am trying to keep the same look as it currently has. Idealistically, i would want this...Work with me here..



Passive/Active
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Passive Neck Volume / Active Master Volume when pulled

Passive Bridge Volume / Active Bass Control

Passive Tone / Active Treble Control

Now writing all that out, i realize i then can not blend the pickups when it is active...help me :scowl:

 

[eastcoasteddie]

Well, to narrow things down a bit, in order to keep a 3-knob layout and a front input jack as in a traditinal Jazz, you're definitely going to have to go with at least one stacked pot; depending on how many bands of frequency control you want. If you go Vol-Vol-treb/bass stack or Vol-Blend-Treb/bass stack. If you go 3-band, you'll need Vol-Blend/Mid stack-Treb/Bass stack.

Also, to narrow things down even more, you'll probably want a preamp that has a module small enough to fit into the stock control cavity, and make room for the battery as well. The Aguilar OBP's are super tiny and they are very configurable depending on what you want, but you have to do all the wiring yourself.
There is also the Audere is designed for Jazz basses, the entire module is mounted on a Jazz bass control plate; you just swap the plates out and pickup leads need no soldering, there is a terminal strim with screw-tight inputs on the module.
and there is also the John East preamp, I'm not familiar with this one, but I hear it's a bit pricey and worth every penny..

do searches for these preamps and you'll find a wealth of information and testimonials to boot!

 

[Zombbg4]

Ok, let me clear it up that push/pull and stacked knobs have nothing to do with the preamp, its the pots that determine that. You can customize them in anyway you want. Now, with out using stacked knobs and only 3 spaces you've limited yourself to almost nothing. You could have Master Vol (push/pull), blend, bass or treble or mids. You'll need to go stacked on atleast one pot.

 

[santucci218]

Meh, maybe i can just do 4 knobs and stuff one of the extra pots in the cavity. I dont so much care for the active eq really. I probably wont mess with it much.