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Replacement preamp for SRFF805

I've been having some problems with my SRFF805. It has the BH1 pickups with the BEQ3 preamp. The blend control for the pickups cuts in and out. I was thinking of dropping in a Bartolini preamp. Does anyone know what preamp would be a direct fit? Is there a different brand that would be a better fit? I don’t want to end up with empty holes.

I've been using it in passive mode which I never really gave a chance before. I kind of like the tone in passive mode so I'm not in a hurry. I may just stick with passive mode and adjust eq with a DI/preamp. The blend knob works fine in passive mode so I’m guessing it is a problem in the preamp itself.