Second Opinions on Electronics for a Schecter Studio 5

[Bassist24601]

Hello!
I have a Schecter Studio 5 that has EMG HZ (40 i believe) pups and the stock 18v preamp. When I first got, I liked the tone of it a lot. But now, I kinda want something different in it.

I've been researching for quite some time and have narrowed it down to this:

Seymour Duncan NYC Passive soapbars
Glockenklang Three band/5 knobs.

Does this sound like a good duo? For this bass, I like to play heavy music (sludge, doom, metal, etc) because the the spacing is so small that slapping is uncomfortable to me.

My next question is since the SDs have three possible wirings (series/parallel/single coil), is there a way to do swtiching without having to drill holes for 2 3-way switches?

More importantly, is it worth the investment, or should I just sell the bass and start from scratch?

 

[Bassist24601]

Anyone?

 

[prokfrog]

I have an Elite-5. I've gone thru 3 pickup changes only to wind up in the end puttung the HZ's back in. I do have a Glockenklang 3-band pre thats awesome, but I'd leave the pickups alone. They're much better than everyone gives them credit for..

 

[PSPookie]

The easiest thing to do would be to put in some "real" EMGs the 40P, 40J, and 40DC are a significant step up from the HZs.

 

[prokfrog]

The easiest thing to do would be to put in some "real" EMGs the 40P, 40J, and 40DC are a significant step up from the HZs.

I think J's would be awsome in that guitar. Look at the new "X" series. Also, active configurations won't connect to the HZ harness.

 

[rymiraflores]

Hello!
I have a Schecter Studio 5 that has EMG HZ (40 i believe) pups and the stock 18v preamp. When I first got, I liked the tone of it a lot. But now, I kinda want something different in it.

I've been researching for quite some time and have narrowed it down to this:

Seymour Duncan NYC Passive soapbars
Glockenklang Three band/5 knobs.

Does this sound like a good duo? For this bass, I like to play heavy music (sludge, doom, metal, etc) because the the spacing is so small that slapping is uncomfortable to me.

My next question is since the SDs have three possible wirings (series/parallel/single coil), is there a way to do swtiching without having to drill holes for 2 3-way switches?

More importantly, is it worth the investment, or should I just sell the bass and start from scratch?

I have just converted my Elite 5 to passive..and I LOVE it...really deep lows with plenty of growl and smooth harmonic mids and highs...I used 250k pots and 2 x 047 caps wired in parrallel....really cheap and easy ( now that I know how) to do.

 

[prokfrog]

I have just converted my Elite 5 to passive..and I LOVE it...really deep lows with plenty of growl and smooth harmonic mids and highs...I used 250k pots and 2 x 047 caps wired in parrallel....really cheap and easy ( now that I know how) to do.

How did you set up? V/V/T ? or V/T/V/T ?

 

[rymiraflores]

How did you set up? V/V/T ? or V/T/V/T ?

well actually I have already taken the neck pu out....so its just 1 v and 1 t
I amde a nice scratch plate to cover the old pu hole


if you are going vt vt or vvt...there is a really helpfull wiring diagram on the postings in " capacitor and tone pot problem"

 

[Bassist24601]

Thanks for the input! The glock intrigues me because of the passive tone roll off with the treble when the bass is in passive mode.

What are some good sound clips for the EMGs? Or what instruments could I try out that have good EMG pickups, but with a different preamp?

 

[SGD Lutherie]

What kind of tone are you looking for?

 

[Bassist24601]

Id like a punchy, growly tone thats dark but also can be bright. Sort of in the same vein as my Geddy, but maybe the neck have more of P bass/split coil sound. Does that help?

 

[RedLeg]

I'd go bartolini M4 CB series pups. I have replace HZ's 2 times with these and they are a great replacement, really opens up the instrument. I would also wire them to 2 DPDT push pull 250K volumes. Use the first vol push pull to go active/passive and the second to go series both pups/outer coils single coil mode (this is a really sweet wiring option). For the pre, I really like the OPB3 with selectable mids on a push pull mid control. There is my 2 cents. Clean control layout with mucho versatility. 4 knobs, 3 push pulls, one stack.

Also, The nordy DC's sound better than the SD's. I have the exact setup laid out above with nordy DC's on my Fretless. when I has having it built I also was looking into the SD NYC's, but got a chance to hear the nordies and I was sold.

 

[prokfrog]

Id like a punchy, growly tone thats dark but also can be bright. Sort of in the same vein as my Geddy, but maybe the neck have more of P bass/split coil sound. Does that help?

A set of SGD's might bring you there, and they'll plug right in to your existing EMG harness..