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Seymour Duncan STC-3p

BassIsFun17

BassIsFun17

Jan 16, 2006
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#1
Hello everyone,

I found a few threads in a search, but they are all like 2 years old, so i didnt really want to bumb that old of a thread.
im planning on getting a Brice HXB405 around Christmas time. I really feel like id want the extra mid knob of a 3 band eq. so i was thinking of upgrading the electronics with the Seymour Duncan STC-3p. i was wondering how this sounds...is it versitile?
Does it get too boomy?
Does the treble get to piercing?
Would it compliment the stock pickups?
I play music styles such as Rock, some metal, jazz, funk, and fusion.
I usually like a failry bright tone, but with a good bit of bass in it.
I tend to blend more of the bridge pickup in my sound.

all help is good,
thanks in advance,

rory
 
#2
I have an STC3a that I'm going to put in my Warwick this month. From everything I've read and heard (clips), it is a great preamp that really brings out the best in the bass. the ex-bassist of Incubus had them in his basses and he got great tone out of them. Great rock tone and very funky when dialed right.
 
#8
Hi, i know this is a bit older topic ;)
but there is one thing i would like to know about this electronics.

There are 4 pot's.
What they all do? ;)
are there:
master volume/balance stacked
bass
mid
treble

or some other configuration??

thank you!
 
#10
Hello Folks,

This preamp seems to do what i want it to. I'm converting an old no-name P into a fretless. For the time being I'm going to be using only a P pickup, but may add a J when i get the balls to start routing. I know this is designed for dual pickup combinations, would it work for a single, allowing me to add the J pickup at a later date?

Cheers, Dido
 
#11
I have a Schecter CV-5 that originally had a Seymour Duncan preamp in it (not sure of what model the preamp was), but I was grossly let down by that preamp. IMHO it seemed very mid focused and had very little versatility for tailoring of sound.

I could see how someone would like it for rock or other more aggressive sounds, but IMHO it did not tailor itself well to a more general sound, nor lend itself to being adaptive.

I couldn't get it yanked out soon enough.
 
#14
Geezerman said:
Does the STC-3P have 4 knobs ( one statcked?) so 3 reg and one 1 stacked or is it 2 stacked 1 regular knobs?(volume/blend, 1 mid range, 1 stacked bass/treble)

Sorry for the silly question!
Click to expand...

Yes...and you can use different harnesses from Duncan you need to ask. I have 2 MM pickups with Vol/slap + blend+mid+stacked bass/treble Also have ssingle coil switching for each pickup and series/parallel switch....Twidlers delight!

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#15
Bumping the thread to ask a really, really silly question...
So I'm getting the Seymour Duncan STC-3p circuit for my Spector.
The bass is an entry-line chinese model with two passive "EMG-SSD" humbuckers and typical volyme/tone passive circuitry.
My question is, when I get the new preamp circuit on my bass, will it be an "active bass"???
I am not asking out of ...vague interest but so as to know where am I going to plug the bass from now on! :) - I have an ashdown amp with two inputs, one for active and one for passive instrument... spread some light folks, where should I be plugging?
Cheers! :)
 
#16
Reopening an apparently old thread. I'm looking at the STC-3p. I built a fretless out of a Squier Jag Modified it has a factory bass boost and 4 knobs and a PJ config. I was not impressed with sound so I yanked the stock P pup and put in a seymour. THis helped but still doesn't have a clear (sparkle?). Hate the bass boost, just muddys the sound. THe guitar itself is beautiful, trans red. SInce I have the battery box in the back anyway and a nice seymour P pup but hate (more and more) the sound, the STC-3P seems like the answer. Feedback?
 
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Just got finished installing the preamp, biggest problem was the amount of space needed for the preamp. I thought I had ample cavity space so I didn't bother trying to deepen it. I was able to cram it in but just barely (my jag has a jazz control plate and pickguard set up), I was thinking about fine adjustments on the preamp but at this point I'm not sure I want to take the control plate off. Other then that, the controls weren't well marked so that was a little frustrating, they could have marked them with decals. Did quite a bit of more soldering then what was required because I wanted to keep my battery box & input. All of that aside, the Sound! Holy Crap Man! The SD P pup with the preamp are pure magic. Maybe I'm just geeking out because it worked but yeah worth the $$. Sounds like an active bass maybe even better. The jazz pup is still Squier stock and now when you compare it to the SD, well lets just say I'll be replacing it soon. Everything works well the knobs all do what they are suppose to, maybe a little too well. The can all get a little extreme, small tweaks are monumental to the sound. Good investment but does require some soldering.
 
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