Seymour Duncan STC-3p

[Belka]

I had the Steve Bailey STC 3 preamp on my six string. It is the same as the normal version but instead of the push / pull control cutting the mids for a slap sound, it boosted them for a middy fretless sound.

Sorry, but as much as I like Seymour Duncan's pickups, that preamp was inferior to just about any other active preamp I've tried. The treble control gave off a load of hiss, and the bass control had a kind of low hiss, like a rumble, if boosted. It also picked up radio interference all the time. I've had experience with Bart NTMB preamps, Fender active preamps, EMG active preamps, the Mike Pope Fodera preamp, and the Musicman active preamp, and the Duncan was by far the noisiest and most annoying of the lot.

That being said, I think they're really designed to work best with the Duncan active soapbars, so maybe with those they're great, but as a standalone active replacement preamp there are better ones out there.

 

[tonylevinkix]

I put mine in; I have noticed no hiss or radio interference. I have noticed that the EQ controls can seem a bit too much but I believe that's adjustable on the fine adjustment. Anyway, can't complain about too many options.

 

[CaneyBoniface]

I using Seymour Duncan STP-3p two of my bass.
Ibanez SR305 IPT.
Warwick RockBass Corvette Double Buck.

 

[songwriter21]

I using Seymour Duncan STP-3p two of my bass.
Ibanez SR305 IPT.
Warwick RockBass Corvette Double Buck.

How do you like the sound? I have the same pre coming in for my ESP J-5 (has SD 67/70 single-coils).

 

[Rob Chapman]

I don't see why not...if it's good enough for pro's (Dirk Lance, Sam Rivers, PNUT), it should be a good piece of gear.

I really hate it when people say "if it is good enough for ... then it is good enough for me". If we think about it what that is really saying is that they don't believe that they are capable of arriving at a valid decision on their own which I would encourage you is crap. Sometimes the differences between things are subtle and indeed under certain circumstance undetectable but that just means we need to keep digging.