The stingray dilema

[luca]

First of all, hello, this is my first post here
I am using now a '93 stingray 5 (great bass!!!), ampeg svt3pro, ampeg 410 HLF, symetrix 501 compressor, and maybe sans amp bass driver DI.
I have a question if you can help me:
It is a good ideea to bypass the active electronics in my stingray? My ideea is that I use a tube preamp anyway to shape my sound, and I always keep the settings on the MM on "zero". I believe that the active electronics in my bass are adding dirt to the sound. What do you think?

 

[Chasarms]

I am not postive that you can, but even so, I would not. The preamp in a stringray was part of what creates the signature sound of that bass.

 

[luca]

thanks chasarms. I have a friend technician, he can do anything to the bass
I use the preamp with all controls set to the point "0", so IMO this might sound like a bypass only worse.
Somebody stop me!!!! ))

 

[cacio]

If you bypass the electr. you have a very little output.
If you want to do that you must change the pu.

 

[David Wilson]

I am not postive that you can, but even so, I would not. The preamp in a stringray was part of what creates the signature sound of that bass.

+1

 

[DavePlaysBass]

Unless your a complete tinkerer and want to experiment and don't mind going back and forth, I would leave what many consider perfection alone. Even if you run the controls flat the preamp provides buffering of the pickups from the instrument cable which impacts tone.

I personlly like active basses (Sadowsky, G&L, EMG J pups) although I seldom do much with the on board EQs other then set them flat. And its handy at a gig to be able to boost or cut standing 20' from the amp.

Dave