I got this in a Craigslist transaction. He said its an Aguilar preamp. I heard it might be a Bartolini, since it says Mk I on the circuitboard. All I have is this chip with 18 wires coming off of it. Can I make use of it?
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What is this preamp?
- Thread starter impactwrench
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The last bartolini pre I had was 100% potted so you couldn't see the circuit, I don't know if they've changed their ways???
That looks like the Mk1 I pulled out of my old Skyline 55-01. The Mk1 preamps aren't sealed like the "real" Bartolini preamps are. Definately not Aguilar, either.
Mike
Mike
Yes, that is a Bartolini MK1. Like the MK1 pickups, the preamps are made overseas so they're not particularly similar to US Bartolini stuff.
Impactwrench: it's a shame that it didn't come with the pots attached, because it's going to take a lot of soldering to get it functioning. If you want to go for it, I can draw a diagram based on the one I pulled out of my SR900. You may know this already, but it's designed to work with 5 knobs: vol, blend, bass, mid, treble. If the instrument you want to put it in has fewer than 5 holes, you can probably make use of 1 or more stacked pots.
Impactwrench: it's a shame that it didn't come with the pots attached, because it's going to take a lot of soldering to get it functioning. If you want to go for it, I can draw a diagram based on the one I pulled out of my SR900. You may know this already, but it's designed to work with 5 knobs: vol, blend, bass, mid, treble. If the instrument you want to put it in has fewer than 5 holes, you can probably make use of 1 or more stacked pots.
interesting...
looks very much like the pre in my Squier Jazz Deluxe Active V....
anyone know if these pre's are related?
looks very much like the pre in my Squier Jazz Deluxe Active V....
anyone know if these pre's are related?
yes, they are the same. i remember reading about it from one of the posts here. the owner of the squier said it's the same as the ones found in cort curbow basses. i've got the same preamp on my cort curbow bass.
