paul_5 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hi all, I've got a cheap fretless project on the go, and wondered if anyone knew of any cheap onboard active tones circuits that would give it a bit more life. I've got an East J-Retro in my main bass, but I don't want to pay anywhere near that sort of money for this 'hobby' bass. Is there anything halfway decent for less than about £50 or will I have to 'up my game'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Have a look on eBay and google for the Artec onboard preamps. They mostly come from overseas on eBay but you can get a simple Bass and Treble stcked pot or other versions for under £50 easily. They're not bad either, maybe a little hissy if you boost the highs alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Axes r us do a few fairly cheap models. I got a chrome jazz bass assembly to use on my jazz, but never fitted it because I didnt read the description properly! Needs space for 2x9v batteries and also needs an external jack socket as all the holes on the assebly have knobs on them! Cost me £36 in november, I never fitted it and it seems a decent bit of kit. You can have it for £25 posted if you like? Heres a link to show you what it is: [url="http://www.axesrus.com/axeWiringBass.htm"]http://www.axesrus.com/axeWiringBass.htm[/url] (it's the one at the bottom) Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 Oh, go on then... let me know your paypal etc... Cheers, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 PM'd mate! Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 You could easily make that fit a regular JB by replacing the two mini-pots with a concentric too. It would probably work OK off 1x9v too, just not so much headroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 That's the plan - pot-tastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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