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Hi, I have a Dean bass with EMG-CS PUP's (details below), I love to play it and like the sound, which is a nice metalic growl but it just seems a bit quiet. I also own a thunderous TRB 1005 so I'm not looking to mimic that. I just want to make it more usable for rock.

I was wondering if uprating the preamp was the best way forward.

Specifications (assuming it is original) are here.

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Maybe I am being too picky and should accept it as it is?? What do you think?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Thanks, I like the sound as she has character-definatel;y a rock chick so it wouldn't be right to make her sound masculinej. :)

I have a Hartke Bass Attack pedal pedal, that should do it.

Cheers

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Hmm I'll need to look into this and experiment a bit-I'll see how fiddling around with amp settings works first but it's more than just turning up the volume but you never know by altering the EQ etc. as well I may get there.

Also I'm not ruling out the Bass Attack as it is a really subtle pedal, probably my favourite pedal in fact.

Alternatively 18v as I want to keep the growl and add some teeth if you know what I mean and more head room should do that. No idea how I'll find out if the pre-amp will run on 18v other than try it as I can hardly find any info on the guitar-maybe someone on the Dean Forum can help with that,

Easy things first!

Thanks

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OK some progress to report. By using the "passive" guitar input on my Mag anp, rather than the active and fiddling around with setting I'm much happier. I guess I just need to be more prepared to experiment and far more aware of the differences between the basses.
Sorted.

Thanks

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