Mec active circuit URGENT HELP NEEDED

[marcus bell]

Hi guys I'm buying a warwick corvette passive and would like an active circuit, I know the original system is made by mec but don't know where to purchase from and have heard they are expensive,

Can anybody recommend a product for me
These are my needs

3 pot setup
Volume
Pickup pan
Bass and treble stacked

(Push/pull for active passive) if possible, not too fussed

And must be able to work with the passive mec 'dynamic correction' pickups

Thanks

[ikay]

Passive MEC pups should work with most pre's. Take a look at the 'Bass Preamp' section here for some ideas - http://www.bestbassgear.com/aguilar-preamp.htm

[charic]

This may sound a little stupid but why not either :

Buy an active corvette from the start and save yourself the hassle

or

Buy an active corvette that's wrecked and just take what you want out of it and keep the rest as spares?

[throwoff]

Are you sure it is passive EQ?

My Vette has passive 'dynamic correction' pickups but an active EQ, quite a few of them do.

[marcus bell]

Definitely passive, and I'm buying the bass as a project

[paul_5]

Artec SE2A. don't know about the internal dimensions of the 'vette, but these are a good fit for Jazz basses. It's a modular unit, so the different pieces just connect via prefab wiring looms. Should be a doodle and they're cheap as chips.


http://www.thomann.de/gb/artec_se2a.htm

[marcus bell]

How do they sound?

[paul_5]

Very good. The specs are here:
[color=#333333][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]SE2-A[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#333333][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Features : [/size][/font][/color]
[color=#333333][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]- 2 individual pots - Balance, Volume[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#333333][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]- Concentric pot - Bass, Treble[/size][/font][/color][color=#333333][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]
Technical Specifications :
Bass : +/-12 dB at 100 Hz
Treble : +/-12 dB at 4kHz
Balance : MN500K Potentiometer
Current : 0.16 mA
Voltage range : 6 V ~ 22 V
Battery : 9 V Alkaline[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#333333][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]OUTPUT JACK NOT INCLUDED[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#333333][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]Very low noise units. I've put them in my project basses and I've never had any problems with them. Will try to record some samples tonight.[/size][/font][/color]

[marcus bell]

Thanks a lot mate, I'm not very clued up on fitting this sorta stuff so would need help fitting it. Could you do it? Drop me a pm

[amnesia]

[url="http://shop.warwick.de/?&c=35352310036&lang=en&smk=1&nm=D0405358001321517424A43801|MEC|D0407846001321517424A43802|D0486060001321517425A44230&modul=shop&site=shop_overview"]http://shop.warwick.de/?&c=35352310036&lang=en&smk=1&nm=D0405358001321517424A43801|MEC|D0407846001321517424A43802|D0486060001321517425A44230&modul=shop&site=shop_overview[/url]


A link to the Warwick shop to the MEC electrics section. There are a selection of Corvette electronics options there. Yes...they are expenisve!

[warwickhunt]

Yep MEC preamps are mega expensive new but they are generally dirt cheap if you find one used on ebay. However, I've fitted Aguilar OBP1 and Glock pres to match with MEC pups and they work great; there are loads of other pres that would do just as good a job.

[marcus bell]

Hopefully I've got a mec circuit heading my way CHEAP!