Fionn Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm bashing ideas around, and would like to hear the thoughts/ opinions of those of you who are more experienced and learned in this sphere. I have a Warwick Streamer Stage 1. This has a 2-way 9v MEC preamp (with no push-pull preamp bypass). Now, I've been toiling with the idea of selling this bass for a wee while. I'm thinking of letting it go because I'm longing for the passive vibe. I LOVE the feel and aesthetics of my bass though, and those are aspects of my Streamer that I'm most loth to give up on. My ideal solution would be a passive version of my current bass. What are folks experiences of making this type of change-over, and how could this be best approached? Like I said, I'm bashing ideas around, but your input would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Unless someone beats me to it I'll take a look later at how Warwick have done the passive switch in mine and post a photograph. Meant to be working right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Call Warwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Desolder the pickups and the output jack. Whip out the active electronics and controls and replace them with a simple passive volume and tone circuit for each pickup. Job done. And an easy one to reverse should you ever need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Referring to my offer of info above - It's more complicated than expected - there's a PCB on the back of the push-pull active-passive switch. So I guess there's more to it than I was expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmchich Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I like BigRedX's idea. Get a complete wiring kit from a decent brand and drop it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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