steviedee Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Hi I have a passive fretless, it’s a copy of a well known bass! Plays really well but I just feel the tone is lacking. Currently has Bartolini 6R Pickups. It’s got a good thumpy old school tone but, for me, lacks a wee bit of zing. Any recommendations for a small preamp that might work? Each pickup has a volume and tone control but I’m not wedded to any configuration . A local luthier suggested an EMG VMC. Any suggestions? all the best S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 The EMG VMC is only a Mid control as far as I know, so probably not what you are looking for. I guess the obvious choice would be to use a Bartolini pre-amp as you have Bart pickups but my personal choice would be Glockenklang. 3 of my 4 basses have them fitted and as you can guess, I love them. Very transparent, no volume change between active/passive when set flat, easy to fit and very reasonably priced. Other options would be Noll or East both of which I have used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviedee Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 1 hour ago, BassBunny said: The EMG VMC is only a Mid control as far as I know, so probably not what you are looking for. I guess the obvious choice would be to use a Bartolini pre-amp as you have Bart pickups but my personal choice would be Glockenklang. 3 of my 4 basses have them fitted and as you can guess, I love them. Very transparent, no volume change between active/passive when set flat, easy to fit and very reasonably priced. Other options would be Noll or East both of which I have used. I’m trying to get a more jazz type fretless sound, might be a hopeless task! I looked at the bart preamps the main thing is size really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Glockenklang and Noll are pretty compact and both give you plenty of scope for "tweaking", particularly the 4 pot with a stacked treble/bass and separate mid control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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