SOLD. John East J Tone preamp on drop in control plate. Volume / blend / tone edition with 2 band eq and passive tone. £120 posted £120 Kelsall

[vinorange]

Up for sale is a John East J Tone preamp currently living in my American Vintage jazz as it's going back to passive.

The East J tone is a direct drop in replacement for your current control plate. Comes completely pre-wired with solderless connections for Pickup hot / cold and earth. It is active with full true passive bypass. It features a volume / blend stack pot, a bass / treble stack pot and a passive tone pot which is push for active and pull for passive. It's a tremendous preamp - as all John East preamps are - and works perfectly. It's just that an american vintage should be vintage i.e. passive so it's going back to its roots.

Here's what John says

"Is it possible to retain the original sound of a J style bass?, but with a modern Active EQ? in the same preamp, along with no changes to my bass?

In response, we have created the J-TONE pre amp, replicating the authentic original passive wiring of the J style bass with a high spec Active EQ. It's designed as a direct drop-in replacement, including a place for the battery. It's easy to fit at home using basic tools, no soldering, no physical changes to the instrument*.

The Passive wiring is available as either the classic Volume / Volume / Tone, or for those who prefer a master volume - Volume / Blend / Tone. Plug-in tone caps allow additional fine tuning of the passive tone control.

The Active EQ is simplicity itself, incorporating highly responsive bass and treble controls, taken from our new high end UNI-PRE system. Internal edge wheels allow individual custom voicing for both the bass and treble control spectrums. Instrument qualities can be enhanced in conjunction with tone-shaping to match playing styles.

Edited September 7, 2020 by vinorange