shoulderpet Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Hi Am looking at replacing the preamp in my Mezzo bass in the near future as quite frankly the stock one is not great, the tone from the stock one is very processed and unless you use very midrange heavy pickups (which I am now doing, using an SPB2) it has a sizeable scoop in the low mids so I looking at my options , one of which is to replace the preamp but I have mostly had passive basses so dont really know a lot about preamps so basically I am after a 2 band preamp that is transparent sounding and is not scooped , any recommendations ? thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Top of the line: John East. With full active mixer and all. Nearly everything else is practically less with passive mixing and volume. Yes JE costs quite some but if the instrument fits you like a glove, the preamp is after all reasonably priced. 1 to 2 effects boxes cost the same or even more. Another road is to reduce most moving parts under the hood and do the adjustments from the amp or a floorboard. That is somewhat tricky but doable. Yes, I have done that. Preamps are not automatically flat just like the amps tend to have sound of their own. If your current preamp is not working well flat, try to tweak the adjustments from end to another. You may find something reasonable. You can also adjust the pickups closer or further away from the strings to tweak the sound. Try to keep notes about what you have done, so you can get back when in need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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