Marvin Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 I'm contemplating replacing the preamp in my V7. Ideally it'd be something relatively staight forward to fit, maybe a John East but I'm not sure which one. Any pointers, advice etc gratefully received Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Consider first what is actually wrong with it ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 The Sire preamp has a 'baked in' sound, I'd like something that's maybe a bit flatter or neutral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 On 28/02/2022 at 06:02, Marvin said: The Sire preamp has a 'baked in' sound, I'd like something that's maybe a bit flatter or neutral. Is that compared to running the bass passive ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) There's two types of John east Jazz bass pre amps, one of them has a flat response when all controls are at zero. You can also order it with fender style knobs, which look great. Edit: and they've come down in price by about £20 since I bought mine a few years ago! Edited March 1, 2022 by gjones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 For short period I had a Sire V3 2nd Gen 5er that I ripped the preamp out of and just ran fully passive. Sounded fantastic. Personally I think the pickups in those basses are underrated, or rather, overshadowed by the preamp. Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) How about Sadowsky ? Sorry, he is a bit annoying Edited March 1, 2022 by lonestar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I'm a big Glockenklang fan and they are totally transparent when set flat. If you set them flat and switch between active and passive, there is no difference at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 hour ago, lonestar said: How about Sadowsky ? Sorry, he is a bit annoying "Hi, I'm Lobster" Grow up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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