Part Two ▶
Hallelujah! The Seymour Duncan STC-3P Bass Preamp is finally here. If you will recall, the store had earlier sent an STC-3M4, which would not work for the 2004 American Deluxe Precision Bass V electronics upgrade we've got planned. This one, thankfully, has got the features we need: Master Volume, Pickup Blend Control; and three-band EQ.
The Master Volume pot is a push/pull. Pushed in, it operates as a regular master volume for both pickups. Pulled up, the "Slap Contour" circuit is engaged; which, as the name implies, is an EQ preset specifically tailored to slap-and-pop techniques. Do note that the Slap Contour mid cut and bass boost can be "fine-tuned" by adjusting two trimpots located on the circuit board.
The bass/treble controls share one concentric pot; giving us a total of four controls. Now, if we'd gotten a preamp with separate controls for bass and treble; we'd have no place for the fifth pot as this bass has only four holes in the pickguard. I've hooked up the preamp to the pickups, and everything works as it should.
In the upcoming episode, we'll find out whether the pickguard can be reinstalled without any problem. If the new innards are too bulky to fit; we'll most probably have to enlarge or modify the control cavity. That's all for this post. Stay home, stay safe, and stay tuned; folks :)
The Master Volume pot is a push/pull. Pushed in, it operates as a regular master volume for both pickups. Pulled up, the "Slap Contour" circuit is engaged; which, as the name implies, is an EQ preset specifically tailored to slap-and-pop techniques. Do note that the Slap Contour mid cut and bass boost can be "fine-tuned" by adjusting two trimpots located on the circuit board.
The bass/treble controls share one concentric pot; giving us a total of four controls. Now, if we'd gotten a preamp with separate controls for bass and treble; we'd have no place for the fifth pot as this bass has only four holes in the pickguard. I've hooked up the preamp to the pickups, and everything works as it should.
In the upcoming episode, we'll find out whether the pickguard can be reinstalled without any problem. If the new innards are too bulky to fit; we'll most probably have to enlarge or modify the control cavity. That's all for this post. Stay home, stay safe, and stay tuned; folks :)
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