Bass preamp dilemma - need advice please

[Sheeny]

Hi,

I have a fender Jazz Elite 2016 with N4 pickups. It has a faulty PCB, and before I purchase a replacement one, I'm looking at alternatives.

Can you recommend a replacement preamp/combination to provide 1. volume, 2. a smooth blend/balance and 3. separate bass, mid and treble controls?

Side mount jack.

The new Fender Jazz Elite has a very narrow blend band, most of the time it's either one, both or the other. Poor design in my opinion. Does your preamp recommendation provide for a full range (buffered?) blend?

If there is any modification required to the pickups please also advise.

Thanks in advance

 

[dystrust]

Re: Bass preamp dilemma - need advice please

The only buffered blend I'm aware of is the EMG Active Balance control; they make a version for passive pickups AFAIK. You'd need to pair it with their BQ control for bass, treble, and sweep-able midrange. As a bonus it offers four center frequency settings for the treble control. I typically set mine @ 3.5Khz instead of the 6 or 7Khz most other preamps use. I find the lower frequency center to be a lot more useful as I can roll it back for a vintage tone or boost highs for extra cut.