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Old 11-27-2020, 05:46 PM
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Default UST not playing nice with humbuckers

I added a UST to a board with 2 existing humbuckers and the UST is coming out with a lot of treble and the humbuckers have flattened out. What do I need to put between the UST and the board to get it all to play nice? Thanks!
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Old 11-27-2020, 05:57 PM
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An active preamp/blender of some sort. You can't combine those two very different animals passively without serious degradation of sound.
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Old 11-27-2020, 07:44 PM
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An active preamp/blender of some sort. You can't combine those two very different animals passively without serious degradation of sound.
The board they're all going into is a preamp. So would I need another preamp before the board?
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Old 11-27-2020, 09:16 PM
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The board they're all going into is a preamp. So would I need another preamp before the board?
Is each source routed to a separate preamp on the "board" before blending? Please add detail to your described signal chain.
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Old 11-28-2020, 10:21 AM
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Is each source routed to a separate preamp on the "board" before blending? Please add detail to your described signal chain.
Thanks for the reply. It's the Taylor ES 1.3 system in a T5z. They all plug into the same board via molex connectors. I replaced the existing magnetic body sensor with a K&K knockoff (JJB electronics. High quality and a great reputation). Impedance on the original sensor was .06-.08 ohms.

Pictures below. Ignore the question marks on the parts. This was before I really had the lay of the land.


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