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Delano Sonar 3 Band Bass Preamps

checklist bullet iconPARTIALLY PRE-WIRED

wave form bullet iconTRANSPARENT, CLEAN TONE

configuration bullet icon3 CONFIGURATIONS AVAILABLE

inverter battery bullet icon9V OR 18V COMPATIBLE

Customer Reviews

Based on 5 reviews
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R.R.c.
Very good

Excellent product, very good packaging, shipped quickly and very pending delivery

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Roger Romero castilla

Excellent product, very good packaging, shipped quickly and very pending delivery

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Jhon Jairo Almario Betin
Amazing sound...

Replaced stock preamp of My bass (Ibanez BTB674)... And... Is Magic... Like a new bass with amazing tone and response!

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Doug Weber
Excellent tone upgrade!

Great preamp with very musical frequency centers. Can be run at 9 or 18 volts. There’s quite a bit of soldering is required. That’s the only thing keeping this from getting 5 stars.

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Michael Whittaker
Excellent service!

I have never received better customer service in my life and patience in the hours of emails and phone calls back and forth with Max! The Delano preamp is awesome and everything I expected. Highly recommend Fat bass tone to anyone looking to purchase great gear for their instrument

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DESCRIPTION

The Delano Sonar 3 bass preamp is designed for just one purpose: Making a good tone even better.

As an integral part of any active bass guitar, an active EQ has to fulfill countless requirements regarding strength and clarity in tone, power consumption and installation. To meet this challenge perfectly, the time has come for a new onboard preamp: Sonar.

This smart powerhouse delivers the real thing: rocksteady bottom, cutting midrange and naturally brilliant high end. Whether adapting its tone to match the surrounding acoustics, enhancing versatility or increasing your musical expression, this preamp always feels like a natural extension, preserving all the benefits of passive operation: uncoloured, true and focused sound. Comparing the flat-set sound to bypassed full passive action you´ll detect no difference. Matchless. And with its perfectly matched band-pass filters and separated amplifier stages, adjustments stay predictable at any time without overpowering tone.

The Delano Sonar onboard preamp is housed in a sealed slim-box, which provides easy, space-saving installation and secure insulation to other electrical components. Its minimal power consumption lets you forget where your battery-box is.

Understanding the differences between the 3, 3MS and 3MS/E:

• The 3 has a fixed midrange at 500Hz.
• The 3MS has selectable midrange of 300, 500 or 800Hz on the preamp module.
• The 3MS/E has selectable midrange of 300, 500 or 800Hz on a switch.

CONFIGURATIONS

Sonar 3 - (2 Pickup - 5 Knob)
Volume w/Active-Passive Push-Pull - Blend - Treble - Mid - Bass
*Sonar 3 preamps come with prewired EQ (Treble, Mid, Bass) pots.
*Volume pot (push-pull) and blend pot are included, but not pre-wired.

Sonar 3MS - (2 Pickup - 5 Knob)
Volume w/Active-Passive Push-Pull - Blend - Treble - Mid w/Mid Selector Switch on Module - Bass
*Sonar 3 preamps come with prewired EQ (Treble, Mid, Bass) pots.
*Volume pot (push-pull) and blend pot are included, but not pre-wired.

Sonar 3MS/E - (2 Pickup - 5 Knob, 1 Switch)
Volume w/Active-Passive Push-Pull - Blend - Treble - Mid w/External Mid Selector Switch - Bass
*Sonar 3 preamps come with prewired EQ (Treble, Mid, Bass) pots.
*Volume pot (push-pull) and blend pot are included, but not pre-wired.
*3 Way Chrome Switch included.


TECH & SPECS

  • Battery Power: 9-18V
  • Input Impedance: >1,2MOhm
  • Power Consumption: Sonar 3 (MS/MS-E) 0,8mA@9V / 1mA@18V
  • Bass: +/-16dB @ 45Hz
  • Mid: +/-14dB @ 500Hz
  • Sonar: 3 MS (MS-E): +/-14dB @ 300Hz/500Hz/800Hz (Mid selection)
  • Treble: +/-18dB @ 5KHz

Sonar 3 Wiring diagram

Sonar 3MS and Sonar 3MS/E Wiring diagram

Customer Reviews

Based on 5 reviews
80%
(4)
20%
(1)
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(0)
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R
R.R.c.
Very good

Excellent product, very good packaging, shipped quickly and very pending delivery

R
Roger Romero castilla

Excellent product, very good packaging, shipped quickly and very pending delivery

J
Jhon Jairo Almario Betin
Amazing sound...

Replaced stock preamp of My bass (Ibanez BTB674)... And... Is Magic... Like a new bass with amazing tone and response!

D
Doug Weber
Excellent tone upgrade!

Great preamp with very musical frequency centers. Can be run at 9 or 18 volts. There’s quite a bit of soldering is required. That’s the only thing keeping this from getting 5 stars.

M
Michael Whittaker
Excellent service!

I have never received better customer service in my life and patience in the hours of emails and phone calls back and forth with Max! The Delano preamp is awesome and everything I expected. Highly recommend Fat bass tone to anyone looking to purchase great gear for their instrument

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