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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 11 reviews
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Jeffery Davis
Sonar 3

A most excellent 3 band pre with toggle switch selectable 300/500/800hz mids. Matched with Delano SBC quad coil soapbars mounted in a 93 Carvin LB76 6 string. After many years of great service I replaced the Aguilar OBP3 pre with the Sonar. The 300/500/800 give me more flexibility over the 400/800 of the Agular. I also have a 2nd Carvin LB76 with original Carvin J style humbuckers and the Delano Sonar 3. Dead quiet and very transparent, a wide selection of tones to choose from. I run both at 18v for the extra headroom. Perfect for any style, funk, slap, dance, R&B, rock, metal. This pre covers it!

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Charles Schlesinger
Great Service

The guys at Fat Bass Tone went above and beyond to help me out! So appreciative in these days of lackluster customer service

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alfredo cantu

Delano Sonar 3 Band Bass Preamps

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Carnell Jones
Very good preamp

Very good Thanks

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Dave Strelz
Great Service

Got a Delano JayRay Pickup and Sonar 3 Pre-Amp for a Spector Bass I am having custom built. Can't Wait to hear it installed. Fat Bass Tone gave me great service! Thanks Guys!

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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 11 reviews
91%
(10)
9%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
J
Jeffery Davis
Sonar 3

A most excellent 3 band pre with toggle switch selectable 300/500/800hz mids. Matched with Delano SBC quad coil soapbars mounted in a 93 Carvin LB76 6 string. After many years of great service I replaced the Aguilar OBP3 pre with the Sonar. The 300/500/800 give me more flexibility over the 400/800 of the Agular. I also have a 2nd Carvin LB76 with original Carvin J style humbuckers and the Delano Sonar 3. Dead quiet and very transparent, a wide selection of tones to choose from. I run both at 18v for the extra headroom. Perfect for any style, funk, slap, dance, R&B, rock, metal. This pre covers it!

C
Charles Schlesinger
Great Service

The guys at Fat Bass Tone went above and beyond to help me out! So appreciative in these days of lackluster customer service

a
alfredo cantu

Delano Sonar 3 Band Bass Preamps

C
Carnell Jones
Very good preamp

Very good Thanks

D
Dave Strelz
Great Service

Got a Delano JayRay Pickup and Sonar 3 Pre-Amp for a Spector Bass I am having custom built. Can't Wait to hear it installed. Fat Bass Tone gave me great service! Thanks Guys!

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