Ibanez EHB before and after: Nordstrand BigRig Set + Glockenklang 2-Band
I bought this second hand Ibanez EHB about a month ago, since i wanted an ergonomic bass which was also easy to travel with.
But i wasn't satisfied at all with the stock pickups and preamp. So i ended up gutting the original preamp and pickups. After that, i did some shielding, and drilled an additional hole in order for the toggle switches to sit evenly.
I then proceeded to install a set of Nordstrand BigRig humbuckers, and wired their coils to both the toggle switches. I did this in order to split them pickups individually in Series, Single Coil and Parallel mode. And let me tell you, this thing has become a tone monster. The difference is night and day!
The 2 band preamp is an active passive (push pull volume pot) with bass and treble controls. The last one becomes a passive tone control once the preamp is disengaged.
I'm loving it so far!