Electronics FAQ
To choose on-board electronics for an instrument you should consider carefully these things.
do you want your instrument to be fully passive so that i...
Tue, May 26, 2015 at 5:30 PM
9 volt systems: Use the size of a 9V battery as the "measuring stick":
An NTBT 2 band eq. module is about the same size as a 9V battery. So, for...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:53 PM
For our discrete electronic modules (TC and TCT families) we use transistors that our experience, component testing and noise selection, have shown to be we...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:57 PM
When the pickup output signal is amplified without tonal modification (bass, mid or treble boosts or cuts) and with the least distortion it is "unflavo...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:58 PM
The NTMB+FL is designed to put more focus on the mid frequencies for fretless instruments. As such, the bass control has less range than the NTMB+F ( +/-12...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 4:47 PM
The blue trimmer connected to the grey, blue, and white (or green) wires is for adjusting overall gain. The response of the gain adjustment is flat. I gen...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 4:51 PM
External Hum and Noise All of our active electronics modules are shielded with metal foil. If necessary they can be used in an unshielded instrument cavity...
Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 4:51 PM
RF, which stands for Radio Frequency, is the very high frequency (well above human hearing) electromagnetic signal (not sound) which carries the sound signa...
Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 4:55 PM