{"id":3288,"date":"2013-02-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2013-02-25T12:03:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T17:03:32","slug":"taurus-tm-2-preamp-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/gear\/electronics\/preamp\/taurus-tm-2-preamp-install.html","title":{"rendered":"Taurus TM-2 Preamp Install (With Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a step-through process of installing a Taurus TM-2 preamp. You can read more about the TM-2 here<\/a> for further information to get specifications – but let’s get to what you clicked on this for – a step-through on installing it! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Before we begin we need to source the tools required to complete the install. The Taurus TM-2 requires some soldering so a sufficient soldering iron, 60\/40 Rosin Core solder, black & red wire of appropriate gauge (if needed), heat shrink tubing, Digital Multimeter, and a good pair of small diagonal cutting pliers is a good idea to have on hand or source from a friend. <\/p>\n

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We start by carefully removing the control plate and pick guard on this particular Jazz bass, and place the screws for re-install in a safe location. I choose to place the screws inside a piece of cellophane from a cigarette pack and seal it shut to prevent them from being lost.<\/p>\n

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The wiring attached to the controls on our control plate is carefully removed using the diagonal cutting pliers and carefully set aside. <\/p>\n

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Fitment is going to be tight for this particular installation since this Jazz bass does not have a battery box. To aid in fitment and allow the use of 4-controls on a Jazz bass control plate the output jack had to be relocated out the side. To prevent any further alterations to the exterior body the decision to mount the battery hidden under the pick guard was chosen. I chose the following location and made the decision to remove enough material here to recess the battery low enough to be concealed under the pick guard.<\/p>\n

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Now that our battery location and jack situation have been sorted out we can begin by removing the controls from control plate. Set aside the controls for future use if you choose to go back to your original control configuration or just to serve as backups if something ever fails. <\/p>\n

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We now begin a basic test fit to ensure that the controls once mounted to the control plate will fit in the top routed control cavity. <\/p>\n

The controls from Left to Right are: <\/p>\n