S3EQ Solderless Kit V2

Incredible tone, easy to install

As I have the soldering skills of an angry donkey in the dark, this seemed the best way for me to give my Sterling Stingray 5 a much needed upgrade, when it arrived it was obvious the person who makes these takes it seriously, extremely well made. But what really blew me away was how much the sound was transformed, the original Sterling Stingray preamp is as inspiring as a burned spud, so I was expecting an improvement, but not to this extent. I’m honestly shocked how good this sounds, really thick low end, great mid and high, rolling off the top and mid gives a beautiful warm rounded tone. I was lucky many years ago in having an Ernie Ball Stingray 5 for a time, and I really feel like this preamp gets me very close to that great sound again. I opted to add in the micro-toggle to give me access to switching the poles and I’m glad I did, even more tone options! I’ve bought the pcb version too for future projects, let’s see if I can de-donkey my soldering.