PICKUPS AND ELECTRONICS NTBT-918

2-Band 9 volt or 18 volt Preamp/Tone control

The NTBT-918 is a tone control preamp with fully independent Bass and Treble controls with very
low noise and wide boost/cut range. The sound is extremely clear and transparent. Distortion is
well below 0.001%.
This preamp can be used with either a single 9 volt battery ( 9 volt operation) or two 9 volt
batteries (18 volt operation) which yields 6dB extra headroom.

Battery+
Ground
Treble

Gain
Gain

Bass
Out

In
black Bridge Neck
Pickup Pickup

yellow
2.7KΩ white

green
grey
blue

Vol
Treble Bass 25KΩ
50KΩ 50KΩ Audio Blend
Linear Linear Dual
Gain 250KΩ
5A5C
10KΩ
green

black

The NTBT-918 features an adjustable gain

which allows you to boost the input signal up 9 volt
to 12dB while maintaining flat frequency OR
response.
black 18 volt
In 9 volt operation the NTBT-918 uses approximately 750
microamperes of current from 1 - 9 volt battery. This means 1 red black
month of continuous duty or more than 6 months of average
usage.
In 18 volt operation the NTBT-918 uses approximately 1000
microamperes of current from 2 - 9 volt batteries. This means more
than 3 weeks of continuous duty or more than 4 months of average
usage.
The negative side of the battery(ies) should be connected to the
jack ring so that power is turned on only when the plug is in.
Unplug the instrument when not in use to conserve your battery.

DO NOT USE MORE THAN 18 VOLT SUPPLY VOLTAGE OR EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES
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Configuration Options on Standard Pre-Wired Harnesses
black Bridge Neck
Pickup Pickup

yellow

green

Vol Blend
Ganged
250KΩ 250KΩ
AUDIO 5A5C
green
B/T
Stacked
50KΩ Active/Passive Wiring as on “AP” Harnesses
Linear
HR-3.3AP and HR-4.5AP
Treble Bass

Stacked Bass/Treble as on Neck Bridge

black
HR-2.2 and HR-3.3 Pickup Pickup
yellow

green

yellow
Vol Vol
250KΩ 250KΩ
AUDIO AUDIO

Active/Passive Wiring as on HR-4.2AP Harness

Single
black
Pickup
yellow

green
Vol
250KΩ
AUDIO
Ground – Connected to
preinstalled bare wire.
Connect to cavity shield if
available. Also ensure bridge
is connected to ground. Single Pickup Active/Passive Wiring as on
HR-2.2AP and HR-2.3AP Harness
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