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| Re: bass guitar preamp ? [message #63601 is a reply to message #63600] |
Sun, 22 January 2006 16:34   |
TC
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John wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a killer preamp for bass guitar. I want something
> cheap that sounds fantastic. Shouldn't be a problem right? Ideally it
> would do Chris Squire distorted, drop octave stuff but hey, I'll be
> thrilled just to get a good bass sound.
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> I currently have a sans amp for bass but I think it sounds like crap, no
> round bottom, weak output, what could be worse? My hero Scott Ambush
> plays an Eden Navigator preamp, fed into a QSC 3500 power amp, driving
> an Eden 4x10 cabinet but I won't be able to afford that any time soon.
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> Anything cheap and good?
>
> John
What bass are you using? That's hands down the biggest factor.
I've tracked my Warwick Thumb 5 through a Sans Amp Bass Driver DI direct into Paris and it sounded amazing, big fat round and aggressive..
Cheers,
TC
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| Re: bass guitar preamp ? [message #63603 is a reply to message #63601] |
Sun, 22 January 2006 17:03 |
John [1]
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The bass is fine. It's a 5 string Ibanez attack bass and I've played it
through many other amps and it sounds great. Maybe this sansamp I have
is a dud because I notice many people are very happy with theirs. How
much clean output can you get (meaning without pushing drive to
distort). I can barely get -10db out of this one.
TC wrote:
> John wrote:
>
>> Can anyone recommend a killer preamp for bass guitar. I want
>> something cheap that sounds fantastic. Shouldn't be a problem right?
>> Ideally it would do Chris Squire distorted, drop octave stuff but hey,
>> I'll be thrilled just to get a good bass sound.
>>
>> I currently have a sans amp for bass but I think it sounds like crap,
>> no round bottom, weak output, what could be worse? My hero Scott
>> Ambush plays an Eden Navigator preamp, fed into a QSC 3500 power amp,
>> driving an Eden 4x10 cabinet but I won't be able to afford that any
>> time soon.
>>
>> Anything cheap and good?
>>
>> John
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> What bass are you using? That's hands down the biggest factor.
>
> I've tracked my Warwick Thumb 5 through a Sans Amp Bass Driver DI direct
> into Paris and it sounded amazing, big fat round and aggressive..
>
> Cheers,
>
> TC
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| Re: bass guitar preamp ? [message #63606 is a reply to message #63603] |
Sun, 22 January 2006 18:52 |
TC
Messages: 327
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Hi John,
Could be a dud, I never had gain problems with mine.. Is it an active bass? Maybe that's part of why my Warwick sounds good with it. I also play with fingers but fairly agressively, so that adds some extra signal. I've also tracked with a SVT Pro 3, but these days I find myself just tracking DI for most stuff through my UA LA-610 and using plugins to tweak the sound.
I noticed they are coming out with an Ampeg bass plugin from IK Multimedia. I'm interested in hearing how that sounds..
You may also want to try the Avalon U5 for bass. Haven't used it but have heard good things.
Cheers,
TC
John wrote:
> The bass is fine. It's a 5 string Ibanez attack bass and I've played it
> through many other amps and it sounds great. Maybe this sansamp I have
> is a dud because I notice many people are very happy with theirs. How
> much clean output can you get (meaning without pushing drive to
> distort). I can barely get -10db out of this one.
>
> TC wrote:
>
>> John wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a killer preamp for bass guitar. I want
>>> something cheap that sounds fantastic. Shouldn't be a problem
>>> right? Ideally it would do Chris Squire distorted, drop octave stuff
>>> but hey, I'll be thrilled just to get a good bass sound.
>>>
>>> I currently have a sans amp for bass but I think it sounds like crap,
>>> no round bottom, weak output, what could be worse? My hero Scott
>>> Ambush plays an Eden Navigator preamp, fed into a QSC 3500 power amp,
>>> driving an Eden 4x10 cabinet but I won't be able to afford that any
>>> time soon.
>>>
>>> Anything cheap and good?
>>>
>>> John
>>
>>
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>>
>> What bass are you using? That's hands down the biggest factor.
>>
>> I've tracked my Warwick Thumb 5 through a Sans Amp Bass Driver DI
>> direct into Paris and it sounded amazing, big fat round and aggressive..
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> TC
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| Re: bass guitar preamp ? [message #63637 is a reply to message #63633] |
Mon, 23 January 2006 07:41 |
John [1]
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thanks, i can get the bass sounding good once it's recorded but without
a good sound to start i can't get the feel right so i'll have to get
this box fixed. tech21 is at namm so i'll wait till they get back on
the 25th.
Thanks,
John
Edna wrote:
> If you're just using it for recording, you might try the free plugin
> "Baxxpander" - it did wonders for a thin thumpy bass track I had on one
> tune.
> Edna
> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d420ae@linux...
>
>>Can anyone recommend a killer preamp for bass guitar. I want something
>>cheap that sounds fantastic. Shouldn't be a problem right? Ideally it
>>would do Chris Squire distorted, drop octave stuff but hey, I'll be
>>thrilled just to get a good bass sound.
>>
>>I currently have a sans amp for bass but I think it sounds like crap, no
>>round bottom, weak output, what could be worse? My hero Scott Ambush
>>plays an Eden Navigator preamp, fed into a QSC 3500 power amp, driving
>>an Eden 4x10 cabinet but I won't be able to afford that any time soon.
>>
>>Anything cheap and good?
>>
>>John
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| Re: bass guitar preamp ? [message #63647 is a reply to message #63637] |
Mon, 23 January 2006 09:18 |
Deej [1]
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Demeter makes some nice bass preamps.
"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d4fa65$1@linux...
> thanks, i can get the bass sounding good once it's recorded but without
> a good sound to start i can't get the feel right so i'll have to get
> this box fixed. tech21 is at namm so i'll wait till they get back on
> the 25th.
> Thanks,
> John
>
> Edna wrote:
> > If you're just using it for recording, you might try the free plugin
> > "Baxxpander" - it did wonders for a thin thumpy bass track I had on one
> > tune.
> > Edna
> > "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d420ae@linux...
> >
> >>Can anyone recommend a killer preamp for bass guitar. I want something
> >>cheap that sounds fantastic. Shouldn't be a problem right? Ideally it
> >>would do Chris Squire distorted, drop octave stuff but hey, I'll be
> >>thrilled just to get a good bass sound.
> >>
> >>I currently have a sans amp for bass but I think it sounds like crap, no
> >>round bottom, weak output, what could be worse? My hero Scott Ambush
> >>plays an Eden Navigator preamp, fed into a QSC 3500 power amp, driving
> >>an Eden 4x10 cabinet but I won't be able to afford that any time soon.
> >>
> >>Anything cheap and good?
> >>
> >>John
> >
> >
> >
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| Re: bass guitar preamp ? [message #63797 is a reply to message #63637] |
Wed, 25 January 2006 18:27 |
Bill Lorentzen
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Check the Radial DIs for direct recording. I compared one recently to my
Countryman, and the Radial is slightly better for bass.
"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d4fa65$1@linux...
> thanks, i can get the bass sounding good once it's recorded but without a
> good sound to start i can't get the feel right so i'll have to get this
> box fixed. tech21 is at namm so i'll wait till they get back on the 25th.
> Thanks,
> John
>
> Edna wrote:
>> If you're just using it for recording, you might try the free plugin
>> "Baxxpander" - it did wonders for a thin thumpy bass track I had on one
>> tune.
>> Edna
>> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d420ae@linux...
>>
>>>Can anyone recommend a killer preamp for bass guitar. I want something
>>>cheap that sounds fantastic. Shouldn't be a problem right? Ideally it
>>>would do Chris Squire distorted, drop octave stuff but hey, I'll be
>>>thrilled just to get a good bass sound.
>>>
>>>I currently have a sans amp for bass but I think it sounds like crap, no
>>>round bottom, weak output, what could be worse? My hero Scott Ambush
>>>plays an Eden Navigator preamp, fed into a QSC 3500 power amp, driving
>>>an Eden 4x10 cabinet but I won't be able to afford that any time soon.
>>>
>>>Anything cheap and good?
>>>
>>>John
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| Re: bass guitar preamp ? [message #63817 is a reply to message #63797] |
Thu, 26 January 2006 06:13 |
John [1]
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How about this ampeg box?
http://www.zzounds.com/item--AMPSVTDI
Bill Lorentzen wrote:
> Check the Radial DIs for direct recording. I compared one recently to my
> Countryman, and the Radial is slightly better for bass.
>
> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d4fa65$1@linux...
>
>>thanks, i can get the bass sounding good once it's recorded but without a
>>good sound to start i can't get the feel right so i'll have to get this
>>box fixed. tech21 is at namm so i'll wait till they get back on the 25th.
>>Thanks,
>>John
>>
>>Edna wrote:
>>
>>>If you're just using it for recording, you might try the free plugin
>>>"Baxxpander" - it did wonders for a thin thumpy bass track I had on one
>>>tune.
>>>Edna
>>>"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d420ae@linux...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can anyone recommend a killer preamp for bass guitar. I want something
>>>>cheap that sounds fantastic. Shouldn't be a problem right? Ideally it
>>>>would do Chris Squire distorted, drop octave stuff but hey, I'll be
>>>>thrilled just to get a good bass sound.
>>>>
>>>>I currently have a sans amp for bass but I think it sounds like crap, no
>>>>round bottom, weak output, what could be worse? My hero Scott Ambush
>>>>plays an Eden Navigator preamp, fed into a QSC 3500 power amp, driving
>>>>an Eden 4x10 cabinet but I won't be able to afford that any time soon.
>>>>
>>>>Anything cheap and good?
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>
>>>
>
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| Re: bass guitar preamp ? [message #63857 is a reply to message #63797] |
Fri, 27 January 2006 09:53 |
Dominic
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Ive been recording direct bass tracks with a UA 610 for a couple years on
numerous sessions. Ive A to B it with a bunch of mic pre's even a 1272 and
the UA does a great job. I was compressing with a Tube Tech and that was
the wip but dumped it because thats all I used it for. You should be able
to find a used 610 for around $800.00
"Bill Lorentzen" <bill@lorentzen.ws> wrote:
>Check the Radial DIs for direct recording. I compared one recently to my
>Countryman, and the Radial is slightly better for bass.
>
>"John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d4fa65$1@linux...
>> thanks, i can get the bass sounding good once it's recorded but without
a
>> good sound to start i can't get the feel right so i'll have to get this
>> box fixed. tech21 is at namm so i'll wait till they get back on the 25th.
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>
>> Edna wrote:
>>> If you're just using it for recording, you might try the free plugin
>>> "Baxxpander" - it did wonders for a thin thumpy bass track I had on one
>>> tune.
>>> Edna
>>> "John" <no@no.com> wrote in message news:43d420ae@linux...
>>>
>>>>Can anyone recommend a killer preamp for bass guitar. I want something
>>>>cheap that sounds fantastic. Shouldn't be a problem right? Ideally
it
>>>>would do Chris Squire distorted, drop octave stuff but hey, I'll be
>>>>thrilled just to get a good bass sound.
>>>>
>>>>I currently have a sans amp for bass but I think it sounds like crap,
no
>>>>round bottom, weak output, what could be worse? My hero Scott Ambush
>>>>plays an Eden Navigator preamp, fed into a QSC 3500 power amp, driving
>>>>an Eden 4x10 cabinet but I won't be able to afford that any time soon.
>>>>
>>>>Anything cheap and good?
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>
>>>
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