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My new (used) bass preamp [message #63903]

Sat, 28 January 2006 17:13

John [1]

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Registered: September 2005

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I picked up a used Ampeg SVPCL preamp and I am quite happy. It was $499
new and I got it for $350. After an A/B comparison with the Sansamp two
things are obvious. My Sansamp Bass DI is uneven. I'm playing a 5
string active circuit Ibanez bass and the notes were different volumes
and I thought it was the guitar. Well with the Ampeg the volumes are
nicely even and much more controllable because of that. Playing up and
down the neck has not hot spots or dead spots

2nd, The bass is lower and rounder on the bottom end. The sans amp does
not have a bad sound but when you compare them, there is a clear
difference in which one is more musical. The Ampeg sounds like a real
bass player and not a mix between a bass player and a keyboard player
playing bass lines. Anyways, I'm running through my outboard compresser
at about 1.3:1 and it's just the right amount to control the dynamics
without squashing it. YAY YAY YAY.

Anyone want to buy a Sansamp? It's going on ebay soon along with a
flute, and probably a vintage roland digital delay and roland reverb and
aphex aural exciter B (i think). I'm having a sale. :-)

John

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Re: My new (used) bass preamp [message #63912 is a reply to message #63903]

Sun, 29 January 2006 07:16

cujo
Messages: 285
Registered: July 2005

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I recently had to send an SVT in for repair, now I am back to my Trace Elliot
for a while. The SVT is definintley more even, especially in the upper registers.
What delay is that?

John <no@no.com> wrote:
>I picked up a used Ampeg SVPCL preamp and I am quite happy. It was $499

>new and I got it for $350. After an A/B comparison with the Sansamp two

>things are obvious. My Sansamp Bass DI is uneven. I'm playing a 5
>string active circuit Ibanez bass and the notes were different volumes
>and I thought it was the guitar. Well with the Ampeg the volumes are
>nicely even and much more controllable because of that. Playing up and

>down the neck has not hot spots or dead spots
>
>2nd, The bass is lower and rounder on the bottom end. The sans amp does

>not have a bad sound but when you compare them, there is a clear
>difference in which one is more musical. The Ampeg sounds like a real

>bass player and not a mix between a bass player and a keyboard player
>playing bass lines. Anyways, I'm running through my outboard compresser

>at about 1.3:1 and it's just the right amount to control the dynamics
>without squashing it. YAY YAY YAY.
>
>Anyone want to buy a Sansamp? It's going on ebay soon along with a
>flute, and probably a vintage roland digital delay and roland reverb and

>aphex aural exciter B (i think). I'm having a sale. :-)
>
>John

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Re: My new (used) bass preamp [message #63915 is a reply to message #63912]

Sun, 29 January 2006 08:28

John [1]

Messages: 2229
Registered: September 2005

Senior Member

It's an SDE 3000 delay and SRV 2000 reverb. I'm not sure if those will
be sold yet but they probably will.
John

cujo wrote:
> I recently had to send an SVT in for repair, now I am back to my Trace Elliot
> for a while. The SVT is definintley more even, especially in the upper registers.
> What delay is that?
>
>
> John <no@no.com> wrote:
>
>>I picked up a used Ampeg SVPCL preamp and I am quite happy. It was $499
>
>
>>new and I got it for $350. After an A/B comparison with the Sansamp two
>
>
>>things are obvious. My Sansamp Bass DI is uneven. I'm playing a 5
>>string active circuit Ibanez bass and the notes were different volumes
>>and I thought it was the guitar. Well with the Ampeg the volumes are
>>nicely even and much more controllable because of that. Playing up and
>
>
>>down the neck has not hot spots or dead spots
>>
>>2nd, The bass is lower and rounder on the bottom end. The sans amp does
>
>
>>not have a bad sound but when you compare them, there is a clear
>>difference in which one is more musical. The Ampeg sounds like a real
>
>
>>bass player and not a mix between a bass player and a keyboard player
>>playing bass lines. Anyways, I'm running through my outboard compresser
>
>
>>at about 1.3:1 and it's just the right amount to control the dynamics
>>without squashing it. YAY YAY YAY.
>>
>>Anyone want to buy a Sansamp? It's going on ebay soon along with a
>>flute, and probably a vintage roland digital delay and roland reverb and
>
>
>>aphex aural exciter B (i think). I'm having a sale. :-)
>>
>>John

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