I've gone through many preamps over the last few years, and because I researched pretty thoroughly, I found something I liked in all of them. But I've reached a point in my search where I've decided to let these two go.
Ashly BP-41, $220 firm, shipped to CONUS, paypal. This one is very well reviewed on the Interwebs, so I won't bore you with too many details. Well regarded; Parametric, room-node killing EQ; solid state; biamp out; fx loop; clean, high fidelity sound. 100% functional; cosmetics? well, it's used, see the pix. (the black lines on the right of the Ashly, around the logo, are sharpie that someone used to black out some scratches that go through to the metal.)
Roland SIP-301, $100 firm, shipped to CONUS, paypal. This is an interesting unit; two fx loops, pre and post EQ; biamp out; nice flexible EQ, or "tone Creator" as they call it; a crazy compressor that can be subtle, or the squishiest thing I have EVER heard. I don't know what to compare this compressor to, as it is pretty unique, to my ear. Shortly after I received this unit, the treble pot bit the dust. I removed it, planning on replacing it, but never got around to it. It currently works perfectly, you just can't cut or boost the treble. There is another EQ, a high cut switch, that still works. Everything else works on this pre, only the treble pot was faulty. I still have the original knob from the treble pot that will go with the pre.
The stuff I left out of this description is either covered in the pictures, or you can ask me.
Thanks for looking,
JBY
