Hartke VXL Bass Attack preamp with the L2000?

roger_alcantara · #1 05-13-2006, 01:53 PM

hey guys, im new here... awesome forum by the way, it's uber nice to be surrounded by g&l lovers. anywho... i just got the Hartke VXL bass attack preamp. i usually plug in and play... i love the tones i get out of my L2000 so i plug in direct to a bass amp and go... but i had this horrifying experience a few weeks back regarding a busted bass amp in this bar we were supposed to play in... it was a nightmare... so i decided to get the VXL... just in case such a thing happens again... at least i can plug in direct to the house...

anyways... to those who have the VXL as well... could you help me find good tone settings for the preamp? i have dialed in some tones i like, but id like to explore some more... is it possible to use the VXL with the L2000 in active mode? our sound engineer suggested that if i had to use the VXL i should go passive since the g&l's pickups are high output. i've been using some settings on the vxl on active mode, but most of the time, it sounded a wee bit too boomy and muddy. could you guys share some settings on the VXL when used with the L2000? thanks guys.

roj

snowdan · #2 08-02-2006, 10:28 AM

when playing active simply back off the instrument's volume knob. i know of hardly any amp that accepts my G&L output with the volume all the way up.

roger_alcantara · #3 08-02-2006, 11:02 AM

thanks.

yeah i usually back off the volume a bit.

...oh and i've decided NOT to use the hartke VXL preamp on my g&l... unless of course i decide to go straight to the house... upon which i dial in a flat setting, to get the natural tone of the g&l...

the tone of the g&l is just so much better without any form of tone shaping or coloration by a preamp IMHO. so i just plug in direct.

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Originally Posted by snowdan

when playing active simply back off the instrument's volume knob. i know of hardly any amp that accepts my G&L output with the volume all the way up.