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01-10-2012, 08:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Shelbyville, Indiana | | | NPAD - Sansamp RPM
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Just got my Sansamp RPM in the mail today. Only had a few brief moments after my son's basketball game to make sure everything worked, and so far, I like it.
I currently have it running into the FX return of my Peavey Pro Bass thru my Ampeg 810E. If I decide to keep it, it will get it's own dedicated power amp. But for testing purposes, the Peavey will do for now.
Both my Precisions need restrung right now, but even with really dead Fender rounds, it sounded pretty good. I will put it thru it's paces over the next 2 days and then take it to practice Friday and see how it sounds with the rest of the band 
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01-10-2012, 08:38 PM
|  | Registered Blueser | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles area CA USA | | Of my three 'amp heads' this is the one I'd choose if allowed to keep only one. Hopefully, that situation will never arise. Hope you enjoy your RPM as much as I have enjoyed mine. 
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01-10-2012, 08:42 PM
|  | Thunder-Bringer...annnnd Brony | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Houston, TX | | | Definitely a preamp to be reckoned with...Wish I still had mine around =(
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01-11-2012, 08:40 AM
|  | Fingers, pick, and a little bit of slap | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Terrapin country (Crofton, MD) | | | Last year I switched to a spendy all-tube preamp, but neither my RBI or RPM are going anywhere. IMO, these are the best preamps you can buy in that price range, and if the SansAmp tone and OD characteristics work for you then they compete in any price range.
Congrats! Hope the RPM works as well for you as it did for me. |
01-11-2012, 09:20 AM
|  | The "G" is for Gustav | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland | | | Yup, the RPM is one of my favorites, regardless of price. |
01-11-2012, 09:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Shelbyville, Indiana | | Thanks guys!
I am really looking forward to giving it a good run thru this evening after work and then again at practice Friday.
I have been wanting to try the RPM for some time, and would really like to try the RBI/RPM combo down the road. 
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01-11-2012, 09:46 AM
|  | Dr. Jim | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denton TX, Kailua HI, New York | | | I like mine. It's the ParaDI pedal version—has done well by Upright, passive Jazz & P-basses, guitar, and violin. Need to try it with my old passive MTD 5er!
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01-11-2012, 12:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Quantico, VA | | | I have the ParaDI as well. Took a while for me to dial it in, but so far it's worth it.
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01-11-2012, 02:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central New York | | | Ahhh and you have an extra rack space for and RBI too! I ran both the RPM and RBI together for quite sometime. Great sounding pre's singlular and in tandem. Enjoy and lot's of old threads here on TB that discuss basic settings to get you rolling.
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01-11-2012, 06:44 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Minneapolis | | Hey I didn't know we could do "new pre-amp day" threads!
I got an RPM last month and like the OP I'm running it into the power amp input of my solid-state head (Ampeg B500R - loud, but pretty sterile sounding on its own).
So far my favorite thing about it (besides the sound - duh!) is the range of connectivity options on the back. I currently have two XLR cables coming from the "uneffected" and "sansamp" outputs into my PC interface for recording two tracks at once (leaves lots of options for tweaking during mixdown) and at the same time I have another 1/4" cable going into the power amp. So I can go back and forth between recording and rockin out loud (or both) by simply dialing the XLR and Level knobs on the front appropriately. No more playing cable monkey!
Very, very happy with it. |
01-12-2012, 01:23 PM
| | Fingers, pick, and a little bit of slap | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Terrapin country (Crofton, MD) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by P_Biskitt Thanks guys!
I am really looking forward to giving it a good run thru this evening after work and then again at practice Friday.
I have been wanting to try the RPM for some time, and would really like to try the RBI/RPM combo down the road.
Biskitt | Ooh, the RBI/RPM combo was absolutely it for me! If you get the RBI, do some research about the parallel wiring config. But each preamp sounds great in its own way without assistance from the other. |
01-12-2012, 01:28 PM
|  | Robzilla | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Casper Wyoming USA | | | I played an RPM for years and loved it. Not sure why I ever sold mine. Oh well live and learn. Still a great PRE |
01-12-2012, 08:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Shelbyville, Indiana | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Fuzzbass
Ooh, the RBI/RPM combo was absolutely it for me! If you get the RBI, do some research about the parallel wiring config. But each preamp sounds great in its own way without assistance from the other.
| Well Fuzzbass, I couldn't help myself....I have an RBI on the way...
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01-19-2012, 05:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Shelbyville, Indiana | | Well, I got the RBI and have been A/B - ing them for a couple days on their own...
As a single pre, the RPM is out in front...that's not saying anything bad about the RBI, I just seem to like the RPM a bit more.
Have band practice tomorrow and have them both racked up. I am going to try them each alone and then together and see what happens then 
Biskitt |
01-19-2012, 05:22 PM
| | The "G" is for Gustav | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland | | | Cool. I wasn't so hot on the RBI by itself, but I really dug it running in parallel with the RPM. |
01-26-2012, 08:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Shelbyville, Indiana | | And the winner is... 
The RPM
Actually, I really liked both of them, but I could only keep one for now and the RPM just worked better for me.
I can see picking up an RBI again at some point in time though
First full gig with this setup is next Friday
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