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I have one of the old AI Clarus II Series 3 that runs 400/500/900 at 8/4/2 ohms. I bought it used two years ago for about $500. When I need to get a dirtier sound I run into an Aguilar Tonehammer pedal then into the AI-either the preamp or in the effects loop. I has a good tube emulation that...

I use my tonehammer with my Acoustic Image head and when the Phantom power button was on I got a nasty noise as well. You might check to see if the board is supplying phantom power on your di channel. On some boards the phantom power is not controlled per channel. When I just used batteries it...

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No one has tried a set yet? I need to know if Zyex is habit forming? JB

The Mesa Boogie has more "Tube" character/coloration and a punchier midrange voicing than the AI will have. It has an all tube preamp which is pretty fat for electric bass. The semi-parametric eq is really absurdly powerful for cutting or boosting specific frequencys. I rarely use the Mesa...

I use the AT 2020 side address mic placed between the tailpiece and the body. I wrap the bottom of the mic body in the packing foam it came in and put a rubber band around it. Its sounds pretty good through the house. Before that I used a SM58 wedged between the a and d strings right above the...