Double Bass Best upright Preamp money can buy

[Timmy-Watts]

I have tried almost all of them. And all of them are missing something I want. I thought of everything I could possibly want, and had a custom one made for less Benjamins than many "boutique" commercial things out there. Josh at Broughton came through with the best preamp ever made. I gave a detailed description in this thread, post #1104:
Broughton Audio Super Thread

He is @Azure Skies on here.

It's too good not to share.

 

[Adam Booker]

Mother. Of. God.

 

[rickwolff]

How do I get one?

(Gear Junkie salivating).

 

[Timmy-Watts]

Sena PM to Josh here
@Azure Skies

I don't know what the cost or wait time will be, but this is a one-off that I designed and he built, and it was delivered quick (for a custom) and extremely reasonably priced.

 

[Adam Booker]

Add a mic channel and 48v phantom power and I'm in!

 

[Timmy-Watts]

Add a mic channel and 48v phantom power and I'm in!

I'm sure he could do that... but I never use a mic, and it's not often I'm even in the PA, if there's even one at the gig.

I left off the features I wouldn't use.

 

[BobKay]

I'm sure this device is wonderful. I couldn't even begin to figure out how to use it. I'd be twisting knobs and flipping switches for hours! Glad it works for you.

 

[geoffbassist]

That's a thing of beauty! Great choice.

 

[bigshiny]

Very well laid out and easy read.
Nice build.

 

[Josh Kneisel]

I have tried almost all of them. And all of them are missing something I want. I thought of everything I could possibly want, and had a custom one made for less Benjamins than many "boutique" commercial things out there. Josh at Broughton came through with the best preamp ever made. I gave a detailed description in this thread, post #1104:
Broughton Audio Super Thread

He is @Azure Skies on here.

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It's too good not to share.

I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Timmy-Watts]

Very well laid out and easy read.
Nice build.

Thanks. Even though I wanted a small box packed with a ton of features I was very particular about how easy I wanted it to be to use.

 

[Jeff Bonny]

I'm sure he could do that... but I never use a mic, and it's not often I'm even in the PA, if there's even one at the gig.

I left off the features I wouldn't use.

Having a guy like Josh doing superb quality work giving people the exact features they need is a real gift. He's come out with some outstanding designs based on specific needs avoiding the LCD functionality that a production model has to have. I hope he keeps doing what he's doing for many years to come.

 

[bigshiny]

So what's the voltage?
Will it take batteries or phantom power?

 

[Timmy-Watts]

So what's the voltage?
Will it take batteries or phantom power?

No phantom power. I am rarely in a PA system, and when I am, it's usually a small one that is not manned by a sound guy. It takes a standard 9v wall wart, and he said it draws about 200 milli amps, which is perfectly matched to a standard Dunlop supply that feeds almost every other pedal. No batteries. It is on when plugged into a power source. I didn't get any features I don't use.

 

[bigshiny]

Thanks for the info. I didn't think it would take phantom or have room for a battery.

 

[Timmy-Watts]

I got exactly what I wanted in a preamp. If you write down exactly what you want including battery and Phantom, Josh will build it for you.

 

[Groove Doctor]

Me likey!!!!

Variable Buffer + HPF + Thunderfunk + Empress ParaDriver + Preamp + DI all in one. Very impressive.

 

[Mike Arnopol]

Looks really nifty!

 

[DoubleMIDI]

I don't think phantom power can deliver 200 mA.

 

[D Garr]

A little to busy for my taste!!