Do you use a preamp pedal?

I happily used various SansAmp and MXR preamps in my first 10 of bassplaying and finally ditched preamps last summer. Took a while to adjust, but now I fully appreciate my souped-up Jazzes through the pedalboard and out of my Traynor amps. Works for me .

 

I technically have two pres on my board - the Chase Bliss Condor and the one in my Noble. I use the Condor how one might use an amp EQ - adjust the tone of my bass a bit and shaping the drives. The Noble EQ I use as a sweetener right at the end.

I should also note I don't use amps generally - and am DI only when I gig.

 

I like the Sadowsky Pre-Amp with my old Fender Jazz.

 

Yes.

EBS MicroBass II

 

VMTD.

 

Yes I do, the Broughton Mono Block. Back before this I had an Aguilar Tone Hammer. It has been years since I've not used a preamp pedal, it has always sounded better to me.

 

Yes I do. The Gallien Krueger Plex currently. I also enjoy the Tech 21 Bass Driver V2 although the Plex requires less stuff to hook up since it has a tuner etc built in.
Best wishes to all,
Brent

 

Sometimes I do, but mostly for adjusting the tone and volume of two different basses to where they don't sound ridiculously far apart from each other.

 

My answer would be 'sometimes' - I really dig the sound of my basses straight into my amps, that's what I consider my tone (whatever that means). I have an Xotic RC Booster, which is a mostly clean boost and a Tech 21 Q Strip, which is clean but very tweak able. So if there's a sound eng at a decent venue, then I won't usually need a preamp. If we're running sound at a dive bar or street party, or I know the room and what's needed, I'll generally bring the Q Strip. One band uses a rehearsal spot with a backline that I don't like, so I bring the Q Strip every time there to get the right EQ.

 

Most of my basses are active with preamps on-board, but I also use a Helix and wouldn't change a thing!
Rock on.

 

Same here, but only with my passive basses. It revs them up in a nice way, and like @JimmyM said, if you switch from active to passive or basses that are quite different, it offers a little more consistency.

 

Always.I dont use my own amp,or there is no amp at all.
Ebs valvdrive for warm vintage sounds,ISP beta bass for modern and crisp.
recently got a musicman and I dont see a need for a preamp with it.

 

My Sadowsky pedal really wakes up my Am. Std Jazz.

 

For the few times, that I can't use an amp, I use my 3 Leaf Audio Enablier, has pretty good eq, a good DI, and it's able to drive a power amp, when needed

 

having gone back to just Passive basses ... preamp helps shape tone a bit when needed ..!!

 

Yes. My VT bass deluxe is almost always on.

 

My bands are ampless, but I used a pre with an amp before that.

 

I've read great reviews about that SansAmp BDDI V2 and how so many folks reviewing it stated they started receiving compliments on their tone.

I got one this past Feb and no kidding, as soon as I started using it, people started approaching me and stating how great the bass sounded lol. I wonder how terrible it was before I got the BDDI hahaha.

 

Yeah a good preamp/DI pedal is an awesome tool for bass. I'm using an Aguilar Tone Hammer DI.