Help Me Choose a Preamp

[Zbysek]

XLR definitively has pre/pos EQ button. Not sure about 1/4 TS since I don't use it, you could be right.

TH user here. He is right. The 1/4 output is always colored.

 

[Ross Davies]

I love all the suggestions, thanky so much for all the help.
I think that Two Notes Opus is what I'm after. I can use it for recording and I can get one for 250€ with full 2 year warranty.
As for the routing, according to this post, it can send dry signal to the line out.

Ross from Two notes here. Great news! You can indeed send a dry / unprocessed signal from the Line Out using the Line Out Routing menu accessed via the main cog menu. If you have any other questions about OPUS, please let me know!

 

[Ian774]

At the end of that thread, there's a hint about something forthcoming this year. If I had to guess, it's a redesign because of supply chain issues. I'm sure agedhorse will tell me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, my Para Driver does a pretty good job of emulating my Mesa D350. It's not spot on, but it's close enough.

What settings do you use for that? Thx

 

[HelpImaRock]

What settings do you use for that? Thx

Bass and treble are pretty straight up. I'll get the blend on the pedal up to like 75% with the drive around 25%. It's really more about dialing in the mids. I have a bump on the amp's high-mid control. So I dial that in on the Para Driver around 500k. Sometimes I turn up the treble on if I want to emulate the amp's bright switch, but that's definitely not 1:1.

 

[Evan J]

TH user here. He is right. The 1/4 output is always colored.

All this to say I LOVE my TH. Still belongs on the bass preamp Mount Rushmore IMO

 

[mikecd1]

I've used the BDDI and VTBass DI and have a Sansamp RBI in my rack that I love. Went to GC to get a VT Bass driver they had and it was sold. Tried an MXR Bass DI+ and was very impressed. Sturdy construction, easy controls and an overdrive section as well as XLR output. They had one used very cheap and and have been very happy with it.

 

[Nekomata]

Laney Digbeth DB-pre is massively underrated.

Another vote for the Digbeth Pre. It has the outputs ane controls you need. And some nice drive options as a bonus.

 

[Snakeman1066]

and Yet another vote for the Digbeth!!!

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