Idea for new product: GK preamp pedal

[will33]

I believe the boost control/growl sound comes between the pre and power sections on their heads. Include that on the pedal and you've got a winner for sure. Of course include an out strong enough to drive any power amp, 1.4v or so? DI and all that.

 

[Gearhead17]

GK Style Tube Growl in a pedal would be amazing and would likely be a top seller. All great ideas in this thread.

That Diesel Dawg pedal sounded pretty awful and was also BULKY.

 

[dhsierra1]

I believe the boost control/growl sound comes between the pre and power sections on their heads. Include that on the pedal and you've got a winner for sure. Of course include an out strong enough to drive any power amp, 1.4v or so? DI and all that.

+1 to all of the above. Don't care if it's a pedal or rack mount, either, though I lean towards the former.

Thanks for letting us know you're looking at it, Robert, can't wait

 

[fasto]

That Diesel Dawg pedal sounded pretty awful and was also BULKY.

bulky: YES, awful: NO ... great overdrive/distortion pedal, way underrated in my opinion

GK preamp pedal: amazing idea, sub´d

 

[fasto]

you are a mind reader.
Bob

Bob, any update?

 

[EthanTheHeathen]

Anyone know where GK is with this? I've been thinking this would be awesome and just came across this thread.

 

[Vic Winters]

Bump for interest.

 

[BassikLee]

Interested too

 

[Red Four]

Would love to see this include the same parametric EQ that's on my MBE-150/112 combo. That bass/parametric lo-mid/parametric hi-mid/treble combination is superbly useful.

 

[vbchaos]

I'd love to try/use one!

 

[johnpbass]

Definitely interested in this one. I've got the Tonehammer Pre/DI pedal and Eden WTDI. I'd love to add GK as another option to use as a pre/poweramp setup.

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

Wish they still made to 2001 rackmount pre.

Me too. Wished I bought one when they were still in production.

I'm definitely interested in this pedal.

IMO Bob Gallien is a Master of bass eq design, -especially for a gig situation. I can never think of a time where I used a G-K head where I had trouble hearing myself within a mix, plus dialing in a great sound that blends with the other musicians on stage was always a snap.

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

I use a mb200 as a preamp which I have mounted in the outer pocket of my 2u rack bag. It works really well. Not as indestructable as a pedal, but I can always use it as integrated amp if my power amp goes down.

 

[Mvilmany]

The preamp in my GK 800RB is very transparent, unless you kick in the filters, which I'm not using often anymore.

That grind comes from the power amp design, I think.

 

[EthanTheHeathen]

A tube pre (like in the MB Fusions) with chain out would be especially awesome...

 

[mbelue]

As long as it has both input and output volume controls+boost I'm buying. If it's like the mb200 preamp I have less than zero interest.

 

[wolfkeller]

What about the gk rack preamp that they made?

 

[Yango]

you are a mind reader.
Bob

Just came across this thread about a GK preamp pedal... what a great idea!

In the last year or so, I've completely fallen in love with my MB Fusion 500—I really dig the EQ, and how easy it is to dial up an amazing tone.

Any update on the pedal?

 

[Passinwind]

What about the gk rack preamp that they made?

Can a GK 2001RBP Preamp Sound Just Like an 800RB or 700RB?