New Low End Preamp? Anyone?

I'm using the true voice preamp since Namm with the AI slave amp (600 Watts @ 4 ohm) and enjoy the "plug and play" situation. I really am able to hear the different sounds of my basses.

 

I still have the ADA MBI with ADA power amp, not bad at all, but I prefer the True Voice a lot. Easy to use and sounds awesome. I don't use the ADA setup anymore, it's collecting dust.

cheers

Jorg

 

Brian's going to be at the Nashville guitar show the first weekend of March. You should head up. I'm sure he'll have it with him, and I'm interested to see it there, myself.

 

It's well worth checking it out.

 

Yo Adron,

Where and exactly when is the Nashville G'tar show? I'm up there at least once a month, if not more.

Actually going to be there towards the end of this week.

 

The Nashville Guitar show is March 5th & 6th at the Smyrna I-24 Exit 66, 3 miles S.E. of the old Expo center.
I'll be there, Bob from Bass Palace as well as Daryl Jones (LowDbass in IN).

Yes, I will have a couple of the True-Voice preamps and maybe even the first proto-type of the Rack unit. I've had such an awesome response on the pre and the demand has been so high for a single space I finally gave in.

Thanks

 

Cool, thanks... Smyrna is on my way up to N'ville


So how in comparision is it to the Read pre? Are there any similarities? What and how many tubes are you using in it?




WOW! Daryl or Darryl Jones?

 

The Read I believe has more of an eq section, sorry haven't played one. I have heard positive things about it. The True-Voice uses a 6SN7 tube verse most using the 12AX7. 6SN has a lot more range, but the T-V is a point to point straight pre. I am planning to offer it in a Rack version and then a boost only three band later, all staying with the point to point. Its more like the Kern which is all off the showman amp.

Thanks
Brian

PS, its Daryl Jones, Not Rolling Stones!

 

Thanks Brian,

I presently use a Trace V-type, which I know isn't anything close to the construction quality of yours, but I have been told that there are some similarities to the showman preamp section as well. I really don't much about that, other than it sounds thick and tubey... how is the gain stage in comparison to the T-V?

I know, I was j/k

 

The lowend looks extremely cool. A well thoguht out product by a guy who understands bass. And the design, production and roll out of a new product is really tough--bravo!

Two things sort of make me hesitate--One, the tube sicking up like that--it looks fragile and like a pain to haul on gigs. A tube cage, maybe? Second, and I'm kind of sheepish about admitting this--as much as I like women's butts, I don't like the logo, and would be slightly embarrassed to have it on my amp

sorry, just me, no offense meant, no trolling implied, not seeking controversey, etc.

also, if i may ask--why base it on the fender preamp? In my experience, the mid-sucking fender design is really problematic. Ampeg IMHO, took a better course with bass in their tone stack designs. I wish someone would make a B15 style preamp, or example, instead of the kern/demeter/alembic showman copies

 

j-raj
The Trace V-type is an awesome preamp and great bang for the buck. However the V-type like many do have a solid state board in them. Most preamps do, very few and I mean very few are Tube point-to-point. Mine is based off the tube warmth and not a solid state eq'd board.



PB+J

With the Kern and Alembic, etc. the design base is off the showman, but the freq eq has nothing in common with any of the design based preamps. The Idea of the showman design is what they are using where the treb-mid-bass works as a volume verse a cut and boost theory. The actually setting's are not compied for the most part.

 

Brian,

Thanks for your response.

I've played with gear-head g%^tarist cats that use Carr/Bogner/Budda/BadCat...etc. Are all of their wiring jobs considered 'point to point'?


... when my lottery winnings come in (fantasy ), I know where they will be spent...


OH BTW, I like that logo (want a bass with that logo )... kinda reminds me of my girl, and that funny Twix commercial: "do these pants make my butt look fat?"

 

That can be arranged



http://www.lowenddistribution.com/lowendbasses.htm

 

Cool bass, but why are there testicles on the headstock?

 

why is your avatar pregnant.......

I can change it to a Butt if you like......

 

I knew that was a "special edition" logo!