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Noble Amps Preamp
- Thread starter IanMartinAllison
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Man, no kidding! I picked this up a couple weeks ago in the classifieds as a single unit and it's making me rethink my whole setup. I was planning on building a mid-sized all purpose board that would be able to handle 99.99% of the situations I'd ever encounter consisting of a GLXD-16, Cali76 CB or Deluxe, HX Stomp, Jet Micro MIDI controller or Morningstar MC6 MIDI controller, HPF/LPF combo, and Noble.
I already have everything except the Morningstar MC6 and I was just waiting on my Noble build to be completed (hopefully in about two more weeks). I picked up this current setup as a stop gap solution since it had a Noble and I fully intended on selling it when my new Noble build is complete.
Truth be told, right now I only play in church and this set up covers roughly 85% of what I'd ever have to play in church minus the occasional chorus effect. I can always switch the OD out for a chorus pedal if necessary or just take a chorus as a tagalong with this setup when needed and just sit it on the floor and plug into the Noble. It truly is making me think about selling all that other stuff.
This is my exact board with me having a Shure Wireless, Cali76CB, SFX Thumpinator (have one coming) and my Noble. Amazing setup for sure.
Cool, I'm glad you mentioned the Micro-Thumpinator. I forgot all about that. I love it because you can mount it under the board for a neat and tidy look.
Thanks! This is pretty much my board except I have a barbershop (in route to me as we speak) instead of a blueberry and a phat phuk B. I run a wireless and micro thumpinator under the board. Maybe I should get a micro tuner pedal to get it all to fit on a nano+.
congrats!
looks like quite a few of the Noble thread users pedalboards ... including mine, which I have shown up thread. That Noble/Cali76 combo is very sweet indeed!
looks like quite a few of the Noble thread users pedalboards ... including mine, which I have shown up thread. That Noble/Cali76 combo is very sweet indeed!
I have been using the Noble as a subtle "under the mic" signal for asynchronous DB recording projects. It's just so great for that! Also, if there was a way to get the iZotope ozone maximizer into a pedal, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.
Asking only out of my own ignorance, but could you please explain how (and why) to do that? I would truly like to learn. Thank you.
Sure! I just record the bass part on two channels simultaneously. One channel is the mic signal, and the second one is the direct signal from the pickup into the Noble. In the mix, the Noble is more "felt than heard", but it really adds some special sauce. Here's an example. As to the why, it's because the mic sound has a lot of air and doesn't sit as solidly in the mix as with the solid skeleton of the Noble signal underneath the skin of the mic sound.
Is that what you meant?
Sounds great, whatever the mix between the two is! What pickup and what mic on that recording?
Thanks! The pickup is a Fishman Full Circle, and the mic is a Line Audio CM3.
Thank you! I enjoyed your music a lot. Now I understand much better, I think.
I created a new pedalboard for the Noble, double bass, and doubling with EB. The new and very useful device is a Headway EDB2 H.E. "equaliser direct blender harmonic enhancer."
Below are pics of the Nano+ pedalboard with signal chain as EDB2 H.E --> Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-300 (mostly used as FOH mute switch) --> Noble tube preamp/DI. I can blend the two channels, or send 1 or 2 into the Noble, which then splits the signal to the DI and amp jack. Which means it's perfect on double bass for simultaneously using a mic and pickup (I'm using passive Ehrlund EAP contact mic on line 1, and Telefunken SDC on 2). You can also use one channel for double bass and the other for electric bass. Or bass on one channel, vocal on another. And so forth.
Interestingly, the EDB2 H.E also provides an XLR out, which passes signals for 1, 2 or a mix without going through the Noble. Space on the board was too tight between the HDB2 H.E. and Turbo Tuner for easy XLR access, so I added an adjustable elbow connector to plug an XLR in from the back side of the board.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081TLMYH7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The tuner and EDB2 H.E are powered by the Noble. Jack Roan made me a boost cable to provide 18v for the EDB2 H.E.
Below are pics of the Nano+ pedalboard with signal chain as EDB2 H.E --> Sonic Research Turbo Tuner ST-300 (mostly used as FOH mute switch) --> Noble tube preamp/DI. I can blend the two channels, or send 1 or 2 into the Noble, which then splits the signal to the DI and amp jack. Which means it's perfect on double bass for simultaneously using a mic and pickup (I'm using passive Ehrlund EAP contact mic on line 1, and Telefunken SDC on 2). You can also use one channel for double bass and the other for electric bass. Or bass on one channel, vocal on another. And so forth.
Interestingly, the EDB2 H.E also provides an XLR out, which passes signals for 1, 2 or a mix without going through the Noble. Space on the board was too tight between the HDB2 H.E. and Turbo Tuner for easy XLR access, so I added an adjustable elbow connector to plug an XLR in from the back side of the board.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081TLMYH7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The tuner and EDB2 H.E are powered by the Noble. Jack Roan made me a boost cable to provide 18v for the EDB2 H.E.
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I've been considering grabbing a Nano myself for a minimalist pedalboard set up for the Noble and Cali76 which are the minimum devices I want to use all the time. I do kind of like the Metro 20 size though, because I CAN plunk another flavor pedal in there if I want/need to ... plus the Metro 20 carry case handles all the cables and power extensions I ever use. The Noble really helps here because I don't have to worry about how to add a power block. Hmmm ... decisions decisions 
This popped up on my YouTube feed and as usual I'm like "Joe Dart!" *clicks* - just noticed the Noble there and thought I'd give Jack's fine preamp a plug here:
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Don't bother ordering that XLR elbow connector for the EDB2-H.E's XLR out jack. Just did some test recordings and the connector injects a big noise floor. Quiet without. It was a good idea but....
With double bass, both the Ehrlund EAP contact mic and the Telefunken SDC sound terrific with the EDB signals passed through the Noble. But why wouldn't they sound terrific? The Noble has yet to disappoint on EB or UB.
With double bass, both the Ehrlund EAP contact mic and the Telefunken SDC sound terrific with the EDB signals passed through the Noble. But why wouldn't they sound terrific? The Noble has yet to disappoint on EB or UB.
My Noble is in the Classifieds... 
it will be missed, but I no longer go strictly direct, and can’t foresee that situation in my future.
For Sale - Noble Tube Preamp/DI - awesome!
it will be missed, but I no longer go strictly direct, and can’t foresee that situation in my future.
For Sale - Noble Tube Preamp/DI - awesome!
Don't feel bad. The DI wars have been really taken off into space to me. To bring a 1200 DI to a gig isn't a great idea IMHO. If you check out the many shoot outs on DI's here and others like what Sweetwater did you will notice the difference isn't on a night and day basis. In fact many will state their favorite was of a surprise.. I am talking about the shootouts that did not tell which DI they were listening to till the end. To me the DI of choice should be used for recordings. Yet many well known studios still use the old and famous on many songs even today is the Countrymen. Will Lee of the David Letterman show used the JDI. Anthony Jackson choice is the J45.
If you can get a flat signal the outboard gear will be more of a positive result than the direct box. But the upper Direct boxes like the reddi , Noble etc will see a better result in the studio, than going live. Even then necessity may not make a difference to a neve board a pultic eq and an API comp. Live I bet 99% of the time you would not know the DI box used with a 24 channel Mackie Board and 140 DB in volume. Got a feeling this will not go well with some. But its a opinion.
If you can get a flat signal the outboard gear will be more of a positive result than the direct box. But the upper Direct boxes like the reddi , Noble etc will see a better result in the studio, than going live. Even then necessity may not make a difference to a neve board a pultic eq and an API comp. Live I bet 99% of the time you would not know the DI box used with a 24 channel Mackie Board and 140 DB in volume. Got a feeling this will not go well with some. But its a opinion.
