Home studio cover with my Hofner club bass 500/2 plugged in my noble preamp .
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Noble Amps Preamp
- Thread starter IanMartinAllison
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I just placed my name on the wait list. I’m hoping this will give me the subtle tube sound I’ve been looking for.
I’m going to be excited in 7 months.
I’m going to be excited in 7 months.
IvanBassist
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The Noble is probably the best piece of gear I own. You won’t be disappointed
Thank you for your videos on it. It helped me make a decision.
+1 to what Ivan said. The Noble is probably the single best investment in my gear that I've made. For me, it was worth every cent. If what you're looking for is that tube warmth and thickness, without the OD, this is it!
This board just makes me very happy. Like Ivan said, I predict you will be very happy...
+1 to what Ivan said. The Noble is probably the single best investment in my gear that I've made. For me, it was worth every cent. If what you're looking for is that tube warmth and thickness, without the OD, this is it!
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This board just makes me very happy. Like Ivan said, I predict you will be very happy...
Yes, I don’t use overdrive a ton. And I have a Nordstrand starlifter preamp, but the vintage preset is a little too much for me at times. I wanted more subtle warmth like a modern stereo tube amp. I’m hoping this sits between the two presets on the starlifter.
My Youtube Chanel , all Covers made with my Noble DI
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQF_tGwvZ0vUHMVk2T-8Ww
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeQF_tGwvZ0vUHMVk2T-8Ww
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@IvanBassist
I just watched this video again,
Is the lofi sounding backing track that you used at the end something I can track down for practicing at home (either free or for purchase)?
I just watched this video again,
Is the lofi sounding backing track that you used at the end something I can track down for practicing at home (either free or for purchase)?
IvanBassist
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Thank you, Ivan.I’ll look for the file in my hard drive and i’ll send you a download link
I understand this. And I've gigged racks, and it appears the Noble will have a shallow footprint inside a standard rack, which means you're going to have to reach deep inside from behind to attach and detach the cable jacks. That's extra friction and a pain in low-light scenarios. Better to have the jacks in front for speedy operations.
With gear that some will use live and some in the studio in open racks it you’re not going to maximize convenience for both camps. Studio people tend to like a clean array of front panel controls without inputs to reach around or bump so there’s a strong bias towards rear inputs. Live performance people need to patch and troubleshoot quickly and are rarely close enough to bump inputs.
Since the original Noble works well live for most players it kinda makes sense for him to have done a studio oriented version. People do still use racks for live rigs but it’s a distinct minority and not, it appears, who Jack was thinking of primarily.
When Jack sent me the photo of the finished preamp I was a little disappointed about not having a front input, but I thought about it and I actually think this way will work better for me.. It sounds ficken amazing !! I just wish I had a gig this weekend to play it live..
My Noble is due in about a fortnight, so it's time to prepare!
I don't want to run two separate power cables from my board and the Noble is not able to power all my pedals, so I was thinking about a split cable.
I have a Warwick Rockboard that has a pass through for the power cable, so basically I'd need a Y cable with an IEC C14 plug on one end and two IEC C13 on the other ends. One of them should be 90°, for the noble.
Does such a thing exist? How did the proud owners of Noble Preamps solve this?
I don't want to run two separate power cables from my board and the Noble is not able to power all my pedals, so I was thinking about a split cable.
I have a Warwick Rockboard that has a pass through for the power cable, so basically I'd need a Y cable with an IEC C14 plug on one end and two IEC C13 on the other ends. One of them should be 90°, for the noble.
Does such a thing exist? How did the proud owners of Noble Preamps solve this?
I used this adapter to send it straight down and then just used a short IEC to run to the RockBoard power supply.
IEC C13-C14 Power Adapter
On my RockBoard.
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After re-reading your post, I realize I misinterpreted your question. I don’t know about the Y IEC but in addition to the adapter, I also added a small 3 outlet strip under my board to address it.
