Noble Amps Preamp

[ExaltBass]

Ordered mine today. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Planning to use it as a DI (and to add color to my Markbass LMIII stage rig) on my church gig and for recording demo clips.

You'll love it Steve My worship team and sound crew LOVES it!

 

[Doner Designs]

What does that mean for the people who all appear to 'center' their controls at noon, assuming it works similarly to the FTS?

I assume this means mid-scoop but appreciate the questions. I am interested in hearing more about what the EQ does also. Also curious about the low cut switch and when that might typically be used.

 

[Doner Designs]

I run it into a shuttle 6.0 though fx return
It is a game changer..and it give me a bit of the taste like b-12 which i was very keen to get one..

What is the advantage of this vs running into the main input which would allow you to also use the EQ on your Shuttle? Does the Shuttle preamp add noise or some other badness?

 

[BurningSkies]

I assume this means mid-scoop but appreciate the questions. I am interested in hearing more about what the EQ does also. Also curious about the low cut switch and when that might typically be used.

I poked at that earlier in this thread... but didn't get any responses but figured as much on the tone circuit.

Otherwise, I'm wondering if a more direct comparison might be something like the Kern v. the Noble. What's the EQ? They don't come out and state it on their page, but from the talk of 'classic' my first thought is a FTS type setup, especially with 12AX7's involved.

Jule's unit is a unique creation as far as I'm concerned, partly having to do with it having a tube rectifier, but also with the sensitivity control (which isn't necessarily a pre-gain), and also having the baxandall with lots of +/- going on.

 

[KUETSUM]

What is the advantage of this vs running into the main input which would allow you to also use the EQ on your Shuttle? Does the Shuttle preamp add noise or some other badness?

Bypass the preamp of the head to enjoy the real sound of noble tube pre

The shuttle is a good one no problem at all

 

[Doner Designs]

Bypass the preamp of the head to enjoy the real sound of noble tube pre

The shuttle is a good one no problem at all

Bottom line - try it both ways I suppose (which I will on my Little Mark III). I guess it depends on whether the preamp section of your amp colors the tone when set flat. I might use an A/B box to make the comparison easier.

 

[KUETSUM]

Bottom line - try it both ways I suppose (which I will on my Little Mark III). I guess it depends on whether the preamp section of your amp colors the tone when set flat. I might use an A/B box to make the comparison easier.

..not only color but dominated the tone if its go thu normal...

Last night, I plugged the nbp to a ampeg pf500 thu return at rehearsal.
Boom! Its sound exact the same as it is at home.

And thats the main purpose for me..
Have the quality/fat/deep tube sound
No matter where i am

 

[KUETSUM]

@Jack Roan will there be any official hardcase?

 

[Jack Roan]

@Jack Roan will there be any official hardcase?

Great idea, @KUETSUM! No plans for an official case, but others have used the Pelican Storm iM2050 with good success:

 

[MTN.bass72]

I posted this earlier in the Worship bass pedalboard thread... I've been looking into a different DI to use at church. I've got my WTDI, it's good in its own right, but not giving me that warm, fat sound I'm desperately desiring. After checking out the Noble site, without even listening to the clips, I knew my search was over.
Now, after reading this thread, and hearing the clips, I know without a doubt that my search is over. I'm quickly waiting for my "tax return splurge"
And since I've been missing the p bass my ex wife stole from me, I may just be adding one to the Noble, for good measure ya know

 

[odin70]

This unit looks great, but..do i really need a preamp when my bass goes into a Neve board?

 

[JPMcGuire]

I've tried the jule dove cage and a reddi over last month of gigs and just ordered a new noble preamp today to try. Looks like it may be a top contender in my little shot out! .

 

[Matt O’Donnell]

I assume this means mid-scoop but appreciate the questions. I am interested in hearing more about what the EQ does also. Also curious about the low cut switch and when that might typically be used.

I actually use the low cut 95% of the time. I'm almost always playing a Callowhill MPB 5 these days and if I leave the low cut off, it's just too much thickness, especially to the board and then back through my in-ears. I'm also a 12 o'clock EQ guy, so I still have plenty of room to put some thick back in. That's all probably just me, but it's what I get lots of guys to be happy with, for sure.

 

[Chiefbass]

I've tried the jule dove cage and a reddi over last month of gigs and just ordered a new noble preamp today to try. Looks like it may be a top contender in my little shot out! .

I'm intrested how the Noble compares to those two, especially to the Monique.

 

[Dave W]

Me too.

 

[Matt O’Donnell]

I'm intrested how the Noble compares to those two, especially to the Monique.

To compare the Noble and the Monique, to me it's about amount of control. And I say that to the Monique's detriment. The sensitivity knob is too much to deal with, not to mention that I've never looked at the Noble and wished that there was a mid knob. One thing I love about the Noble is that the XLR level is fixed. That way I can never really mess up the FOH sound, which is always on my mind. The Monique does keep a really low noise floor and definitely does a good hi-fi sound.

 

[sratas]

I actually use the low cut 95% of the time. I'm almost always playing a Callowhill MPB 5 these days and if I leave the low cut off, it's just too much thickness, especially to the board and then back through my in-ears. I'm also a 12 o'clock EQ guy, so I still have plenty of room to put some thick back in. That's all probably just me, but it's what I get lots of guys to be happy with, for sure.

I may be wrong, but I red somewhere that the eq controls on the Noble are boost only because designed as a Fender tone stack, albeit with custom features.
So, eq controls at 12 o' clock means bass and treble boost. If you are experimenting too much fatness and bass it could be worth twisting that knobs, at least to try the unboosted tone, fully counter clockwise. In the end, that's why mr. Noble put those knobs, they are intended to be turned if necessary

 

[Doner Designs]

I may be wrong, but I red somewhere that the eq controls on the Noble are boost only because designed as a Fender tone stack, albeit with custom features.
So, eq controls at 12 o' clock means bass and treble boost. If you are experimenting too much fatness and bass it could be worth twisting that knobs, at least to try the unboosted tone, fully counter clockwise. In the end, that's why mr. Noble put those knobs, they are intended to be turned if necessary

The EQ knobs are boost-only, so flat is fully counter-clockwise. The low switch is cut-only.

Mr. Noble is actually Mr. Jack Roan, a very nice guy - one of the few in the business who didn't name the product after himself.

 

[sratas]

I would not be surprised if the owner of Noble decided to name the company after him, pretty legit and for what I understand, an honor too. Anyway, kudos to him to produce such a kind of high grade instruments.
I crave for shootout or comparison videos showing the effect of this preamp. I would like to watch a side by side between a Ss amp by itself and with the Noble pre engaged in front if that amp.
there are a lot of these works on youtube about different preamps-di, but none compares this pre with others.
using studio grade reference headphones the colour imparted by the Noble seems appealing, and the price is not exaggerated, legit pricing. Every bit of the product screams quality, but fir perfection I would have liked a dedicated headphone out, useful at home or in the studio

 

[Doner Designs]

Jack Roan shared the story behind the name in an email when I was asking a few questions before placing my order. He's a class act and I don't think he would mind the story being shared...

I started building guitar amps as a hobby about 10 years ago, and wanted a brand that was strong and timeless. The name Noble was actually suggested by a friend’s wife for an unrelated T shirt logo design he wanted to make, and I told him I’d wear that on a shirt. He didn’t ever go through with it, and as I thought about formalizing my “amp company” I kept coming back to that name and wanting something like it. To me the word noble has a connotation of exclusivity, but also uprightness, honor, etc. One of the drivers for me in building and selling gear was/is a desire to be honest with my customers, to treat them as friends, and I wanted a name that spoke to that. I like that it is already a word that means something, rather than just my name.