Noble bass preamp vs helix

[zaviere]

Hello, sorry if this has been discussed already. Did a search but nothing came up.

Anybody have any experience with that noble bass preamp? Keep hearing about it but price is pretty steep to buy to try.

I have a helix already that sounds great live imo. But wondering if the noble is that much better?

Thanks

 

[two fingers]

One of my guitar players runs a Helix. I have to admit, that suck is impressive. I would think you are at the point of diminishing returns. In other words, that would be a ton of money to spend to sound a tiny bit better.... if better at all.

I would stick with what you have.

 

[EastCoastThump]

Different beasts. The Noble (like a Reddi, Avalon U5, Manley, Monique, 2DI4—as well as to a lesser extent pieces like the Shiftline Olympic, etc) is a pretty uncompromised design that does its thing really well.

The Helix's goal is to be a chameleon for players who need to shift tonal personalities, sometimes drastically, on the fly. It just also happens to sound really good.