I see this one a lot on people's boards as of late, it has an 11 month wait list and costs almost as much as a second hand Ampeg SVT at $1400. What makes this thing so special that people are using it this frequently at this price point?
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Noble DI - Worth The Hype?
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There are other ways of getting to it on the anagram. Graphic para eq and compression will get you there. Some of the tube amps with highs rolled back into hpf with same settings as the noble get really close and sound better than the Regal DI imo.
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I don't disagree that the dollar-per-tone ratio might be a bit off, but it always fascinates how when a prestigious piece of gear is discussed, a number of people take the position of, "nobody in the audience will notice"
I sure do dislike that mentality.
As a live sound engineer I've seen bands play with bass on a backing track, I've seen guitarists split their signal through an octave pedal and run that through a sansamp, I've seen bands just simply forgo any form of bass altogether, and guess what? The audience didn't notice. I mean, I did, and I'm sure the more discerning had noticed, but by and large it went unnoticed... This whole website is dedicated to a craft that I've witnessed, over 10 times, an audience not notice the absence of... Needless to say I'm very into bass and glad that most bands have a bassist, and I prefer to live in a world where people try to do a good job and not the bare minimum. Not saying everyone should go out and buy a Noble, or any specific piece of gear for that matter, but you should want your playing to sound as good as it can, regardless of who will or won't notice.
I sure do dislike that mentality.
As a live sound engineer I've seen bands play with bass on a backing track, I've seen guitarists split their signal through an octave pedal and run that through a sansamp, I've seen bands just simply forgo any form of bass altogether, and guess what? The audience didn't notice. I mean, I did, and I'm sure the more discerning had noticed, but by and large it went unnoticed... This whole website is dedicated to a craft that I've witnessed, over 10 times, an audience not notice the absence of... Needless to say I'm very into bass and glad that most bands have a bassist, and I prefer to live in a world where people try to do a good job and not the bare minimum. Not saying everyone should go out and buy a Noble, or any specific piece of gear for that matter, but you should want your playing to sound as good as it can, regardless of who will or won't notice.
Just want to clarify that Finally v3 is an original design and is in no way based on the Noble preamp nor was it ever advertised as being such.
I have used a Noble in a studio setting and absolutely enjoyed the experience. But everyone's financial situation isn't the same as well as musical needs. Like most things in this life worth is in the eye of the owner. This wouldn't matter even if one is buying a car, home, or bass if buying it doesn't require foregoing handling your financial responsibility. Go for it but make sure you know what exactly your expectations are because there’s no magic cure all in the Noble just its a great piece of kit that's extremely well made highly recommend by many but its not going to be everyone's cup tea.
I've had my Noble for about 5 or 6 years now. It's not magic, it just sounds good, is reliable as heck and also powers the rest of my pedal board in the bargain.
It's a permanent fixture of my live work pedal board. When I'm on a session, I always bring it and generally the engineers at least want to hear it, then most of them ask me to use it. FWIW, I also got mine used, shipped to me within 3 days, for under $700, which is pretty much what a REDDI runs, so I never went through the wait time or the current cost considerations that some folks do now.
Funny to read all those here dissing it and saying how simple it is to replicate what it does. Kinda like a low end gear head trying to convince people that a Pacer with the right mods can beat a Porsche 911
I mean really, if you don't like them or you feel like it's all hype, or they cost too much, or whatever, it's all good, but it's kinda silly to hate on a piece of gear. As I said, it's not magic, but I like the way it sounds and that makes it worth it to me. Everyone else has to make up their own mind.
It's a permanent fixture of my live work pedal board. When I'm on a session, I always bring it and generally the engineers at least want to hear it, then most of them ask me to use it. FWIW, I also got mine used, shipped to me within 3 days, for under $700, which is pretty much what a REDDI runs, so I never went through the wait time or the current cost considerations that some folks do now.
Funny to read all those here dissing it and saying how simple it is to replicate what it does. Kinda like a low end gear head trying to convince people that a Pacer with the right mods can beat a Porsche 911
I mean really, if you don't like them or you feel like it's all hype, or they cost too much, or whatever, it's all good, but it's kinda silly to hate on a piece of gear. As I said, it's not magic, but I like the way it sounds and that makes it worth it to me. Everyone else has to make up their own mind.
