Preamp

[vectra]

Looking for an external preamp for a 62 jazz bass.
Any suggestions ?

 

[aledeville]

Well, that's not too much information. Sound? More of a clean side or may it have some character?
Budget?

There are lots of beautiful options... from a VT Bass, to a Verellen Preamp, to the ToneHammer, to a Channelstrip, to the Sadowsky Preamp, to the Fender TBP-1, Alembic FX-1...
Try some here: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[CL400Peavey]

Looking for an external preamp for a 62 jazz bass.
Any suggestions ?

ART Pro Channel II.

 

[vectra]

I want to keep the vintage sound of my jazz. Clean, no colored sound.
Also,I need a A/B switch inside the preamp to plug an active and passive bass.
These bass haven't the same output. So, in live configuration, I dont want to setup my gain level and EQ each time.
I'm using an Aguilar DB751 power amp.

 

[delta7fred]

A small mixer.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Tech 21 Sansamp. Very happy with mine. The only thing it doesn't have that I would like is some presets and a foot switch to select them.

 

[aledeville]

Come on guys... A small mixer and a SansAmp when he wants to keep the vintage sound of his jazz bass...

How simple/complicated may it be? SWR Marcus Miller Preamp (veeeery versatile) or Glockenklang Bass Art Classic Preamp?

 

[CL400Peavey]

Come on guys... A small mixer and a SansAmp when he wants to keep the vintage sound of his jazz bass...

How simple/complicated may it be? SWR Marcus Miller Preamp (veeeery versatile) or Glockenklang Bass Art Classic Preamp?

I think you missed this part.

I want to keep the vintage sound of my jazz. Clean, no colored sound..

 

[FFTT]

Recording quality mic pres and D/I's

DAV Electronics BG-1 U 1 channel Decca Records Mic Preamp, 1 channel D/I .
TAB Funkenwerk V-71 D/I
DAV Electronics Control Room Guitar interface.
1 Tube Pre, 1 FET with TMB tone controls.

 

[aledeville]

I think you missed this part.

Clean and uncoloured sound... what is wrong with the SWR or the Glockenklang? I think a mixer and the Tech21 are unusable as a recommendation. There are almost no good input pre's in small mixers and uncoloured with Tech21 in one sentence...

 

[CL400Peavey]

Clean and uncoloured sound... what is wrong with the SWR or the Glockenklang? I think a mixer and the Tech21 are unusable as a recommendation. There are almost no good input pre's in small mixers and uncoloured with Tech21 in one sentence...

SWR would never be my definition of uncolored. The Glock may be. I also didnt recommend the Tech21. not my cup of tea at all.

 

[BurningSkies]

Clean? Avalon U5 run into a power amp.

For my purposes I'm not into the Tech21 thing at all.

 

[Goatrope]

Demeter VTPB201S is clean and warm.

 

[thirteendevils]

Ebs microbass ii, two channels both with eq, fantastic tool.

 

[Chef]

J Bass?
Sadowsky outboard DI would be what I would want.

 

[jazzsoul]

Glockenklang is what I would recommend. It is expensive though. Chef's recommendation of the sadowsky preamp is also very good!

 

[Grissle]

Those Radial BassBones sound pretty spot on to me.

 

[okcrum]

In a live performance setting, a decent small mixer will do fine. You don't need 110 dB S/N (signal-to-noise ratio) onstage when the S/N of the rest of the system is 60-70 dB and the S/N directly from the bass is around 45 dB. Distortion and response are similarly degraded from studio settings.

 

[jazzsoul]

In a live performance setting, a decent small mixer will do fine. You don't need 110 dB S/N (signal-to-noise ratio) onstage when the S/N of the rest of the system is 60-70 dB and the S/N directly from the bass is around 45 dB. Distortion and response are similarly degraded from studio settings.

We are talking about a 62 J-Bass! Don´t do this with such a fine instrument. That would be like putting the cheapest tires on a Porsche.

 

[delta7fred]

We are talking about a 62 J-Bass! Don´t do this with such a fine instrument. That would be like putting the cheapest tires on a Porsche.

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