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PREAMP
- Thread starter Bass law
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Welcome @Bass law you are lucky because there are many great choices, but that does make shopping harder. Do you want to improve the tone of your bass, emulate the sound of a particular amplifier, go ampless, have a DI, aux input, headphone amp, distortion, tuner, analog or digital? What is your budget?
reason im trying to buy a preamp is bcoz in most of my gig the venue didnt have a bass amp so i have carry my own amp...so i just need a good preamp which can repalce my amp. so preamp with di or xlr and if it comes with the tuner it will be nice. bugdet is around $400 dollar i guess.(i live in korea)
What is your amp at home or
Or your ultimate or dream amp tonewise?
In my opinion let that he your starting place. Once you know that then shop for the best features.
One box may hit all your needs but that is a tall order unless you are willing to make some concessions.
I have a Q\Strip and I absolutely love how my bass sounds through it. But I play a Jazz bass and I want a warmer, deeper tone. There is no "edge" to my sound at all.
If you want a tone more fitting of what we normally think of from an SG bass, my suggestion would be a Tech21 FlyRig. That'll give you the preamp, a compressor, some grit, and a tuner to boot.
Also, the Transit B would be a good direct competitor to the Flyrig. These would be the best options for a "full gig rig" that gives you everything you need to play a live show. Others exist, but I don't think it's helpful to throw 100 options at someone who asks for advice. You won't regret buying either of these.
I can't. I CAN recommend you try a few and make your own ,informed decision.
