Questions about the A-Designs REDDI

I run my REDDI gain knob anywhere from 12 o'clock hi to full on.. i run passive basses or run my basses that have a preamp with the preamp turned off...
It always sounds fat as hell for me and the folks i work with.
well in a recording situation i always run a preamp after the REDDI to go right to tape or HD and bypass the board.. live gigs its Reddi to Snake then god knows where.....I have an A-Design EM500 Gold Mic pre that i run the REDDI into then directly to the +4 inputs of the Deck or Protools inputs.
I have run the REDDI into APIs and NEVEs too but im really digging the EM500 Gold.. The combo is very clean yet very warm too.
I have not ever gotten any grit though.. maybe if i ran a hotter bass and turned up th eREDDI to full bore.. but like i said my basses are usually a 60s or 70s jazz or P bass or Alleva Coppolo LG5 , kbp4 or NYC sadowsky with preamps in basses off..

The Avalon is great preamp with a signature sort of sound... with some nice built in EQ curves if you select them...
I think my Countryman sounds as nice though..

I prefer something that has some character and that is why i like the REDDI.

If you ran the REDDI at a low setting of 9 o'clock i dont see how you could not have gotten a clean sound... the REDDI is very clean and full... and it has a super wide bandwidth too..
the Chandler Germanium Mic Pre has a strong sound all its own.. some folks love it.. i bet its nice on vocals.. not so sure its great for bass though... just my .02
i prefer the API or the EM500 Gold myself... just clean and wide...

Here is a link of the REDDI DI played by Reggie Hamilton on bass.. i think this is pretty clean and wide...http://www.petesplaceaudio.com/bac500.html


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Clean and wide yet very tubey. Daddy likey!

 

i run mine 12 o'clock to about 3 o'clock. mostly around the 1o'clock area though. i don't really push it past that since it's got so much gain on tap (24 db i believe). i don't run any mic pre's after it (no need IMHO). i just run a passive bass into the DI, then the DI into the desk or FOH.

I got a cover from Tuki Covers for it. Nice padded thing that helps it from the abuse on the road and in airports and such.

 

Another piece of gear we have in common.

I'm actually recording the bass tracks for my bands new album right now.

This is my signal chain:

Bass > REDDI > Pacifica (PAD in)

The REDDI's through jack goes to my DB750 and a miced DB112.

It sounds to beautiful it almost makes me cry, really!!!
The sound is so fat yet clean and clear. I don't find the REDDI "gritty" at all and I'm running it at about 3o'clock to full on.

It does have a ceratain attitude to its sound but the notes are so 3D and extenden that it is THE sound that I like. Having used the Avalon U5 in the past I felt that the Avalon was just too clean for my tastes, but it does sound great and would probably be the best bet for an all-around perfomer DI/preamp for all genres.

IMO
IME etc etc

 

+1 to the REDDI having a 3D tone..as well as real nice ELF extended lows

 

+1 i'll hop on that train as well. i have an olympus pcm recorder and have our FOH guy get board recordings of soundcheck jams and shows. when i listen back my tone is just outrageous. i'm like "well mark you finally got that thick fat old school tubey warmth tone, are you happy". just sounds great. and i LOVE the simplicity. one knob. you can't beat that.

 

Mine arrived today..O'baby ;-))

Peter is now on my Christmas card list...awesome

 

Now the problem is.. once you get used to using it all the time. there is no going back to anything else.

 

Reminds me of the first time I plugged my LP into my old EP2 tube Echolplex.

Tried my Gretsch through my REDDI this weekend. Very nice !