Double Bass Stat B with Headway EDM-1 or Baggs Gigpro?

[Eric Hochberg]

Does anyone have any experience with this combination? I need a new pre with 9v phantom to power a Stat B pickup.

EDM1 vs Gigpro?

 

[Ric Vice]

Does anyone have any experience with this combination? I need a new pre with 9v phantom to power a Stat B pickup.

EDM1 vs Gigpro?

Eric,
I had the EDM-1 at the house for a while, it has a 9v power supply, but you'd want to try it with the Stat B to make sure it works. The EQ is very straight forward, Volume, Bass, Treble, and Midrange with a low cut filter. It's a nice compact little box.

Ric

 

[Nathan Levine]

If it worked (ask Gordon) I would think the EDM-1 would be a vastly superior preamp. I used the Gigpro for a while with an old Vektor pickup and while it worked for giving the Vektor the needed 9v, it definitely added its own color to the sound. When fooling around with the EDM-1 up in Alaska a few months ago, I loved the sound and utter simplicity of it.

 

[Eric Hochberg]

Thanks, guys. I emailed Gordon.

 

[walkin]

Hi,
the both are functionnals with the StatB, i'm using the Gigg Pro, i find it's better than the original schertler préamp.
Olivier

 

[bassfox]

Let us know what Gordon says. In need of replacing my Schertler preamp as well.

 

[Eric Hochberg]

i'm using the Gigg Pro, i find it's better than the original schertler préamp.
Olivier

I've been using a Gig Pro for a few months now and it works just fine with the Stat B, and with my piezos. I like the low cut and phase reverse features, too.

 

[Earl]

I am trying a Stat B that I have with both the EDM 1 and a Gigpro and I am getting no sound from either one. I wonder what I am doing wrong, or maybe the Stat B itself is not working?

 

[Francois Blais]

Did you enable phantom power?

 

[Earl]

Did you enable phantom power?

Yes

 

[Bassemma]

The headway sure works with the stat B. In direct comparison I did like the sound of the Stat Pre (a little) better. It seems to be optimized for the Stat B. The Stat Pre has a built in PreSetHiPassFilter, but no Toneshaping-Options.