I'm sorry, I wrote such an idiocy. LOL.
1/4 out is mandatory and it's clearly in the pedal. Thanks.
1/4 out is mandatory and it's clearly in the pedal. Thanks.
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The Great Bass Preamp/DI Comparison
- Thread starter chadhargis
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I'm sorry, I wrote such an idiocy. LOL.
1/4 out is mandatory and it's clearly in the pedal. Thanks.
Happens to the best of us!
I'm very much looking forward to the Edison/Q combination when I can justify a purchase (aka when gigs start happening again).
Another tip since you also have the Q: The Trickfish Minnow is pretty highly regarded in this thread, and @jacoby75 posted Jayme Lewis' livestream demo of the Minnow... Great video and worth a watch. In particular, try dialing up the EQ points that he talks about in there, the mid EQ points in particular are quite nice. That plus the Edison? I can only imagine how tasty it will be, and might not be able to hold off on an Edison next time they come in stock.*
Jump past all the down time at the beginning of Jayme's video time at the beginning and go to roughly the 26:00 mark for the mid freq demos. Tasty!
*My G.A.S. tells me I still want to eventually try a Minnow, too. ha ha
5sg.
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Not at all the same thing, but last night I tried the EBS Valve Drive into the Minnow. Very tasty indeed. Modern to vintage tube amp growl with the combination of the VD and fantastic EQ points of the Minnow. More clarity and punch than with my VD and Broughton SVPre. Can't wait to once again some day try all of these things outside of the house.Another tip since you also have the Q: The Trickfish Minnow is pretty highly regarded in this thread, and @jacoby75 posted Jayme Lewis' livestream demo of the Minnow... Great video and worth a watch. In particular, try dialing up the EQ points that he talks about in there, the mid EQ points in particular are quite nice. That plus the Edison? I can only imagine how tasty it will be, and might not be able to hold off on an Edison next time they come in stock.*
That Valve drive DI is definitely up towards the top end of my G.A.S. list at the moment. I've watched one on Reverb, and the seller has messaged me twice with price drops. Not a spectacular price, but still tempting. Still trying to keep the willpower up though.
5sg.
More of an OD, but since the ValveDrive is being mentioned a lot, has anyone else here ever used a Hughes and Kettner Tube Factor? It's an incredible sounding thing with all the dimensionality and pleasantness we like from tube gear, but the power and size considerations mean most people familiar with it have moved on despite pining for something as good sounding. If you have used one and know of anything that sounds remotely similar I'd love to know.
I would really want to know if this unit contains some type of speaker/cabinet sim when connected through DI output...?
Plugged directly to PA or a active full range speaker, will overdriven sounds sound digitally (buzzy/harsh/fizzy)..?
RNDI vs. Mesa Subway... Just popped in my Youtube feed.
5sg.
5sg.
Interesting. Sitting here in front of my budget studio monitors are can't hear a discernible difference in the first few minutes of the comparison.
I'm really loving my QStrip and I barely scratched its surface. Honestly, I'm surprised that isn't very talked-about here.Happens to the best of us!
I'm very much looking forward to the Edison/Q combination when I can justify a purchase (aka when gigs start happening again).
Another tip since you also have the Q: The Trickfish Minnow is pretty highly regarded in this thread, and @jacoby75 posted Jayme Lewis' livestream demo of the Minnow... Great video and worth a watch. In particular, try dialing up the EQ points that he talks about in there, the mid EQ points in particular are quite nice. That plus the Edison? I can only imagine how tasty it will be, and might not be able to hold off on an Edison next time they come in stock.*
Jump past all the down time at the beginning of Jayme's video time at the beginning and go to roughly the 26:00 mark for the mid freq demos. Tasty!
*My G.A.S. tells me I still want to eventually try a Minnow, too. ha ha
5sg.
About the Minnow: I was about to order one, when I realized it doesn't fit my board and I didn't want to tear everything apart since I'm already happy with my SLO. I just wanted to try a different flavour of preamp, something more surgical. The QStrip was my second choice and I'm really, really happy with it. Like I said, I prefer having this pedal on my desk or in my gig bag, definitely not in my pedalboard.
I'll try to copy Jayme's Minnow settings on my QStrip and report back asap, thanks for the link.
About the Edison: it's an interesting pedal, with a simple and fascinating design. Usually I'm attracted by products like this but it needs to be pushed by another pedal to go into breakup, it doesn't have an EQ and output options. I already have a SLO and I'm gonna run it into my QStrip during the weekend to see how they work together. When it comes to tube tone, I'm already covered.
I know this thread is about Preamps and DIs, but whilst on the topic of creating tube like feel with neutral sounding Preamps, the Fairfield Modele B is a great little box for adding colour and a little tube like breakup. My Nano Board with MXR M81, Fairfield Modele B, and Becos CompIQ on it sound as good as anything I have
I had to satisfy my curiosity so I ordered a NuX Melvin Lee. Should be here later today to try out. It will be hard for it to dethrone my Studio One, but hey, still wanted to check it out.
I'll be interested in hearing your comparison.
+1
Same conclusion. In fact, I have stopped evaluating the preamp/DI's based on their DI, but rather on how well they function driving my backline rig.
Why? Because most of them cover the DI thing really well. Discriminating on the DI for me is less noticeable than how well they can drive a power section. My rack preamps still quite noticeably outperform the smaller preamp/DI's; so, that's where I hear the bigger gap.
I can only hear a difference on the E string. It sounds just a bit fuller with the Mesa Subway.
I'd like to note that at end when he shows the RNDI and Subway together, he has the Thru of the RNDI connected to the Subway which puts the input impedance of each in parallel.
- John
not a DI, but I have been loving how the preamps on EAE pedals affects my sound, especially recently with cleaner tones. my Halberd increases the clarity and presence, and my Model feT adds some darkness and evens it out. so very very good
I got to use my set up Oracle -> Bass Simplifier today for the first time through a speaker instead of headphones. I will say that I'm really happy with that sound. I got online and didn't want to do because there was nothing I was wanting to fix about my sound. No research that needed to be done. I was at a loss haha.
