wait, What?!

[MuzikMan]

I also had the Ampeg SVP-CL at one point and while it is a very good sounding, quality preamp it is not good at not being an Ampeg if you know what I mean. There isn't really a flat setting.

 

[FunkySpoo]

So, how does one plug directly into their power amp? I have a QSC PLX 1602.

 

[Pappasgrind]

where your preamp would plug into the power amp, plug your bass in stead.

 

[Aussie Player]

so i played my nt thumb thru my rig, a sansamp rbi pre/qsc gx5 power amp into an eden 4x10 xlt. it sounded awesome. then i traded my sansamp for an eden wtdi which sounded awesome except for the gain over clipping at 4%. so i tried just plugging right into the power amp and bam dream tone! its so clean punchy bright amazing it sounds the way i want it to! why is this? is there a amp that achieves this kind of clarity but gives it huge balls? for some reason aguilar came to mind. any comments?

You need to mate that Warwick with a Hartke amp. Just ask Jack Bruce. I have never heard a ballzier E string than a Warwick Thumb through a Hartke head.

 

[Pappasgrind]

its very tamed in my opinion, my ideal tone is somthing like ryan martinies on the first mudvayne album. very punchy and the chords sound like a fretless.

 

[Pappasgrind]

actually a perfect example is this song, skip to 3:08 seconds thats my dream tone i could listen to it for days.YouTube - ‪Mudvayne - Cradle‬‏

 

[FunkySpoo]

where your preamp would plug into the power amp, plug your bass in stead.

Thanks. Gonna try this just to see.

 

[greenbass5]

LOL, I always thought it looked like a geeky lunch box:

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Love that!

Plus it's looks appeal to my Test equipment/calibration background........

 

[MuzikMan]

Thanks. Gonna try this just to see.

Plugging straight into a power amp is no big deal with an active bass. It will just be on the quiet side. However, plugging a passive bass straight in will load the pickups and make it sound not flat (loss of treble). Just keep that in mind when you experiment.