several of us have gone that route. I just have a tube DI/pre amp cuz I want one. The stomp does all the “heavy lifting”
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several of us have gone that route. I just have a tube DI/pre amp cuz I want one. The stomp does all the “heavy lifting”
did you use the super-pre as a standalone box or did you run anything before/after it? This is on my shortlist for a one and done solution.
The Super Pre is fantastic! If I were to go digital that would be a top contender along with the Quad Cortex (Cost prohibitive, though!! Sheesh!). This is coming from someone who didn't particularly care for the HX Stomp... So take anything I say about digital modeling with a grain of salt.
Did you run to FOH right from your TH? with 18V, plenty of headroom, right? No farting? I think I told you, but I ended up getting a TH instead of the Capo. Save some cash, and hopefully will serve me just as well.....
For personal use, I was going to go Berg Super Pre until 1) it took a little long to get released and 2) I decided I wanted to do everything in one box - including wired (at the time) IEM's. I was going to use a 1/4" TRS to male XLR cable for my DI (which I also did for a while and worked fine) so I truly had an all in one box solution...potentially.
Well, in the time I was waiting/debating, we went to Stomp's at church as a leave there for everyone to use solution. Well, as I used it more, I started thinking it would work for my cover band needs as well. And I could use it for synth sounds. And have a Nano board for my rig. And use the occasional effects - like for a song - without having a lot of stuff. So I went Stomp for myself after we did it at church.
Hindsight: probably still good that we went Stomp at church as the guitar and bass use the same device so knowledge of use, troubleshooting, sound quality, etc. are the same for both. However, as the Berg Super Pre has the most basic/popular things (tuner/comp/drive/eq/presets) for bass, it probably would have been great at church.
As for me personally, if I were going to use my synth again for those tones/songs, and I didn't care about the occasional effect like filter or chorus, a Berg would be awesome. I know many people who love them. However, I do use the Pitch effect to move my bass down a 1/2 step more often than I thought I would and man, playing a song in E (Eb) instead of playing it in Eb and not using open strings and such can make a big difference - in a pop/rock cover band. The Stomp is proving to be a pretty darn cool little box. I guess I'm pretty invested in the Stomp culture (likewise with Apple) with an added 2 switch pedal to give me scrolling ability live. I've also purchased very useful presets and plan to get more when Ian has them available.
Well, in the time I was waiting/debating, we went to Stomp's at church as a leave there for everyone to use solution. Well, as I used it more, I started thinking it would work for my cover band needs as well. And I could use it for synth sounds. And have a Nano board for my rig. And use the occasional effects - like for a song - without having a lot of stuff. So I went Stomp for myself after we did it at church.
Hindsight: probably still good that we went Stomp at church as the guitar and bass use the same device so knowledge of use, troubleshooting, sound quality, etc. are the same for both. However, as the Berg Super Pre has the most basic/popular things (tuner/comp/drive/eq/presets) for bass, it probably would have been great at church.
As for me personally, if I were going to use my synth again for those tones/songs, and I didn't care about the occasional effect like filter or chorus, a Berg would be awesome. I know many people who love them. However, I do use the Pitch effect to move my bass down a 1/2 step more often than I thought I would and man, playing a song in E (Eb) instead of playing it in Eb and not using open strings and such can make a big difference - in a pop/rock cover band. The Stomp is proving to be a pretty darn cool little box. I guess I'm pretty invested in the Stomp culture (likewise with Apple) with an added 2 switch pedal to give me scrolling ability live. I've also purchased very useful presets and plan to get more when Ian has them available.
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This has crossed my mind... after using my HX Stomp. A lot of things cross my mind every time I come to this forum. The only thing I don't think I'll replace anytime soon is my KHAN VTDI. The reason why I'm thankful that I have the HX Stomp is... it helps me change my mind on not purchasing new effect pedals.The Super Pre is fantastic! If I were to go digital that would be a top contender along with the Quad Cortex (Cost prohibitive, though!! Sheesh!). This is coming from someone who didn't particularly care for the HX Stomp... So take anything I say about digital modeling with a grain of salt.
I've not heard any headroom issues on the TH. I used it two Sunday's ago, powered from phantom power, using its DI to FOH and it performed very well. The thing is like a tank, as you know. Sounds good, too.
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I think you mentioned this with me, but for the sake of others in the thread, are there major tonal differences between the Capo and the TH (now that you've had more time with the Capo)? I imagine the Capo is more transparent, and the TH probably has its own baked in tone; is that correct?
I'm speaking specifically to just running a clean tone to FOH. Forgetting about the AGS or the B side of the Capo.
I’m thinking the HX Stomp + Khan is what I’ll end up with. I’m possibly thinking about the RNDI as well….but even though the RNDI phantom power isn’t a real big deal, it’s still kind of a PITA
You are right on. The TH has serviceable EQ and DI, but the real appeal is the AGS circuit for mid-forward lovely drive that just works. Thats it's thing, a very good thing. The CAPO, on the other hand, is much more malleable, with 4 different preamp circuits to keep you tweaking with nice things like deep and bright switches and clean blend. The tone is very transparent. If you are an experienced tone tweaker, the CAPO is a win. Personally, I tend to go in circles with too many tone controls. So the TH had immediate appeal as I had it sounding really good in 20 seconds. MikoFX may be able to provide us with some CAPO settings in the near future.
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I picked the Capo up from the post office yesterday after work & have had about two hours with it since then.
First impressions: Wow! It's fantastic. Frankly, it's already knocked two other pedals off my board & has the potential to allow me to eliminate a third.
I expected it to do all levels of drive very well, however I didn't anticipate that it would be anywhere as good as it is at a saturated clean console tone. It's not just good, it's absolutely fantastic!
The controls are extremely powerful yet also very intuitive. As I have an opportunity to play with it more I'm confident this next statement will be confirmed: If you have an ideal sound in your head, the Capo can probably do it.
This week is ramping up to be extremely busy with work & family obligations, so I may not get as much time as I would like to play, but I will certainly provide more updates as I get some more time with the Capo.
Hi, yes I used it as a stand alone unit. It was quite handy to have a clean and 2 drive sounds pre programmed and ready to go.
Having used it again I found that it was just not quite what I was looking for though so have actually sold it.
My main issue was that the tuner is absolutely rubbish, and the idea was that I would be able run it with no extra pedals.
Sound wise it was pretty awesome, maybe a little too throaty even when set clean but certainly a full and rich tone. The distortions and the compressor were also great and once you get your head around the crossover frequencies and LPF settings can be tailored to your personal needs.
Having also run a Helix LT and a stomp and not gotten on with them I have realised that I quite like analogue pedals with no menus.
Nice board! the Zio is quite an intriguing little box, Hiw are you finding it compared to other more commonly used preamp options?
If you like menus, sub menus and endless tweaking then it great and has some awesome sounds in it.
Personally I prefer the limitations of analog but it is a personal thing.
Awesome report, like many others, this has seriously been on my radar as well.
