Members -Juggernaut- Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 What are you favorite preamps THAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY OWNED.I'm just curious about tastes here, I want to know about the ones you've owned because that way you've had time with them instead of hearing one, or testing one. anyways here's mine. Owned:1. Langner DCP-12. Mesa Triaxis3. ADA MP-1 3TM4. Mesa Studio5. Randall RGP1000 Want to try:1. Egnater M42. CAE 3+3. Hughes and Kettner Access4. Duesentrieb Panther5. Rocktron Prophesy II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rackq Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 Well, I'm just starting down the Rack Road and the JMP-1 is the only bit of rack gear I own ATM. Another preamp I will get is the Soldano SP-77. I would like to try: CAE 3+ Mesa Triaxis Soldano X88R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perceive Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 Tried:Sherlock Signal stationJMP-1Triaxis Would like to try:CAE 3+Mesa Quad This is just a start of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gimme411 Posted January 1, 2008 Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 I still love my MP-1 3TM Ultra+ but I find myself using my Axe FX Ultra more and more. I too would love to try a CAE 3+ but man are they expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -Juggernaut- Posted January 1, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2008 I still love my MP-1 3TM Ultra+ but I find myself using my Axe FX Ultra more and more. I too would love to try a CAE 3+ but man are they expensive. I got one of those on the way (3TM), and sometime in February I will be picking up an Egnater M4 (maybe 2 of them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimosity Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 I've had an insane amount of preamps over the years... The Egnater M4 ended my tone search entirely, so I don't run thru gear nearly as much as I used to. The Langner DCP-1 was an awesome pre for hot rodded Marshall tones...but I don't miss it nearly as much as I thought I would whenever I play thru my Egnater. Some I'd like to try, just because...Rocktron Piranha (I know it won't be a keeper, but it's the one preamp I've never played thru)Carvin Quad-X (I've had a couple of these over the years, all needed new tubes, but I didn't give 'em that chance, so I'd like to try one again with new tubes)Mesa Studio (Had one many years ago, just can't remember the tone...)Kitty Hawk Quattro (eh...why not...) I've tried just about everything else; the only things that really excite me are Egnater modules that I don't already own... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILikeFish Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 OwnedRocktron - PiranhaRocktron - Pro-Gap UltraPeavey - T.G. Raxx WantMesa - V TwinEngl - E530 Tube PreampRandall - RM4Peavey - Rockmaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members separanets Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 Own/ed: ADA MP-1 ClassicADA MP-1 ver 2.0ADA MP-2 Marshall JMP-1Engater IE4Engl 620Rocktron PiranhaSandamp PSA-1Roland GP-100Mesa/Boogie Studio (my favourite one)Mesa/Boogie Quad (still on shipping)Rocktron Voodu ValveDigitech GSP 2101Digitech GSP 2101 ArtistYamaha SPX90Boss SE-700 What I long to try:Mesa/Boogie Rectifier Recording PreampMesa/Boogie Rectifier V-Twin (Rackmound) Soldano SP77Peavey RockmasterDigitech GSP 1101Engl 570/580Behringer V-Verb Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dmtnt Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 Owned:Marshall JMP-1Mesa V-TwinRandall RM4 Still Own:ADA MP-1ADA MP-1 Mod4MkIIADA MP-1 3TMRocktron PiranhaMesa TriaxisCAE 3+SE (for sale!!) Want to try:Soldano SP77Egnater IE4Egnater M4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hjcooper Posted January 2, 2008 Members Share Posted January 2, 2008 own/ed:Tubeworks Realtube IIPiranhaProGAPPeavey RockmasterEgnater M4 The Egnater M4 is it for me - no more thinking about pres. The rest are going bye-bye. Rockmaster was my favorite until the M4. RealTube II has a nice clean, works well with pedals in front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members srommes Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 Owned:You name it Currently own:TriaxisRandall RM4Engl E570Engl E580Soldano X99CAE 3+SE Luv em all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RyGy Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 It seems like a few of you guys really dig the Egnater M4. I just found out about that pre a little while ago. My first rack mount preamp is scheduled to arive tomorrow Its an ENGL E530. I am thinking about getting the M4 with an EG5, and BMan for now, and adding more as I can aford it. I have been searching for someone who has tried a few different power amps to give me some good avice from first hand experience. This is my first Rack, and for the power amp I went with a Carvin DCM150 single space power amp. I did this because I mostly play at lower volumes, and every tube amp that I have played at low volumes it is not so great unless you put an aditional volume controll in the fx loop to reduce the level to the power amp. A few people in the amp section have been telling me the it will sound bad, but I am not sure if they have tried different power amps side by side. I know that if you use the fx return of either of the amps that I have there is still some eq before it hits the power section. I know about what the specs are for the carvin so I can set my eq pedal to about the same, then I can get a sound similar to the power section of the MTS head using the DCM power amp, but the dual rec being a parallel fx loop sounds like crap unless I hook up a dummy load, and use the slave out to my power amp. I will be able to try the pre amp with power amp tomorrow. What I want to know is at lower volume levels is there a huge difference between a tube power amp, and a solid state one?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimosity Posted January 3, 2008 Members Share Posted January 3, 2008 I had a Carvin DCM150 at one time, it was ok for some stuff.Lacks tube tone and feel, but it'll work...there is a pretty significant difference, yes. You know, I've had several Engl preamps; including the 520, 620, and 530...as well as the Powerball (which is an AWESOME head) and a Savage 120 (also awesome).Engl is one of my favorites outside of Egnater; incredible tones across the spectrum, but I found the 530 hard to get a great warm tone out of.It was very metallic and lacked...warmth for a better word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGrooveking Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 The pic shows most of what I have, I still want to check out a CAE 3+, VHT Valvulator G3, and Langner. OH and the DCM150 works great for the wet stereo stuff in a small W/D/W rig. TheGrooveking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RyGy Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 The pic shows most of what I have, I still want to check out a CAE 3+, VHT Valvulator G3, and Langner. OH and the DCM150 works great for the wet stereo stuff in a small W/D/W rig. TheGrooveking :eek::eek::eek::eek: Holy rack batman!!!!!!! That is one massive rack!!!!!! I would post a pic of mine, but so far it is just an ENGL E530, and Carvin DCM150. Nothing too impressive, but once I swaped out the stock ENGL tubes for JJs the sound out of that preamp is pretty good!!! And the best part is that with the solid state power amp it sounds good at low volume levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RyGy Posted January 4, 2008 Members Share Posted January 4, 2008 I had a Carvin DCM150 at one time, it was ok for some stuff.Lacks tube tone and feel, but it'll work...there is a pretty significant difference, yes.You know, I've had several Engl preamps; including the 520, 620, and 530...as well as the Powerball (which is an AWESOME head) and a Savage 120 (also awesome).Engl is one of my favorites outside of Egnater; incredible tones across the spectrum, but I found the 530 hard to get a great warm tone out of.It was very metallic and lacked...warmth for a better word. I found that the sound was super brittle with the stock tubes, but I put some JJs in there, and that made a huge difference!!! I am still thinking about getting an Egnater M4 for some different sounds, a tube power amp, a basic effects processor, and a power conditioner. At least that is all that I want to get for now. That list seems long enough for me for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3shiftgtr Posted January 5, 2008 Members Share Posted January 5, 2008 Owned: Peavey Tubefex - My favorite. Don't use it anymore cuz it died in the studio, has horrible patch to patch latency issues, and is difficult and expensive to fix. And I had to fix it twice in 7 years of heavy gigging. But it did some things NOTHING on the market today does as well. They don't make them any more and you have to send it back to the factory to get it repaired. But I sure do miss it. Mesa V-Twin rack - Hated it, and I own and love my other Mesa stuff. Too nasally. Nailed the Mark II sound tho'. Santana for days, but not much else for me. Crappy efx loop (a common Mesa problem) Engl 530 - Nice Marshall-y overdrive, but a worthless clean channel. Why even put a Midrange knob on the dern thing if it doesn't DO anything? Nice Clean EFX loop. Mesa Rectifier Recording pre - Dig it pretty well. I like it with an EL34 driven Peavey power amp instead of my Mesa 50/50 6L6 driven power amp. Want to try: Any tube driven, high-voltage pre that can give me true, controllable, stereo and at least 2 channels (preferably 3), midi capability, a smokin', fat, clear clean channel, and some tasty modern drive flavors so I can go from Robben Ford to Vai with a twist of my Volume knob. Am I asking too much? Can anyone make any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RyGy Posted January 5, 2008 Members Share Posted January 5, 2008 Egnater M4 should fit the bill for what you want. It is midi, cna have up to 8 channels if you use the dual channel modules. I have serious gas for one even though I just got my E530 a couple of days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members separanets Posted January 5, 2008 Members Share Posted January 5, 2008 :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Holy rack batman!!!!!!! That is one massive rack!!!!!! Turn it on to leave your disctrict wihtout the electricity supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rusholmeruffian Posted January 5, 2008 Members Share Posted January 5, 2008 I want to try that Pearce preamp that David Torn was using in the '80s. The PSA-1 is also high on the list. Am I a bad person for preferring solid-state equipment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -Juggernaut- Posted January 5, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2008 I want to try that Pearce preamp that David Torn was using in the '80s. The PSA-1 is also high on the list. Am I a bad person for preferring solid-state equipment? 1. yes you are a bad person...... j/k 2. I HATED the Psa-1 3. the pearce KICKASS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members separanets Posted January 5, 2008 Members Share Posted January 5, 2008 I love sounds of some tronsistor pedals. especially on solo passages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y.D.B. Posted January 7, 2008 Members Share Posted January 7, 2008 I prefer my Hughes and Ketner Tubeman...And my Summit Audio MPC-100. The true secret for my heavy sound!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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