need advise

[kelleygraphy]

I just recently bought a Guild gad 30r which had a LR Baggs ribbon pu in it.

I need a preamp of some kind for it as the signal is pretty weak. I was

wondering if a mama bear would act as a preamp or not. I might pick one up

if it has the capability to both act as a preamp and give me the modeling.

Any advise would be appreciated. By the way allthough I've been reading

this forum for a while, this is my first post. Thanks ahead of time.

 

 

 

 

 

kelleygraphy

[DonK]

The D-TAR MamaBear IS a pre-amp, albeit it one that has certain modeling capabilities. Pretty pricey, though, unless you really want it for the modeling features.

[Rickkkk]

I'm unfamiliar with the D-Tar Mama Bear. The one I use is the L.R. Baggs Para-Acoustic D.I. (the "PADI"). No modelling or effects, but does the job it's supposed to and it's a solid bloody thing - no qulams about using it live or carting it around. I use it for a variety of instrument / PU combinations, from my A&L pre-amped A/E to an old mandolin with a stick-on sound-board transducer (SBT) PU. Has a gain level adjustment for fine tuning between different signal levels.

Cheers !

[kelleygraphy]

Thanks for the advise on the PADI. I bought one and it made a world of difference in the clarity of signal . I looked at the impedance matching of the mama bear and as far as I could tell the mama bear didn't have the required
impedance that the Baggs ribbon called for. I don't know how much of a difference it would have been, but for $350.00 I didn't want to buy it and find out it would not work. Thanks again