Members bluedogaudio Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 I'm thinking about getting a rackmount bass preamp, and I was wondering if you guys had any thoughts. Here are some of the preamps that come to mind... DemeterSWR Marcus MillerAlembicAguilarWarwick Any one ever try the Warwick Jonas Hellborg JH PR40 Preamp?... http://www.warwick.de/Hellborg/?katID=14497&cl=EN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 I am absolutely in love with the Demeter. I almost got it over the Mesa head that I have coming in soon. It is warm, punchy, and very hi-fi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 If I had my choice I'd probably go with an SWR Grand Prix or an Eden Navigator. Both have lots of features and adjustable output levels that are clearly explained. I used to use a GK 2001 RBP, which is sufficient for some power amps but not all. Pretty nice, sounds great, sounds like a 1001 RB II, but if you can only use QSC or Yamaha, and you want to try different brands or something, you're a little out of luck. For sound, I like it a lot. The big thing you need to watch out for is the output level. Lots of preamps put out nowhere near the required voltage. Especially cheaper ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 My faves: Aguilar DB689 Demeter (either VTBP-201s/HBP-1) Hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted January 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 Aguilar DB689 Did you mean the 659 or the 680? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 Did you mean the 659 or the 680? DB659.Is the 1U version of the front end of the DB750 (mostly), whereas IIRC the 680 was the 2U front end of the DB359? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted January 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 DB659. Sweet. That's what I was hoping. I'm looking to minimize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 Sweet. That's what I was hoping. I'm looking to minimize. It's a bad boy. I had that run through a QSC3402 into an El Whappo with my Dingwall ABII 5 at the time. Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 If I had my choice I'd probably go with an SWR Grand Prix or an Eden Navigator. Both have lots of features and adjustable output levels that are clearly explained. The Eden has an internal switch that you can select from only two output voltage settings, and you have to open the whole chassis up to get at it. If those settings don't match up well to your amp you might not get acceptable levels. Also they have a tendency to have failures in the powering-up muting circuits, which gradually kill the output levels. Mine was never strong in output, even when new, and especially over time. It was a most unreliable preamp that just didn't ever have enough output strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 The Alembic (FB1?) is a killer, simple pre, modelled after a Showman amp. I used one to record demos in the 80's, and that thing made any bass sound good, and sit well in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted January 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2009 Wow, look at this sucka.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zon5string Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 The Alembic (FB1?) is a killer, simple pre, modelled after a Showman amp. I used one to record demos in the 80's, and that thing made any bass sound good, and sit well in the mix. Alembic F1-X. If, for some reason, you need two channels, get the F2-B. 1U of bassy goodness. Volume, bass, mid, treble controls, deep switch, bright switch and bi-amping controls. I'll never get rid of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anothertxn Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 The Rusty Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members In Absentia Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Wow, look at this sucka.... That thing is 1/2 of my dream amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LanEvo Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 DemeterThis one's the bestest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HORSE Posted January 15, 2009 Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Have you looked into the new Pope preamps? They look absolutely amazing: http://www.michaelpopedesign.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluedogaudio Posted January 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2009 Those look interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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