How hot of a preamp do you recommend for a solid state preamp? I'm not looking to crunch up the signal just get a warm, round, full sound. Love the sound of my tube head, but it overdrives way too easily. Could I run a boost/overdrive pedal into something like a 400 watt Crown power amp, or do I need a dedicated preamp?
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Re: Preamp for solid state power amp
Get yourself a dedicated preamp meant for the job. What amp are you using currently?
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what tube amp are you using now? I wouldn't use an overdrive pedal as a preamp. I used to use an lr bags para acoustic di into a power amp for bass and it sounded damn good.
does your tube head have a line out?
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Originally posted by toneseeker74 View PostApproximately 1970 YBA-1. Yes, it does sound sweet, but it overdrive by 2 or so on the volume. Way to low-powered. My YBA-1A was much more robust...louder, more punch...but still broke up quicker than I liked. Maybe a YBA-3 Custom Special is in order
what bass and pups are you using?
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Originally posted by dd12939 View PostYou could check out Tech21.
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Originally posted by post toastie View Postgoing in a different direction,
experts: perhaps a change of speaker is the prescription....one with more headroom that breaks up later ?
Preamps are so varied and so specialized for purpose, I'd ask what your budget was in order to get more of a handle.
There's some great pedal-format stuff (Carl Martin, EBS, Tech 21 as mentioned), and rack mount power amps are all over the place.
Almost every store or web page has something with decent horsepower, new or used, for not a lot of scratch.
You can even find some used Class D (solid state, small-footprint) amps from SWR and Ampeg.
Full disclosure: I'm an Ampeg fanboy. If you want warm and fat tube sound, you can't lose.
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I used to put a Tech 21 Bass Driver DI in front of my solid state GK bass amp and it gave it a great, punchy tube tone. Night and day difference from the sound of the GK without the Bass Driver.
Last summer I got a Tech 21 Landmark 300 bass amp.
If you're using a dedicated solid state rack power amp, one of the Tech 21 rack preamps might be a great choice. But their floor pedal preamps work fine as a preamp section in front of a power amp too."Just like bad gas, they (metal riffs) sneak out every once in a while."
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Originally posted by Kosh Naranek View PostI used to put a Tech 21 Bass Driver DI in front of my solid state GK bass amp and it gave it a great, punchy tube tone. Night and day difference from the sound of the GK without the Bass Driver.'69 Fender Mustang bass
'69 Gibson EB-1
'76 Rickenbacker 4001 w/SD for Rick N & B
'76 Fender Precision w/Dimarzio Model P
'84 MIJ Fender Jazz Bass Special w/SD Hot for P neck & Dimarzio Model J for bridge [BEAD tuning]
'99 Fretless MIJ Fender Precision/'87 MIJ Fender Squier Jazz hybrid w/SD QP for Jazz
'12 MIM Fender Jazz w/Dimarzio Model J
'14 Fretless Warmoth Custom T w/ SDCS Stack for SCPB N & B
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