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Topic: SS preamp? |
David Mansfield
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2013 6:03 am |
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Does anybody know of a solid state preamp with similar tone characteristics to the Peavey steel amps? I'd like to come up with a tube/ss hybrid setup for going direct (with Brad Sarno's black box and a Williams guitar). Any advice appreciated, other than gutting my Peavey!
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2013 6:23 am
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2013 6:53 am
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| John Hughey used a preamp made by Evans, a HVRP or something like that. |
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David Mansfield
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2013 6:54 am
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| Same issue with HVRP (I'm looking for something in a smaller box, not a rack mountable unit). |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2013 10:19 am
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Ditto on the Walker Stereo Steel. If I'm not mistaken he designed the tone stack from an early Session 400. I love 'em.
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 10 Jul 2013 4:12 pm
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David if your looking for a non-rackmountable small Preamp you might want to look at the new Octal V8 that Brad Sarno has just released ... it is a tube Pre but is small and may be ideal for what you want.
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Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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David Mansfield
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2013 4:44 pm
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| Any steel guitar players using the Octal V8 yet? Wondering how the EQ is for steel. |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 10 Jul 2013 7:28 pm
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David I think Randy Beavers has been using it on his Lee Ann Womack gig for quite a while ...glowing reports by all accounts.
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14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 11 Jul 2013 7:29 am
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If Brad makes it, it's gonna be top notch! Of course it's not SS though. For something really small to throw in your Pak-a-Seat,
you can't beat the Tech 21 Blonde preamp. I think Randy's got one of those too.
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David Mansfield
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2013 8:20 am
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| I need something more than a Tech 21 simulator, good as they are. Probably the Octal V8 is the ticket; Brad is (by all reports) amazing. I just thought that it may be more of a guitar-style preamp compared to his rack-mount units which I've heard are perfect for steel guitar. |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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David Mansfield
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 12 Jul 2013 8:24 am
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| Thanks, Brad! Does the Octal V8 have a black box circuit built in like the Revelation does? |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 12 Jul 2013 8:07 pm
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No, the V8 preamp is ULTRA minimal. No loops, no buffers, just gain, bass, and treble. The extreme in octal tube tone minimalism.
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