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Topic: What Pre-Amp do you guys use ??? |
Kevin Raymer
From:
Chalybeate, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 7:23 am |
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Guys,
I'm looking to go to a modular system.
Pre-Amp
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PowerAmp
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Speaker
I have good opninons on Speakers and Power Amps.
I am interested in what some of you are using as pre-amps.
Would you share ???
Thanks,
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Kevin Raymer
Zum / Knaggs / Breedlove
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 8:15 am
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Check out Brad Sarno's stuff. I have his V8 octal preamp and I love it. His other pre amps are amazing also. If you don't have that sort of money I had very good results with a Furman 3 band parametric pre.
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Dennis Detweiler
From:
Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 2:20 pm
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I've had a Revelation for about a year. All positive review from me. Lots of controls to color your tone and all tube. Expensive, but it's the last preamp you'll ever need.
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1976 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics 427 pickup, 1975 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics X-12 pickup, Revelation preamp, Carbon Copy Delay and Hall Of Fame Reverb, Crown XLS 1002, 2- 15" Eminence Wheelhouse speakers, ShoBud Pedal, Effects Pedals. 1949 Epiphone D-8. |
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 2:24 pm
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| I second the Revelation..... |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 3:35 pm
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Telonics PRE1000, Telonics Stereo Power amp, Lexicon MX300, Peterson Stroborack tuner, 2 x Telonics speaker cabs - closed back with a Peavey BW1501-4-NEO and open backed with Telonics 15" Neo
Nice and lightweight, versatile and powerful 
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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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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2014 5:16 pm
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| I have tried many different pre-amps but always go back to a Tube Works Blue Tube pre-amp. They even made one with a steel mod. They aren't made anymore but oft times you can find one on e-bay. |
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Dave Beaty
From:
Mesa, Arizona, USA
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 8:54 am
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| old 70s alembic f2b....a copy of a twin/showman pre with beefy power supply. one of the best ever made for steel. |
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Robert Parent
From:
Gillette, WY
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 12:39 pm
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Roland GP-100 from about 10 years ago.
Robert |
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Robert Parent
From:
Gillette, WY
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Posted 26 Jun 2014 12:39 pm
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Roland GP-100 from about 10 years ago.
Robert |
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 1:53 pm
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Sarno Octal..
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ARTIST RELATIONS: MSA GUITARS
2017 MSA LEGEND XL D10, S10, Studio Pro S12 EXE9
Mullen G2, Rittenberry S10, Infinity D10, Zumsteel 8+9
Anderson, Buscarino, Fender, Roman Guitars, Sarno Octal, Revelation Preamps, BJS BARS, Lots of Blackface Fenders! |
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Don Mogle
From:
Round Rock, TX, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2014 8:33 pm Preamp
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| Walker Stereo Steel and Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp. |
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Bud Angelotti
From:
Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 4:40 am
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Kevin,
There was a smokin' deal on a Revelation preamp recently here on the forum. You can't go wrong with that!
And look at this -http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=257088
Holy cow !
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Bill Ferguson
From:
Milton, FL USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 4:48 am
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I swap back and forth between my Evans HV preamp and just straight into a NV112.
I seem to get more positive feedback when I plug my steel into a pot pedal, then right into my NV112. I use the internal reverb and no delay.
Comments from people like Doug Jernigan, Roy Rosetta and Tommy Dodd, saying I had the best tone at a show is pretty reassuring that I will stay with the NV112 and nothing else (as least not for now). |
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Bill Cunningham
From:
Atlanta, Ga. USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 5:30 am
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Sarno SMS to an MPX-1 to a Furlong SPLIT. Like my brother Ferguson said, sometimes I just go to the NV112. It's hard to beat and easier to tote!
Let's face it guys, for 90% of us, the limiting factor is not the gear.
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Tommy Boswell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 6:04 am
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| Bill Cunningham wrote: |
| Let's face it guys, for 90% of us, the limiting factor is not the gear. |
Yes, but when the gear sounds good, it makes me want to practice more! |
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Jack Ritter
From:
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 6:07 am
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Another new Revelation is being built right now. Great units! Jack
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Zum D10 8x5,rev pre-amp, TC M300, Split 12, n-112, IZZY, Hilton vp, Geo L, BJS Hughey, Live Steel |
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Larry Behm
From:
Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 28 Jun 2014 8:34 pm
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Walker Stereo Steel, one unit, all matched, simple, powerful, versatile, sounds killer.
Larry Behm
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'70 D10 Black fatback Emmons PP, Hilton VP, BJS bars, Boss GE-7 for Dobro effect, Zoom MS50G, Stereo Steel amp, Telonics 15” speaker.
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Daryl Thisdelle
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 5 Jul 2014 1:24 am Preamp
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Myself I use the Walker Stereo Steel. It is totally modular and has one killer sound. Plus two speakers in different cabs. Once ya play through that combination you may never play through a single speaker system again. The Walker Stereo Steel is made by a guy who has been playing for almost 40 years. Thinks he knows what the system should be able to sound like and offers the options a steeler wants. Ya, it is a bit of money but if ya want first class sound ya pay for what ya get. It has always been that way. Buy at Mustang prices and you do not get the Porsche.
Daryl
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Williams 700 Keyless SD 12 String Universal Lacguer Body Wood Neck Alumitone Pick Up GD Walker Stereo Steel Amp Preamp Combo With 2x15 inch JBL Speakers In Tuned Cabinets, Hilton Digital Sustain Pedal, Telonics Volume Pedal. Steel Seat With Back Rest And Swivel And Adjustable Legs. George L Cables. BJS Bar. Nookies Thumb Pick National Finger Picks. Jagwires Petterson Strobo Plus HD Tuner |
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2014 2:58 am V8 Octal
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| Sarno V-8 Octal Preamp. I Love it. With a Furlong CB-12 |
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Michael Hartz
From:
Decorah, Iowa, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2014 10:27 am
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| Sarno preamps!!!! I have a Revelation and would get rid of my guitar before I'd give up my Revelation. Seriously, once you plug into one of Brad's preamps you'll fall in live with their tone just like I did. |
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