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Thanks guys for all the suggestions!! Some people at Talkbass suggested the Broughton Audio Studio One. I'm afraid I'd have to import one from the US if I'd want one, but it looks like a good option too. [quote name='roman_sub' timestamp='1509110932' post='3396716'] I think it's worth separating the 1073 into the preamp and Eq sections for this purpose... a lot of the phatness and depth comes from the preamp and its transformers. The eq curves are superbly chosen and very musical... but if you're mainly after a coloured DI without the eq, you may consider something like a BAE dmp unit (esp with Bootsy mod) - but not cheap. Reducing it into a pedal format is somewhat self defeating as an exercise - as ultimately you want the quality capacitors and large transformers... cheapest would be a GAP pre73, though not a pedal, and no Eq. As much as I love API gear I can see the tranzformer being dropped soonish - imo the cost and subtlety of such designs are too niche... That said if price is no object, I'd go with the BAE for live stuff and leave Eq in the hands of the sound guy [/quote] This would be the proper thing to do, but I'm afraid that a bit over my budget. I was thinking to spend £500-£750. Good suggestion though. I wouldn't be surprised if the API would be dropped soon too, but it doesn't really make sense to me why it's not popular. There are not many similar preamps like the API on the market either. But with so many working bassists doing in ear gigs these days there should be a huge potential market for portable high quality preamps with decent EQ and DI. In my opinion it makes more sense to spend money on something like this than on a huge amp. Why is that you think?

[color=#191919][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif][size=4]I'm looking for high quality preamp/DI in pedal form, based on the Neve 1073. Like the API Tranzformer LX pedal, but then the Neve version. I know about the JHS Colour Box, but I'm looking for something of higher quality. Does it exist? Or does anyone know someone who could build that for me?[/size][/font][/color]