Maplestiltskin

Has anybody done a test with both these preamps? I'm looking for something to drive FOH directly and play with inears. The thing is that, whatever I can find, there's no dealer anywhere that has 'em all in stock. I play fretless, fretted (both Jazz Basses), Music Man stingray, P-bass with flats and double bass. I want some tone shaping, but I don't care for a distortion or other effects. I already got a Origin Effects Cali76 which is absolutely fantastic, so I like it simple and straight forward. I need the high impedance input for the piezo of the double bass. And I want a clear and crispy sound overall. I looked at several options: Nordstrand Startlifter Phil Jones PE-5 Two Notes Revolt EBS Stanley Clark Even gear like the new NUX, IK Multimedia's Tonex or more analog stuff such as Markbass Vintage Pre, Tech21, Ampeg, DSM & Humboldt Simplifier Bass, Ashdown Pro DI and the lot. Every time I think I found it, something seems to be missing in the design. No HPF, no high impedance, no tuner out, no AUX or headphones... maybe I should develop my own! Too bad I don't know anything about electronics. I live in The Netherlands and the budget is something around €300 to €600. But solving the quest is more important than saving money. So please share you're experiences...

Has anybody done a test with both these preamps? I'm looking for something to drive FOH directly and play with inears. The thing is that, whatever I can find, there's no dealer anywhere that has 'em all in stock. I play fretless, fretted (both Jazz Basses), Music Man stingray, P-bass with flats and double bass. I want some tone shaping, but I don't care for a distortion or other effects. I already got a Origin Effects Cali76 which is absolutely fantastic, so I like it simple and straight forward. I need the high impedance input for the piezo of the double bass. And I want a clear and crispy sound overall. I looked at several options: Nordstrand Startlifter Phil Jones PE-5 Two Notes Revolt EBS Stanley Clark Even gear like the new NUX, IK Multimedia's Tonex or more analog stuff such as Markbass Vintage Pre, Tech21, Ampeg, DSM & Humboldt Simplifier Bass, Ashdown Pro DI and the lot. Every time I think I found it, something seems to be missing in the design. No HPF, no high impedance, no tuner out, no AUX or headphones... maybe I should develop my own! Too bad I don't know anything about electronics. I live in The Netherlands and the budget is something around €300 to €600. But solving the quest is more important than saving money. So please share you're experiences...

I was wondering: how cool would it be to have a two way wireless system. All built into 1U-rack. That way your inear-monitoring and your bass-signal can run via only one belt pack, and you need only one unit to do it all... Mono send, stereo return. How hard can it be?

No, I don't. Should I? Maybe we could set up an exchange project... I would really like to do some gigs in the UK!

Thanks! It sure is a long story... ;-)

Hi all, I'm a bassist from the Rotterdam area. I live quite near the world famous windmills of Kinderdijk, just across the river. Besides playing the bass, I'm also a keyboard player and a producer/arranger. I love all kinds of music: rock, soul, jazz, funk, even classical. I play in several bands. Volgende X Beter (Better Next Time) and the Reuben Hoeksema Band as a bass player. And in The Lounge Factory and The 50 Five as a keyboard player. I am also the conductor of two choirs. My bass and amp collection at the moment consists of: Sandberg TM4 RW Cream White. All original. Squier Jazz Bass VM fretless, the Frankenstein Bass. DiMarzio DP123 pups, Gotoh 203 bridge and Fender/CTS pots and wiring. Fender Standard Jazz Bass LPB MN with EMG-J-set. EBS Reidmar 500, EBS Classic 112, EBS Classic 210. EBS Multicomp, Line6 Relay G30.