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    Low Gain/Edge Of Breakup Tone

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    19 hours ago, JK 138 said:

    If you like the Spark Booster you could try the other offerings from TC, the MojoMojo and Dark Matter.

    The Dark Matter is brighter than the MojoMojo (with a little less bass) from the demos online but the two aren't too dissimilar to the Spark.

    I have heard the MojoMojo is similar to the Blueberry and it does have a treble control to brighten things up... 

    Low Gain/Edge Of Breakup Tone

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    I believe what I'm after is a combination of the Blueberry and Spark Booster. 
     

    The Blueberry was so close to what I wanted but it was dark and extremely difficult to brighten up or add some clarity. 
     

    That's much easier on the Spark Booster but I feel that the SB never gets as valve-like has the Blueberry. The breakup sounds more natural too. 

    My preamp saga has come to an end (or has it?!)

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    56 minutes ago, paulo m said:

    My experience's with outboard preamps has been that virtually all of the units really mess' with your instruments core sound & colour them way to much... & not in a positive light. 

    As soon as you engage them' for myself you've lost something that's coming off your hands.... & the price of these so called 'Tone Monsters' is high indeed

    GK Plex' Darkglass' Tech21' EBS Microbass 3' Sadowsky' Lehle' etc' etc.. 

    Try the MXR M81. I know exactly where you're coming from. 

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    Low Gain/Edge Of Breakup Tone

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    The Beta seems a little too dark for my liking. 
     

    I want to take my original signal but add minimal colour to it - just make it more valve like. 
     

    Has anyone tried the EHX Hot Tubes, Way Huge Pork Loin, Jam Lucy Dreamer or One Control Blackberry? 

    Low Gain/Edge Of Breakup Tone

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    3 minutes ago, pete.young said:

    If you can find a used Dave Hall Amps VTI-EQ-Bass Drive I reckon that would be an improvement, and would also do the DI function. Something with a valve in it, anyway.

    I had a DHA VT1 EQ DI years ago and found the DI was super noisy so sold it. Good pedal otherwise. 

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    Low Gain/Edge Of Breakup Tone

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    I run a fairly basic rig to get more of an old school tone. Precision with flats into a Polytune, Spark Booster and then into a MarkBass combo. I also use a Radial DI box. 

    I'm looking for edge of breakup/very low gain valve tones. Is there anything out there that beats the Spark Booster for this?

     

    I have tried:

    Xotic BB Bass Preamp

    SolidGold Beta Mk II

    Bearfoot Blueberry

    Phat Phuk B

    Way Huge Green Rhino

     

    The Spark Booster is the one I've always preferred. I predominantly use it on the 'clean' setting. 

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    My preamp saga has come to an end (or has it?!)

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    2 hours ago, tauzero said:

    After watching the first runthrough on that preamp video (admittedly using laptop speakers), I can't think of any reason at all that I would want a preamp.

    I think an outboard preamp (with DI) is essential for any gigging bass player. 
     

    The preamp is the FOH tone - the sound person usually takes the DI out from there or a house DI box is put between the preamp and the amp on stage. 
     

    The preamp can be used to control the FOH sound and the amp on stage can be used to control the stage sound. That way you can EQ properly for two different environments. 
     

    How I've always done it. 

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