LukeFRC Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 playing with my crappy garageband version of a hpf.... and wow, the interface doesn't work very well, but well enough to get what a system like the ACG can do, I could sit there, think of a tone in my head and then fiddle and make it happen! I can imagine with a filter per pick up and a treble stack..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I've just fitted a John East P-Retro. Still fine tuning the settings but very impressed so far - I use it in full passive mode quite a lot too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='ead' timestamp='1331645371' post='1576435'] I've just fitted a John East P-Retro. Still fine tuning the settings but very impressed so far - I use it in full passive mode quite a lot too. [/quote] I couldn't get my head around a P bass with more than two knobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 So the plan: Glock to be sold, MEC back in, save up and buy a ACG. Can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Is the glock still for sale ? I may be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 [quote name='Soliloquy' timestamp='1333058172' post='1596931'] Is the glock still for sale ? I may be interested. [/quote] nope fraid that went pretty quickly. my warwick is currently sat naked without a preamp or knobs waiting on me saving up a bit more... (though the temptation to save up a bit more and track down a whole bass rather than a new pre is quite strong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholly Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) I like the initial question. I'm looking to buy a pre to replace the OBP-3 I'm using now. I've narrowed my choice to a Noll TCM3-P and the Taurus TM2. What is the consensus here between the Noll, the Taurus and the AGC 01? Edited April 23, 2014 by Cholly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I think that what I would want from an onboard preamp for live use would be very different for studio use.... just throwing that out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholly Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I hear you. Most of my use is live in church and some clubbing with an R&B group now and then. The Taurus youtube clips sound great but so do the Noll. I've yet to hear the ACG 01 filter pre so I can't make a comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 [quote name='Cholly' timestamp='1398266446' post='2432259'] I like the initial question. I'm looking to buy a pre to replace the OBP-3 I'm using now. I've narrowed my choice to a Noll TCM3-P and the Taurus TM2. What is the consensus here between the Noll, the Taurus and the AGC 01? [/quote] If you really need a pre-amp in your bass (and I'm not always convinced that you do) I'd go for the ACG because it works in a way that can't be replicated by the tone controls on a decent amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholly Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 ...not so much a need per se but I like being able to manipulate tonal parameters from my instrument because playing in church I've played as a visitor at other churches and the equipment I played through was different from my own. I enjoy the versatility. Over there on the continent you have ACG and there's also Taurus and Noll as top level onboard preamps. My question is addressed to those who have experienced all three...Noll, Taurus, and ACG. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) When doing the majority of my gigs, I'm playing in a covers band with a very wide repertoire, so for convenience I like to be able to control the EQ on the bass rather than the amp (although with the new Jamup/iPad setup I have, there are a zillion easy presets for all sorts of amps and FX chains - for example, one finger tap is all I need to go from a bog-standard SVT rock sound to Tony Levin's Sledgehammer with Octaver, Compression and all sorts of hoo-hah). To return to the point, tho, the best onboard I've found for that is the East U-Retro: sweepable mids, a passive switch and passive EQ. I've got one in each of my main gigging basses now, and I'm even considering the heinous step of drilling holes in my Dingwall to squeeze one in... Edited April 24, 2014 by Muzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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