Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: battery-driven Mic PreAmp? - Roland MicroCube

[Teddy <teddybutter@mac.com>]

what about the new Boss Fender Deluxe pedal, that thing is kind of  
bad ass...

Teddy

On Aug 8, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Krispen Hartung wrote:

> I've heard a bit about the Tech 21 units. I am very partial to the  
> tone I get from the Blackface setting of the MicroCube. It's a very  
> convincing Fender amp simulation in my opinion, at leas one my  
> guitars, which are all geared toward a warm and beefy jazz tone.  
> I'll have to find the SansAmp GT2 in a local store somewhere to  
> test out.
>
> p.s. Andy, did your email automatically add "SUSPECTED SPAM" to the  
> subject heading?
>
> Kris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>> At 7:02 PM +0100 8/7/07, andy butler wrote:
>>>> BUT, I have recently tried an experiment. As some of you know, I  
>>>> have been struggling to find a decent VST or software amp  
>>>> simulator or preamp that really makes the guitar sound like it  
>>>> should before going into the laptop. I have the acoustic guitar  
>>>> and mandolin figured out (LR Baggs para acoustic DI pre- 
>>>> amp)...it's a beautiful sound. It is the solid body electric  
>>>> guitar with it's seemingly lifeless and dry direct sound that is  
>>>> the issue. The electric guitar and amp with mic seem to be a  
>>>> match made in audio heaven, evolving together.
>>>
>>> Just a suggestion, but maybe it's worth looking at the DI/PreAmp  
>>> part of the setup.
>>> I'm using an old ADA MP1 ( or a TLA EQ1, but that's rather overkill)
>>> and getting some nice sounds just going straight to the pa.
>>
>> Kris,
>>
>> Just to continue Andy's train of thought, you might also try  
>> looking at something like the Tech 21 SansAmp ParaDriver ( http:// 
>> www.tech21nyc.com/paradriver.html ).  You don't even have to use  
>> it for its DI capabilities, but that's nice to have on hand for  
>> level matching too.
>>
>> I'm not sure if it will get you the exact sound you're describing  
>> -- I know you're partial to some of the Roland amps, which are  
>> kinda their own beasties -- but it does sound good, and does a  
>> pretty decent job of amp emulation for a box the size of a  
>> cigarette pack.
>>
>> --m.