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Help choosing a pre amp

sickstringzsickstringz
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Im very happy with what im getting on guitar and drums from the gnx4, but it seems to be lacking a little on bass and vocals. I noticed that some pre amps had settings for bass both and vox both and thought this might be a good solution, rather than going with a BP and Vx b/c i really dont need all those efx. (Also Ive spent so much putting a DAW together that if i dont go cheap my wife might end up taking it all in a divorce).
I love the idea of putting a tube in the chain to warm things up some, may even benefit the gnxs guitar tone, so i thought this one by ART looked cool.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Live/Sound/Signal/Processors?sku=180610

But im already a happy M-Audio customer, and really like the lifetime warranty on this and most of their products, so this was another choice
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Live/Sound/Signal/Processors?sku=701104
(bummer no tube though, would this be any better than the gnxs buit in mic pre?)

I have no experience with pre amps so any advice would be much appreciated, especially if theres a better one for the $
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  • guitar3456guitar3456
    Look at the \"close to a BBE\" post. The EX2200 is an incredible unit for many GNX applications, especially bass enhancement which a Tube pre is not going to do much there. There are only a handful of Tube pre's I like for warming sounds. Presonus and Avalon. Be sure that's what you need. If you only need to warm voc's, then a Tube Pre will help. If you want to Enhance anything GNX or otherwise, spend 40 bucks on an EX2200 Closeout...they're going fast!!

    Stay away from the ART unit. I never liked them since they are noisy. You'll get more from the Maudio one you have listed.
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  • sickstringzsickstringz
    thanks for the tip, sounds great. I just ordered it and since it was so cheap i got a behringer mic200 tube pre to go with it. Hopefully between the two there will be some life breathed into those bass and vox tracks.
    I have another question Mike, if you return to this post that is.
    On the MFX Cds, im debating between #2 or #3, is there a complete listing of all the cds contents anywhere? Id like to compare the two before i decide.
    cheers
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