What's your favorite preamp?

[JTyson]

Another Vote for the Langner !

It has the most usable gain of any pre I have tried and I have owned a shit load.

LANGNER SLAYS

Hey man, I got the one Brian had, I think that was your DCP1 at one time??

 

[JTyson]

new member. I'm a HCAF refugee and have been on TGP since HCAF went to pieces but I think I fit in better here from what I've read lurking.

I'm running a mp-1(stock) and a triaxis with an a/b/y switch. Awesome rig, happiest I've been with my sound in years. I'm not a metal player. Hair metal yes. My triaxis is noisy with high gain settings. I assumed this is normal but has anyone else experienced this? It is much noisier than similiar gain settings on the mp-1 even though the mp-1 is at least 20 years old. Also, if anyone is familiar with the triaxis and has any settings for getting as fendery cleans as possible out of it I would appreciate it. I've had no trouble dialing in good crunch and high gain but my cleans are so-so I would say. Thanks in advance.

Hey, welcome aboard
My Triaxis would get noisy in high gain, I put a noise dampened SPAX7 in V1, and it calmed it down a bit.
I never could get Fender cleans out of it, but I got some decent cleans using a coil tap on my neck pup, and used the switching jacks in the Triaxis to switch the voicing option to a less aggressive setting on my pwr amp (Marshall 9100) at the time. It worked out pretty good

 

[Ventura]

new member. I'm a HCAF refugee and have been on TGP since HCAF went to pieces but I think I fit in better here from what I've read lurking.

I'm running a mp-1(stock) and a triaxis with an a/b/y switch. Awesome rig, happiest I've been with my sound in years. I'm not a metal player. Hair metal yes. My triaxis is noisy with high gain settings. I assumed this is normal but has anyone else experienced this? It is much noisier than similiar gain settings on the mp-1 even though the mp-1 is at least 20 years old. Also, if anyone is familiar with the triaxis and has any settings for getting as fendery cleans as possible out of it I would appreciate it. I've had no trouble dialing in good crunch and high gain but my cleans are so-so I would say. Thanks in advance.

I'm not a preamp kinda guy - period. but just wanted to say WELCOME ABOARD...

And as for your avatar, if there was such a pedal - you'd be a billionaire by now

V.

 

[threadkiller]

avatar proudly stolen from HCAF member.

 

[screamindemon]

Another Vote for the Langner !

It has the most usable gain of any pre I have tried and I have owned a shit load.

LANGNER SLAYS

Hey man, I got the one Brian had, I think that was your DCP1 at one time??

Yeah that was mine. Dam I should have kept them both!

How does it compare to you 900 ?

 

[JTyson]

They are actually pretty similar, but the DCP1 has more gain, and is voiced with better mids, which I love. Its a little more open sounding too, I landed a MINT 9200 pwr amp from Psychodave and just played them together for the first time, it is a smoking beast. The midrange control on the Langner is like another gain stage Its really amazing how much usable gain is on tap, I'm running the gain at about 1 o clock to 2 o clock and it sounds like its gonna explode
Really cool piece, I love it
I had never heard them until I landed this one, I only heard stories

 

[screamindemon]

They are actually pretty similar, but the DCP1 has more gain, and is voiced with better mids, which I love. Its a little more open sounding too, I landed a MINT 9200 pwr amp from Psychodave and just played them together for the first time, it is a smoking beast. The midrange control on the Langner is like another gain stage Its really amazing how much usable gain is on tap, I'm running the gain at about 1 o clock to 2 o clock and it sounds like its gonna explode
Really cool piece, I love it
I had never heard them until I landed this one, I only heard stories

I am running mine into a Marshall Monobloc 100/100 EL34 and sounds huge.

My 69 IS incoming from Mike as we speak. I can't wait to hear this thing since he tuned it up!

 

[JTyson]

Thats the same amp I'm running. It is HUGE. I had to change the V1 tube in the Langner, I was getting some microphonics, but it worked out well. That thing is ALL JUICE
whats the 69?

 

[screamindemon]

Thats the same amp I'm running. It is HUGE. I had to change the V1 tube in the Langner, I was getting some microphonics, but it worked out well. That thing is ALL JUICE
whats the 69?

Langner Modded Marshall

 

[Piero the Guitarero]

Sorry, you are outnumbered

 

[JTyson]

actually, he's not. patch bays dont count

 

[Piero the Guitarero]

actually, he's not. patch bays dont count

Yes he is! I see a X99, and whoever owns a X99 wins!

It's like a Joker - Sharkdiver and David Simpson will confirm...

 

[Ancient Alien]

actually, he's not. patch bays dont count

Yes he is! I see a X99, and whoever owns a X99 wins!

It's like a Joker - Sharkdiver and David Simpson will confirm...

I had 2 X99's over the years, and just didnt dig it, same with the Fish and 3+SE.
But some love the tone, just not me.

 

[JTyson]

actually, he's not. patch bays dont count

Yes he is! I see a X99, and whoever owns a X99 wins!

It's like a Joker - Sharkdiver and David Simpson will confirm...

 

[Jack Luminous]

Very niiiiiiiiice !!! You like it ?

I have one

 

[robertkoa]

GP3
I've owned just about every preamp made except for the Mako, and the GP3 kills all of them for me.

I've owned just about every preamp ever, and I never connected with the GP-3. It wasn't "Too stiff", I just didn't think it sounded very warm or vocal to me.

Warm and Vocal are two very very important qualities to judge a preamp by IMO- and I KNOW Mr Guitarslinger knows his preamps, from reading his threads and getting good advice from him as well.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Triaxis

 

[Jimmie]

Of the ones I've played, I'd say Triaxis. (snip) Diezel preamp. (If Peter ever builds one)

Papa told me if he ever gets time, he'll build one, but it would take a solid year and a half. In 92 when I bought my Triaxis, it was the shit, but now? I think Tone is about ready to take a corner none of us can see around.

 

[Ventura]

new member. I'm a HCAF refugee and have been on TGP since HCAF went to pieces but I think I fit in better here from what I've read lurking.

I'm running a mp-1(stock) and a triaxis with an a/b/y switch. Awesome rig, happiest I've been with my sound in years. I'm not a metal player. Hair metal yes. My triaxis is noisy with high gain settings. I assumed this is normal but has anyone else experienced this? It is much noisier than similiar gain settings on the mp-1 even though the mp-1 is at least 20 years old. Also, if anyone is familiar with the triaxis and has any settings for getting as fendery cleans as possible out of it I would appreciate it. I've had no trouble dialing in good crunch and high gain but my cleans are so-so I would say. Thanks in advance.

I'm not a preamp kinda guy - period. but just wanted to say WELCOME ABOARD...

And as for your avatar, if there was such a pedal - you'd be a billionaire by now

V.

How things change... So much for my 'stern' approach to pre's.

I just ordered a Mak 4.

For the love of....

V.

 

[Little B]

I just added a very early mesa quad pre to my rig(sounds more organic to me than my triaxis) + a Mesa strategy 500 and its a wicked combination for sure...I'd be happy w/ a CAE 3+ pre, the new mako, and if Diezel ever makes one, that would be the cats meow!