Help! Compressor, Pedal, and/or Pre-Amp for Playing direct into snake/soundboard.

[tadawson]

1) Pre Amp. Takes pickup level signal (very low) and takes it to line level suitable for driving a power amp. Also has tone controls, effects, etc. etc. etc.

2) "Amp". Kind of slang, can mean a bunch of things. In the bass player context, to me "Amp" means an integrated solution consisting of preamp/power amp/speaker, as is found it the typical bass rig.

3) Power amp. A device that takes line level signals and drives a load, typically a speaker. Typically no controls other than level. May be in a bass rig, a PA, or your living room . . .

- Tim

 

[AlexBongoCrazy]

Thanks guys Very helpful as usual!

 

[AlexBongoCrazy]

one last question (sorry If i were to use something like that Sansamp ( Direct Input same as pre-amp?) then I'm guessing I plug my bass into the input then what, do I use the basic output or the xlr output and put it into one of the inputs on the PA? I'm very new to this type of stuff as you can probably tell. Are there any books or websites that could teach me everything?

 

[Powman]

Go to the Sansamp website and download the user guide. They have all sorts of pretty pictures and diagrams in it explaining what to do.

But basically, bass into the Sansamp with your 1/4 inch instrument cable. Then XLR cable from the Sansamp to the mixing board. Simple.

 

[AlexBongoCrazy]

Okay thanks again! I can't get the Sansamp in any of the sites i know in Europe but there is the equivalent by mxr

 

[Jimmyb]

Okay thanks again! I can't get the Sansamp in any of the sites i know in Europe but there is the equivalent by mxr

Have you tried Thomann?

Tech 21 - Thomann UK Cyberstore

 

[AlexBongoCrazy]

Forgot about them
Is the sansamp better than the mxr? cus its a bit more expensive and although I have the money, i'm not sure i want to spend that much more unless it is definitely better
and what type of cable do i need for the XLR output? XLR on both sides?

 

[Jimmyb]

Forgot about them
Is the sansamp better than the mxr? cus its a bit more expensive and although I have the money, i'm not sure i want to spend that much more unless it is definitely better
and what type of cable do i need for the XLR output? XLR on both sides?

I don't know how the two compare, so I can't help with that one.

As for the output, both of them look to use XLR's (use male to female) which should work great with most mixing desks.

 

[Aussie Mark]

Forgot about them
and what type of cable do i need for the XLR output? XLR on both sides?

Yes, it's a standard microphone cable - one end is a male XLR, the other female XLR.

 

[backagain1]

1) Pre Amp. Takes pickup level signal (very low) and takes it to line level suitable for driving a power amp. Also has tone controls, effects, etc. etc. etc.

2) "Amp". Kind of slang, can mean a bunch of things. In the bass player context, to me "Amp" means an integrated solution consisting of preamp/power amp/speaker, as is found it the typical bass rig.

3) Power amp. A device that takes line level signals and drives a load, typically a speaker. Typically no controls other than level. May be in a bass rig, a PA, or your living room . . .

- Tim

That's what I was trying to say! Nice explanation.

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