MM Stingray and Sadowsky Outboard Pre...??

[LightGroove]

Hey folks,

Just trying to learn and gather a little more info. as Im attempting to downsize my rig a bit and save some $$ along the way.

I'm playing 99% of the time at church now and looking at possibly going all DI with no backline. We use IEM's.

Im looking at picking up a Sadowsky Outboard to work with a passive jazz of mine and wondered how these pair up with the Stingrays. Im more interested in the DI aspect over the preamp section but am a tweeker so tempted to play a bit and change the color at times. Will this work being the Ray is active? .. I guess for me in my mind its similar to running through the preamp section/di of my Shuttle 6.0...only this would be on the floor. Is this the basic idea?

The bass in question is a new Classic Ray with a 2 band preamp.

Thanks

 

[cyoungnashville]

i have one of those di/pres as well. it will be wonderful on the passive bass and it will be a fine di for your stingray, but using the preamp / eq on the stingray will quickly turn your tone to mush. all thats needed for the stingray is a bump up to line level without any other trickery.

 

[strummer]

While I am sure the Sad is a brilliant box, I would suggest the Radial BassBone, where you have two channels and can use the tone controls on the second channel to spice up the passive Jazz. A real killer di too

 

[cellkirk74]

I am using a sans*mp bddi and it works fine for active and passive basses, and so should the sad.

 

[LightGroove]

Thanks guys..Im most interested in using the pre for my passive jazz but do a lot of work using a DI...I think I may have tracked down a used one so will give it a shot and share some thoughts.

 

[Steve-O]

I rarely use mine as a DI, but I do use it as a tone shaper with my passive basses. It's great for that, but I never use it with my Bongo, which needs no help.

 

[LightGroove]

Well I found one used and will be giving this project a shot. I tested both basses the other night sans the new pre and I couldnt bel. how close in output they were. I'll share some thoughts in the coming days.

 

[dio-bass]

I dont think that you need the SAD

 

[LightGroove]

I def. dont need it....nor do many of us need more of anything really... Im actually trying to get away from my backline at church ...which ive since been told by our WL to keep cus he likes it... The sounds guys have been grumbling a bit about the stage volume being too much. I told em to trash the drums and electric geetar 1st.

Anyways Ive got one on the way and shall see and comment for those interested.