rack setups?

[ibanezjunkie]

ive never quite understood these, but i know theyre versatile.

if i bought say, an EL34 power amp, and a preamp, could i run

Power Amp -> Preamp -> Cab?

[WackyT]

No. It'd work better wired:

Preamp -> Power Amp -> Speaker

[ibanezjunkie]

ahh thats what i meant lol. obviously preamp first, that was dumb of me :

[tunghaichuan***]

ive never quite understood these, but i know theyre versatile.

if i bought say, an EL34 power amp, and a preamp, could i run

Power Amp -> Preamp -> Cab?

It's pretty simple really. An amp only has three parts: preamp, power amp and power supply. Rackmount units have the preamp and power amp separate, each with their own built-in power supplies.

You'd want to run: Preamp -> Power Amp -> Cab. You can also place an FX unit between the preamp and the power amp. For real kicks you can run stereo FX into a stereo power amp and a pair of speaker cabs for a stereo rig. I ran one for years.

tung

[ibanezjunkie]

hey guys, im normally not a fan of behringer stuff, but their hybrid preamp supposedly sounds good (youtube).

anyone ever used an ultragain pro?

http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/info_42827.html

[tunghaichuan***]

That really isn't a guitar preamp. It is more for warming up digital sources. It doesn't have a dirty channel for distorted playing.



It works okay, but you'd still have to use a pedal for heavier sounds.

Also, I'd be surprised if the 12AX7 actually did anything other than sit there and look good. Many times, circuits like that only have the vacuum tube there for show and it isn't actually in the signal path.

tung

hey guys, im normally not a fan of behringer stuff, but their hybrid preamp supposedly sounds good (youtube).

anyone ever used an ultragain pro?

http://www.dawsons.co.uk/acatalog/info_42827.html

[Plank_Spanker]

I'm a recent convert to rack rigs now that there's a processor/ preamp that plays and sounds like a real tube amp and makes me extremely happy. The cool thing about them is that you can build your sound just about any way you want to - just add money.

[tunghaichuan***]

Now that is the rack setup of doom. : :

tung

I'm a recent convert to rack rigs now that there's a processor/ preamp that plays and sounds like a real tube amp and makes me extremely happy. The cool thing about them is that you can build your sound just about any way you want to - just add money.

[Plank_Spanker]

Now that is the rack setup of doom. : :

tung

Thanks, Tung!

I absolutely LOVE the sounds I get from it. The Axe FX is amazing!

[marnold***]

Now that is the rack setup of doom. : :