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So, yeah, I'm about to take my first dive into becoming a slut. I think the sluttiest thing I've done before this was buying some drum mics which is down right conservative. Anywho, my question is this: If I were to start with just two 500 series preamps, (single space, although the 500nv does look nice), would it be wiser to buy a pair of the same or two different ones? The bulk of their duties would be clean all the way to uber-high-gain guitar and male vocals (predominantly) from singing to screaming.

And of course, there are too many to pick from!

So far I've got...

512
P1
Biz
Averill 312
Mono Gama

What do you all think?

19th June 2007	#1
Ice Gear Head Joined: Jun 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 49 Thread Starter	About to buy my first two 500 series preamps...Should I buy a pair or different? So, yeah, I'm about to take my first dive into becoming a slut. I think the sluttiest thing I've done before this was buying some drum mics which is down right conservative. Anywho, my question is this: If I were to start with just two 500 series preamps, (single space, although the 500nv does look nice), would it be wiser to buy a pair of the same or two different ones? The bulk of their duties would be clean all the way to uber-high-gain guitar and male vocals (predominantly) from singing to screaming. And of course, there are too many to pick from! So far I've got... 512 P1 Biz Averill 312 Mono Gama What do you all think?