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Surfkat · 4th May 2008

James & Co, thanks for all of the effort you put into this. It's a good way to get a quick idea of some of the differences and similarities of these pres. When you do the CD I suggest putting the Acoustic guitar files on without the drums. It would be easier to hear the subtleties then. Just a thought.

I own a few of the pres, P1, OSA & 512, and I think that made the comparisons easier for me since there were a few sounds I was familiar with. Of those I was not familiar with I must say the Gama and the 838 are jumping out of the bunch to my ears. But I can also say I wouldn't have any trouble recording a good track with ANY of these pres.

Thanks again for the work. Nicely done. Next month somebody can do a shootout with a grand piano, B3 & Leslie and a Strat thru a Blackface Deluxe. Anybody?

4th May 2008	#59
Surfkat Gear addict Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Va / NJ Posts: 406	James & Co, thanks for all of the effort you put into this. It's a good way to get a quick idea of some of the differences and similarities of these pres. When you do the CD I suggest putting the Acoustic guitar files on without the drums. It would be easier to hear the subtleties then. Just a thought. I own a few of the pres, P1, OSA & 512, and I think that made the comparisons easier for me since there were a few sounds I was familiar with. Of those I was not familiar with I must say the Gama and the 838 are jumping out of the bunch to my ears. But I can also say I wouldn't have any trouble recording a good track with ANY of these pres. Thanks again for the work. Nicely done. Next month somebody can do a shootout with a grand piano, B3 & Leslie and a Strat thru a Blackface Deluxe. Anybody? __________________ "After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." - Aldous Huxley