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Originally Posted by mdsmith64  What kind of guitar sounds are you recording/into? Are you into dark heavy sounds? Do like bright, biting tones? Clean, or distorted? These questions will play into your decision as well. The Great River has been described as heavy with a lot of "iron" in the path. Some people call it a "dark" preamp (although I think that's a misleading term as you can get some very bright open sounds, especially if you play with the impedence and loading swithces and depending on your mic and micing technique). The Pacifica is known for being open with a special "something" in the high end. |
Thanks for input. I have taken these attributes into account and decided to err with the Pacifica. I can cull some darker, "slower" (albeit not really iron-like) tones out of my 6176, and it has numerous pad and impedance settings, so I feel I have that area dealt with, at least in part. Right now, I think I need the more present sound the Pacifica offers. Plus, the "nice highs" thing. And it's less expensive for two channels.
Still, the Great River may likely be a future purchase. I definitely like what I've heard come out of it.
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Anyway, sorry to ramble. Hopefully you can tease out something useful from this.
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I did. I appreciate you taking to time to post. Thanks.