31st July 2012
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#31 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Johnkenn  I have a Heritage 1073 and a Sta-Level. Perfect for vocals and killer on bass. | Tease...
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31st July 2012
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#32 | | Gear Head
Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Posts: 59
Thread Starter | Need killer Channel strip for Bass and Vocal
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1st August 2012
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#33 | | 500 series nutjob
Joined: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; )
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I have been loving the new A-Designs Ventura!
An amazing instrument amp that is great for bass or about anything. A-Designs Audio
A big thumbs up on this beast!
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1st August 2012
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#34 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
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Do yourself a favour and give the Gyraf GII or G9 a try. It´s insane how often and on how many sources these pres get used here.
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1st August 2012
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#35 | | Gear nut
Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Dallas, Tx
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I have a Voxbox and can attest to its greatness on both vox and bass. I am a bass player and it sounds incredible for for that application, I know some people even refer to it as the 'BassBox' sometimes because of how good it is for that. I doubt you could really go wrong with any of the units mentioned here though.
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1st August 2012
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#36 | | Telling it like it is
Joined: May 2010 Location: Queens, NY
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Coming out of left field, I never used it for vocals, but the best bass sound I've ever gotten was from a Focusrite 430 Mk II.
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1st August 2012
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#37 | | Gear interested
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I'll go ahead and add my opinions in here FWIW. I never liked the Millennia SST-1 on bass personally. I could never find a sweet spot with that compressor on bass. It's more usable on vocals than bass for sure. From your list of options I would suggest the Manley.
Having tried a ton of different setups for bass over the years, if you have around 5k to put into the setup I would highly recommend buying a BAE 1073 w/ eq and a Distressor. You can get a lot of different sounds with that combo for vox and bass. Its not a revolutionary audio chain by any means but it just works really well every time.
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2nd August 2012
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#38 | | Gear interested
Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Nashville,TN
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I have a pendulum quartet II (serial #007) in perfect condition I'm looking to sell. It has been my desert island/swiss army knife channel strip for many a project, but have other needs in my studio currently that is forcing me to let it go. :(
Happy to send you photos and discuss more if you want to PM me...
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4th August 2012
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#39 | | Gear nut
Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Paris
Posts: 141
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Originally Posted by pan60 I have been loving the new A-Designs Ventura!
An amazing instrument amp that is great for bass or about anything. A-Designs Audio
A big thumbs up on this beast! | Better than the Pacifica ?
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5th August 2012
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#40 | | Gear nut
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 126
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Originally Posted by Schumannz Thanks everybody... I have decided to go for Tube. | The QES Labs Preq-1 was my choice.
The preamp has a warm, and detailed sound, it features a high-z D.I., and a pultec style EQ.
The sound is superb.
Check some samples here. Highly recommended 
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3rd September 2012
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#41 | | Gear nut
Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Under the midnight sun
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UA 6176 is a great choice for bass/vocals, on the slighly rounder side of things. Easy to get a good sound with the limited EQ on the unit. For something more aggressive, look elsewhere...
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3rd September 2012
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#42 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Jun 2010 Location: The Netherlands
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Somebody already mentioned the Focusrite 430. Awesome match with 414. I would go for that one + a REDDI for bass.... Hard to beat.
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3rd September 2012
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#43 | | Gear Head
Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Posts: 59
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Thanks a lot for all the suggestions and please keep them coming!
I am seriously thinking about DW Fearn, Retro Sta Level and Amtec PEQ 10. All running through a Symphony...
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3rd September 2012
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#44 | | Gear addict
Joined: Jul 2011
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Requisite Audio PAL is awesome for bass and vocals Preamp and Limiter | |
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4th September 2012
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#45 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 286
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Empirical Labs Mike-e
Uber flexible, great mic preamp, smokin compressor, and by far the best elec bass DI for tracking i've heard or used.
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4th September 2012
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#46 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Montpellier, France
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Great River Pre.
Given it is not a channel strip but it`s sooooo good on vocals and bass (DI), I seldom if ever have to use EQ. That good. I compress after the fact, but that`s me.
Cdlt
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4th September 2012
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#47 | | Moderator
Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Boston,MA Providence,RI
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I cannot fathom how a thread about channel strips could make it 40 something posts without a mention of the Aurora Audio GTQC. 
Easily one of the best channel strips on the market!
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4th September 2012
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#48 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 286
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Originally Posted by Melgueil Great River Pre.
Given it is not a channel strip but it`s sooooo good on vocals and bass (DI), I seldom if ever have to use EQ. That good. I compress after the fact, but that`s me.
Cdlt | I own both Great River and the Empirical Labs Mike-e
The EL Mike-e is much better for bass DI than the the Great River is for vocals. Plus the Mike-e has a smokin compressor and a germanium-based tape emulation warming circuit built in.
Dont get me wrong, the Great River is a fabulous pre, amazing actually, especially for vocals. But the Mike-e is getting all the elec gtrs and elec bass DI work right now. Buy both and you'll be very pleased.
YMMV
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4th September 2012
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#49 | | Gear nut
Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Minsk, BY
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If you you do not mind about to compress with separate device I suggest you to check out Chandler Channel Mk2. It's absolutely killer on vocal and bass. EQ is just unbeatable in 9 of 10 times! I use it with AEA R84, Peluso 2247LE, Charter Oak E700 with outstanding results. Even my Shure Beta 58A reveals its hidden features quite different.
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4th September 2012
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#50 | | Gear addict
Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden
Posts: 408
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Originally Posted by L Diamond i'd definitely check out the retro intruments "powerstrip"
what style of music do you do? | +1
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4th September 2012
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#51 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 619
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The valve pre in the SST-1 is superb.
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4th September 2012
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#52 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Jul 2009 Location: America
Posts: 216
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Original 1073!
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4th September 2012
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#53 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 998
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Originally Posted by TonyBelmont I cannot fathom how a thread about channel strips could make it 40 something posts without a mention of the Aurora Audio GTQC.
Easily one of the best channel strips on the market! | Because thats how long it took for you or Geoff Tanner to make it to this thread.
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4th September 2012
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#54 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 655
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Neumann U47fet -> TAB V76S/U73b -> UREI 1176 REV A/B
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4th September 2012
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#55 | | 70% Coffee, 30% Beer
Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Quincy, MA
Posts: 9,123
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Originally Posted by Schumannz Thanks a lot for all the suggestions and please keep them coming!
I am seriously thinking about DW Fearn, Retro Sta Level and Amtec PEQ 10. All running through a Symphony... | WOW
Fearn VT1
RETRO STA Level
AMTEC PEQ10
Into the Apogee?
WOW
You will love the way that sounds
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10th September 2012
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#56 | | Gear nut
Joined: Jun 2010 Location: mid west
Posts: 93
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Originally Posted by nickelironsteel Neumann U47fet -> TAB V76S/U73b -> UREI 1176 REV A/B | Lovely!
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10th September 2012
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#57 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2005 Location: Basel, Switzerland
Posts: 3,200
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Originally Posted by mml I'd say a Manley vox box if it's in your budget. Great on bass and uh, vox. Stellar on bass and I'm a bass player as well as engineer. | +1!
...and for extra bass goodness, insert an 1176 between the preamp and EQ (adding 4 transformers to your signal chain).
For vocals, The VB plays equally nice with any mic, from SM7 to Brauner.
Not all mics and preamps faithfully follow the dynamics and timbre of a given voice - or instrument - but IMO the Voxbox manages to do just that, possibly even enhance it. Experienced singers & bass players I get to work with tend to agree.
Most tube equipment manufacturers seem to focus on saturation & color. Manley go for fidelity.
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19th November 2012
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#58 | | Gear interested
Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Seattle WA
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Don't rule out the Empirical Labs Mike E, its incredibly versatile, the comp/sat is excellent on bass and vocals. Very transparent. However you say your budget is 5k. Go Manley or Neve/BAE and throw in a good compressor. The UA 1176 has that lovely saturation/compression everyone is looking for. C414 is a beast of a mic.
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19th November 2012
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#59 | | Gear Head
Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Posts: 59
Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by jjahnke Don't rule out the Empirical Labs Mike E, its incredibly versatile, the comp/sat is excellent on bass and vocals. Very transparent. However you say your budget is 5k. Go Manley or Neve/BAE and throw in a good compressor. The UA 1176 has that lovely saturation/compression everyone is looking for. C414 is a beast of a mic. | Thanks a lot for your suggestions...
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19th November 2012
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#60 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,269
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Rock and funk? That sounds like the Retro Powerstrip to me. I just laid down some 70's style P-bass with it and it may have been the best bass tone I have ever recorded. I'm testing it out on vocals later today. So far I am extremely impressed. For the style you are describing stay away from suggestions like GML. While the GML stuff is awesome, the last thing it is is rock or funk.
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