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21st November 2009
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| Gear nut Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 100
Thread Starter | Suggestions on a vintage sounding pre (under or around $700). Well, I'm looking for a nice warm vintage sounding pre to run drums/vocals through. Need something with nice mid/lows, considering how most of the vocals are going to be male. Id prefer to stay under or around 700. Recently i've been looking at the Gap 73s. I planned on picking two up and using the housing. Does anyone have any feedback on these pre's? or suggestions of their own? Also, they are mainly going to be used with smb7 and at 4047. So i need a decent amount of gain. thanks for the help/suggestions. |
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21st November 2009
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| Gear interested Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 14
| yep, get a pair, they rock. Ur not gonna get anything near for the price. |
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21st November 2009
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| Gear nut Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 100
Thread Starter | On the zenpro site they offer various mods for the gap 73 Golden Age Pre-73 has anyone tried these out? or know what type of differences they would make in the overall feel of the sound? |
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21st November 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Banana Republic
Posts: 2,186
| ...I would call Warren at ZenPro...let him know what specific applications you'll be using the PRE73 pres for and he'll explain the benefit of each mod...he's not a hard-sell guy...very sincere and trustworthy...he has actually recommended less expensive alternatives to me when he believes something in particular would better suit my needs... ...and as for the PRE73...great right out of the box!...but the modded variations do offer some advantages...either way, you will be impressed...great value...Bo at GAP is serious about developing very cost-effective products that really deliver value...I'm waiting on his new GAP compressor which is still being tweaked... 
__________________ reggae souljah "I returned to music through machines. The difference is that the machines are clean, and the machines are not corrupted. What I create here cannot hurt people, but you can bring an impure musician to play in your studio and create your own doom." LEE 'SCRATCH' PERRY |
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22nd November 2009
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| Gear nut Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 100
Thread Starter | Has anyone tried the Avedis MA5 ? That would be in my budget. If it gives more a vintage/warm sound I wouldn't mind spending the extra money. I heard that the noise is more noticable though. or thoughts on the ISA 1? |
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22nd November 2009
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 184
 | last i knew the chameleon labs pres were in that price range...I've never heard one so i cant speak for them...but it might be something to look at
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