Grace Design m101

[noisetree]

Hi,
there isn´t a Grace Design´s dealer in my country so I have to make a blind
order.I have been reading a lot about this preamp.I think is going to sound
good in acoustic guitars and vocals but I also want to record bass(very important).
I would like to hear your opinions for a preamp to record mainly bass,acoustic
guitars(line and micro)and vocals.I use RME fireface800 into DP5.1 and I´m
not happy with fireface´s pres and only budget for one pre.
Thank you!
noisetree

[CassidyGT]

The Grace is pristine. No color at all really. It is hard - like rapping your knuckles against the shiny enamel paint of a brand new kitchen stove. I always had great luck with acoustic and bass. I used two and stereo mic'd my Taylor through two Senn e614 SDCs. Really got every detail.

Not so much luck with vocals myself. Mostly because it is almost too pure. I think it will depend on the vocalist. Some may not like the hard light of day gleaming on their vocal track.

I personally love the Grace 101 and think it is one of the best values out there.

YMMV

[noisetree]

Thank you!
I realy need a very transparent pre because I use great acoustic guitars like
Larrivee OM10,Taylor K22 and Dell´Art gypsy guitar.My basses are Sadowsky,
Zon fretless,Lakland and Alembic.Usualy my instruments sound always great
no matter the pre or studio but know I´m going to begin to record a very personal project in my homestudio and I realy want a very transparent preamp.
My best regards.
noisetree

[huub]

Originally Posted by CassidyGT

The Grace is pristine. No color at all really. It is hard - like rapping your knuckles against the shiny enamel paint of a brand new kitchen stove. I always had great luck with acoustic and bass. I used two and stereo mic'd my Taylor through two Senn e614 SDCs. Really got every detail.

Not so much luck with vocals myself. Mostly because it is almost too pure. I think it will depend on the vocalist. Some may not like the hard light of day gleaming on their vocal track.

I personally love the Grace 101 and think it is one of the best values out there.

YMMV

Agree... I always put a urei 1178 after my grace for vocals, it's really too clean for pop/rock vox.. Does sound good though..

Then again, i have an rme quadpre which are the same pre's as your fireface i suppose? and i don't hear a lot of difference between those and the grace.

huub