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BGRA: Yamaha PB-1 Bass Preamp
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Yamaha |
Model |
PB-1 Bass Preamp |
| Reviewer |
Mike Childree |
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Price paid |
$300 new in the early '80's...you can easily find |
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Dimensions | one rack space |
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Effects | loop w/send and return level controls |
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Other | direct out w/ground lift and level, heaphone out |
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I am reviewing this old preamp because I've been shopping for a
new bass amp, and I am becoming more and more aware that this
old buddy has been the most reliable, consistent piece of gear
I've owned in the 20+ yrs of hard gigging. I've never had a
single problem w/it, and it's never failed to give me a tone to
prompt other bassists to compliment me on my sound, regardless of
the power amp/cabinets/bass I'm using. Incredibly road-worthy...
you could wreck a building with this thing. Very, very clean both
onstage and in the studio. The eq controls really do what they
are supposed to, work very independently of each other, and it
doesn't take an engineering degree to dial-up a good tone. Over
the past few years, I've bought lots of gear, and in the past
few weeks have tried out just about every major-name bass amp on
the market to replace my heavy old rack, but have yet to find an
amp that sounds any better than this old solid-state warhorse!
And believe me, there's not another bassist on the planet more
anal-retentive about his tone! With used prices around $100, I
could not imagine a better value for the income-challenged bass
player.
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