Top Italian session bassist Paolo Costa (Alejandro Sanz, Sergio Mendes, Laura Pausini) teamed up with Markbass to design the Studio Pre, a high-quality bass preamp ideal for both studio and live applications. It's an excellent studio tool for recording bassists, combining two channels: CLEAN and AMP. CLEAN is a pristine direct channel which features a pure parametric filter EQ for fine-tuning your sound to perfection. The AMP channel provides three types of distortion (two tube-driven and one solid state) to mix in with the clean channel. To better personalize your sound, there are two more EQ controls, Variable Pre-shape Filter (VPF) and high-pass filter (so you can apply distortion to only the high end), and push-pull knobs give you the ability to store your distortion settings. The professional compressor on the amp channel helps you tame the edges. The preamp's back-end offers three balanced XLR outputs so you can record each channel separately or together. The Studio Pre is an indispensable addition to any recording bassist's gear arsenal.
Features
- Designed by Markbass and top studio session bassist Paolo Costa
- Combines two channels: CLEAN and AMP
- CLEAN is direct channel with parametric filter EQ
- AMP channel has 3 types of distortion (2 tube-driven, 1 solid state)
- Variable Pre-shape Filter
- High-pass filter
- Push-pull knobs for storing distortion settings
- Pro compressor on the amp channel
- 3 balanced XLR outputs for recording channels separately or together
- 1/4" input jack works with both passive and active basses
- Gain knob for input
- Ground lift switches for eliminating hum for both AMP and CLEAN
- channels as well as out for output
- Tuner out sends unbalanced signal sent to a tuner, amp or recording equipment not needing a balanced signal
- Send and Return Effect ensures main signal continues even if something dies in your effects chain
- Dual-sided fiberglass PC boards with lined perforations for high-quality solder connections
- Surface-mount components are silicon-sealed to isolate vibrations
- Computer-grade pre-assembled ribbon connector cable harnesses and ribbons for noise-free operation
- Integrated threaded posts for easy assembly/disassembly and added durability
Give yourself more EQ control and sound-shaping options with this awesome bass preamp. Order yours today.
Studio Pre Bass Preamp Specifications:
- Power
- Input impedance: 500Kohm, max. voltage: 10 Vpp
- Power consumption: 60W
- Voltage is factory preset for the U.S.
- Other
- Dimensions: 14.5"(W) x 3.39"(W) x 11.9"(D)
- 2U tall
- 19" wide with rack ears
- Weight: 5.9 lbs.
- Clean Channel
- GAIN SECTION
- Tube: 1 x ECC83S, gain: 50dB
- SEND/RETURN SECTION
- Return impedance: 50Kohms
- Send output impedance: 1 Kohms
- Effect loop type: parallel
- PURE PARAMETRIC FILTER SECTION
- Frequency range: 60Hz — 2kHz
- Level: +/- 16dB
- Q: 0.5 - 8
- EQ SECTION
- Center frequency: 100Hz (low), 800Hz (mid), 4kHz (high), +/- 16dB
- Amp Channel
- AMP 1:
- Tube: 2x ECC83S
- AMP 2
- Tube: 1x ECC83S
- AMP 3
- Solid state
- COMPRESSOR
- On/off switch on front panel
- EQ SECTION
- Center frequency: 100Hz(low), 4kHz(high), +/- 16dB
- FILTERS
- VPF (Variable Pre-shape Filter, 380Hz cut); High-pass filter (20Hz — 1kHz, -3dB)
- Outputs
- AMP LINE OUT
- Balanced XLR, max. voltage 10 Vpp
- CLEAN LINE OUT
- Balanced XLR, max. voltage 10 Vpp
- MIX LINE OUT
- Balanced XLR, max. voltage 10 Vpp
- Unalanced 1/4", max. voltage 2.5 Vpp
- TUNER OUT
- Unalanced 1/4", max. voltage 2.5 Vpp
- FOOTSWITCH
- Amp channel (on/off)/Pure Parametric Filter (on/off)
