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I know I've mentioned this to Garey before (and even boldly offered to demo the prototype!), but given the new amps that Warwick has been coming out with and the acclaim they've been receiving, I thought I'd throw this out here to get everyone's thoughts.
My main gigging venue is musical theatre. In the past two years, many of the theatres in town have gone to an ampless situation, where everyone has a set of in-ears for their monitors. This is advantageous for many reasons, but the one thing that we can all agree on is that a bass run straight through a DI misses a little bit of character, even if that bass is a Warwick.
I have countered this issue with bringing my own preamp/DI to the shows, and after talking with the soundperson about my gear, we usually dial it in very easily. Currently I'm using either a PJB Bass Buddy or an Aguilar Tone Hammer (depending on the coloring I want). Both of these are great boxes and do their job very well; the gritty tone the Aguilar offers in addition is a nice bonus.
However, after receiving my BC-80 and being wow'd by the tone that it has (even with the headphone out), I woud love to see Warwick come out with a variant on the preamp/DI. It doesn't have to be as awesome and robust as the Hellborg pre, but something like the guts from the BC line, put into a stompbox enclosure with an XLR DI out would be phenomenal.
That's my idea/request.
My main gigging venue is musical theatre. In the past two years, many of the theatres in town have gone to an ampless situation, where everyone has a set of in-ears for their monitors. This is advantageous for many reasons, but the one thing that we can all agree on is that a bass run straight through a DI misses a little bit of character, even if that bass is a Warwick.
I have countered this issue with bringing my own preamp/DI to the shows, and after talking with the soundperson about my gear, we usually dial it in very easily. Currently I'm using either a PJB Bass Buddy or an Aguilar Tone Hammer (depending on the coloring I want). Both of these are great boxes and do their job very well; the gritty tone the Aguilar offers in addition is a nice bonus.
However, after receiving my BC-80 and being wow'd by the tone that it has (even with the headphone out), I woud love to see Warwick come out with a variant on the preamp/DI. It doesn't have to be as awesome and robust as the Hellborg pre, but something like the guts from the BC line, put into a stompbox enclosure with an XLR DI out would be phenomenal.
That's my idea/request.