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Topic: black box or tonic preamp |
David Cook
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2008 7:00 am |
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| I have a Peavey Rhythm Master 400 which has a pre amp in and a power/out, all done with a stereo jack cord. I use it for pedal steel and keyboards. It has a 15in Black Widow but the sound is not great for steel. Would a black box be sufficient or do I need the Tonic? Thanks |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 18 Apr 2008 7:20 am
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A Black Box will not make a bad sounding amp sound good. It will make whatever you have sound better. You need a preamp (the Tonic---the BB is not a Preamp) if your PV is not working for you. You may need to experiment with your cords---I looked up the manual for your amp last time you posted about the patch points and found the stereo in/out config confusing but I am sure it can be done.
What you need is tone shaping/voicing for steel and presumably that amp's pre is just not voiced right and needs to be replaced/bypassed with a pre of your choosing. |
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David Cook
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 18 Apr 2008 2:40 pm
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| Thanks so much, Jon, for your information and for looking up the manual. It's either get the Tonic or a Nashville1000 or a Fender Steel King, I guess. Playing outside I need some power cause we don't mike anything. Thanks again!! |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 18 Apr 2008 6:42 pm
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Lots of good choices, but the Tonic is gonna be
a great unit for sure.
I have a BB and a Rev pre. and both are great.
I am sure the Tonic with reverb will be
a chip off the old (mono) block. 
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.
Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many! |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 19 Apr 2008 3:47 pm
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| I have the Rev and the BB and I am always finding new usable tones with both these devices. |
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