TAPCO 2200 Graphic EQ for mic pre for my C1?

[Mojo Cracker]

Hello all, I'm a newbie here. I look forward to learning a lot here about recording. FWIW I'm goner and Mojo Dude from the planet, so some of you may already know how clueless I am about recording.

I was wondering if I could use an old TAPCO 2200 graphic EQ as a mic pre for my new SP C1 mic into my VS 880 V-Xpanded (which has no phantom power). I used this years ago for live gigging, in the pre-digital days, and I don't know if there would be any issues such as noise (other than dusty pots), bias, etc. with using this into the Roland box.

The Tapco has 2 channels, 2 balanced, 2 unbalanced in/outs, 10 band per channel, and a VU meter per channel. The diagram shows an adjustable gain amp positioned pre-EQ.

It seems to me I answered my own question, but I don't know if there are any issues here, and I'd hate to blow up my Roland box.

Anyone familiar with this EQ?

Thanks,

Mojo Cracker

[Henri Devill]

It will not work. Because you dont have phantom power in your Tapco EQ either...You should look into something inexpensive like the Art MP.Its about a $100.00 or so.
Good luck
Don

[JPS]

Need a Tapco 6 channel mixer and pre-amplifier(6000) to go along with that graphic equalizer? I could give you a pretty good deal.

[Henri Devill]

Ahhh Tapco vintage Mackie...


Don

[darrin_h2000]

Hey Its inexpensive to get a good pre right now the meek vcq-3 is only 200.00 presonus blue tube is150.00 and the art mp is 100.00. and Its not hard to get your hands on a used one here and there If you let your finger do the walking.

[mixmkr]

Originally posted by Henri Devill
Ahhh Tapco vintage Mackie...


Don

funny how some things never change [like quality]....HA!!!

[Mojo Cracker]

Hey guys, thanks for the info. I guess I need to read up on phantom power. I got the mic not knowing what it was, let alone that my 880-V-Xpanded didn't have it. My thinking was that it was just in-line mic amping. There I go thinking again!

JPS, thanks for the offer, but I probably can't afford it. Times are tough right now, hence my desperate attempt to cheese out some phantom power for free. Things are so tight now I squeak just sitting here.

So I looked at the Art Studio today...hmmm... I like the VU meter...$127.00

Darrin, yeah, maybe your right.

Thanks again.

MC

[darrin_h2000]

Please stop, I'm getting a swelled head.