Hi All,
Been playin keys for awhile and decided to get out my old '86 Fender JAPANESE Squire Strat out of the closet to try and lay down some tracks. I use a few DAW's to record my music. Everything goes thru 2-Mackie 1602's.
Have a few amps but due to neighbors, I can't mic the amps and record that way. Pulled out an old DIGITECH GFX1 TwinTube Preamp/Processor and tryed recording through it. I guess I've changed my music preferences and it just has the metal thrash kinda sound. Too much metal. The Noise Gate is just terrible. I can't get any sustain without it dropping out and it just sounds too trashy and thin.
The guitar is not top of the line, but it does sound very good through an old Fender Sidekick 25 and even a very old Trainor amp. But you have to jack up the volume too much. Again, can't do that.
Since I have been out of the guitar sound scene for so long my question is:
What's should I look for (used and not very expensive) to use to get a decent preamp/processor to get a decent sound with some sustain so I can record (via headphones) into my mixing boards>Daw (computer)?
Just something that is not too noisy, has some punch for chords, sustain for leads and sounds better than the old Digitech GTX1. I would prefer a rack unit as I have no room for pedals.
There aren't very many music stores that carry used equip where I live, so my budjet would probably lead me towards eBay.
Any pointers on what to look for and what to stay away from?
Thanks in advance....Ron
Been playin keys for awhile and decided to get out my old '86 Fender JAPANESE Squire Strat out of the closet to try and lay down some tracks. I use a few DAW's to record my music. Everything goes thru 2-Mackie 1602's.
Have a few amps but due to neighbors, I can't mic the amps and record that way. Pulled out an old DIGITECH GFX1 TwinTube Preamp/Processor and tryed recording through it. I guess I've changed my music preferences and it just has the metal thrash kinda sound. Too much metal. The Noise Gate is just terrible. I can't get any sustain without it dropping out and it just sounds too trashy and thin.
The guitar is not top of the line, but it does sound very good through an old Fender Sidekick 25 and even a very old Trainor amp. But you have to jack up the volume too much. Again, can't do that.
Since I have been out of the guitar sound scene for so long my question is:
What's should I look for (used and not very expensive) to use to get a decent preamp/processor to get a decent sound with some sustain so I can record (via headphones) into my mixing boards>Daw (computer)?
Just something that is not too noisy, has some punch for chords, sustain for leads and sounds better than the old Digitech GTX1. I would prefer a rack unit as I have no room for pedals.
There aren't very many music stores that carry used equip where I live, so my budjet would probably lead me towards eBay.
Any pointers on what to look for and what to stay away from?
Thanks in advance....Ron