Shootout: TG2 vs. La-610 vs. Digi002

[kats]

A friend of mine bought a Les Paul Standard and wanted to A/B it against my 1958 Historic Les Paul.

Since I had him there I thought I'd get him to play throught the above mentioned pre's.

LP standard-->Neumann TLM127 -->Marshall 1974x 18w -->preamp--> Pro Tools.


The only problem was that he played a little differently through the digi002 pre's. But you still get a good idea. No EQ or any effects were used and the levels were pretty equal.

TG2:
http://theparagon.info/tg2.wma

La-610
http://theparagon.info/la610.wma

Digi002
http://theparagon.info/digi002.wma


Obviously the TG2 stands out more in that it is more punchy and has more presence.

The La-610 was darker, rounder, and fuller sounding.

The digi002 was closer to the la610 but not as full sounding.

Having said all this, I think when it comes to pre's we're getting into hair splitting land here. I'm not sure I could tell the difference without referencing between them. Well maybe I could hehehe BUT I don't think the stock pre's in the digi002 are going to make or break a recording - I really don't.

 

[Teacher]

Having said all this, I think when it comes to pre's we're getting into hair splitting land here. I'm not sure I could tell the difference without referencing between them. Well maybe I could hehehe BUT I don't think the stock pre's in the digi002 are going to make or break a recording - I really don't.

Well Imagine 100 tracks tracked thru those dark thin pre's...

So did the historical Les kick the shit out of the new standard?

 

[kats]

Good point teacher about the layers.

Yeah the R8 was a beast. It was like the standard went through an HF pass in comparison. The r8 was big and round, more attack etc. However, in fairness the standard's pups were a mish mash of 57 classics & and a 490 and IMO not properly height adjusted. But still...