Preamp Redundancy

[bassbrad]

I have a collection of bass and guitar preamps so I can pick and choose different tones when playing or recording without needing to keep or set up all those amps. For recording I work in many styles of music and songs so a variety is a must from modern to classic tones.
In my live rig I either run direct or into a powered PA speaker so I use a preamp pedal for the bassic tone.

 

[FaithNoMan]

Many Preamp pedals have a baked in tone designed to emulate a famous amp or Preamp. So you can get the tone of an Ampeg tube amp or maybe an orange or Marshall etc...

I would say it might possibly be redundant to have an Orange AD-200 and then put an Orange Bass Butler Pre in front of it. But it might also yield great results in some peoples opinion.

I agree with all this. Elaborating on the second part, I'd say if someone has an awesome amp like an Orange AD200, it doesn't start to sound it's best until it's LOUD. My Mesa Bass 400 is that way, and although I don't necessarily need a preamp, a crunchy overdrive in front of it at lower volumes helps to wake it up.

 

[PhatBottomBass1]

I'm currently sitting on a single tone Bass preamp from One Control; Crimson Red = "60's - 70's 15" or 18" rig with a tone before 400 watt amps and tweeters became a thing in the world of Bass." (OC)

I like it for an R&B feel, OR just straight into the Two Notes Opus (with a Boss BC-1X) with or without the SA Spectrum Intelligent Filter that is upfront. It offers a bunch of flexibility in tone selections. I have (2) amp/cabinet IR's setup in the Opus. One for the R&B and another for everything else.

 

[DionClassic]

I have a collection of bass and guitar preamps so I can pick and choose different tones when playing or recording without needing to keep or set up all those amps. For recording I work in many styles of music and songs so a variety is a must from modern to classic tones.
In my live rig I either run direct or into a powered PA speaker so I use a preamp pedal for the bassic tone.

This for sure. I feel like a preamp DI is a must have mainly because it allows you to bring YOUR tone to a recording session or a live setting. Also nice to have for home tracking/practice.

The big thing for me is these live bar gigs where backline is provided. Allows me to disengage the amps preamp and add my flavour. Same goes for rental rooms with equipment provided.

Doesn't answer your question but they are super useful and I think a key piece of a rig if used properly.

 

[logdrum]

All my all tube setup are now modular as I've sold my last integrated tube amp. I definitely need a preamp and I have 2 all tube preamps. Demeter and Frenzel with 6SL7. I [aire them with all tube poweramps. So gotta have one. I do use another preamp with the Frenzel because it does not have a DI. Since the Frenzel is not a bass preamp only some additional tuning is done by the solid state preamp (some bass boost and HPF and in some case cut the gain