Onboard guitar preamp recommendations

[Husky]

Originally Posted by Droptop

Does anyone know of any good onboard guitar preamps so I can fatten my tone or add a touch of gain with the flick of a switch?

I just finished ours today, great natural tone with no flub, excellent for a solo boost and still sounds correct for any chord work, It is a broad band midboost adjustable with trim pot which could be replaced with a pot. The Trim/Pot adjust the amount of Midrange bump up to 12db. I find a set and forget switch to be more useful. It is similar to our new KokoBoost mid but in the guitar. They will be available within 4 weeks. On our guitars the switch is a short mini switch not in the way and with no mounting nut, looks very clean, it takes minimal internal space. We actually mount it to the 5way so it is one assembly, true bypass and all

[Jim S]

The Sadowsky is pretty sweet but I don't think Roger sells it as a stand alone unit. I have it and have nothing but praise and no complaints.

[andergtr]

Originally Posted by Droptop

As always, you hit the nail on the head. When engaged it can go glassy/hi-fi. Not what you experience with Roger's unit. I'm curious about what EMG, Bartolini and Starlabs have to offer.

Has anyone had experience with any of these units?

yeah, i use the demeter midboost pretty much mostly for that hi-fi thing, so i'm not the best proxy here.


john ou

[Droptop]

Originally Posted by Jim S

The Sadowsky is pretty sweet but I don't think Roger sells it as a stand alone unit. I have it and have nothing but praise and no complaints.

Its official, he does not sell it separately, maybe with time. He does sell his bass preamp separately.

John Suhr's new boost sounds promising. May just be what the doctor ordered.

[arnie65]

Call Sadowsky guitars and speak to "Kevin", they don't sell their pre amps by themselves but I think if you ship them the guitar they'll sell it to you and install it. A friend of mine has a Fender Strat with a Sadowsky preamp and I think that's how he did it. He lives in NYC so he didn't have to ship the guitar. Is bar none the best preamp outhere, it'll boost your mids in the second position of the switch and your mids + gain on the third and all is controlled by your 2nd tone knob.

[zzzezums]

I really like my Alembic Blaster (formerly called Stratoblaster)

[nek]

Originally Posted by andergtr

another vote for the demeter. i have them on all three tylers i own.

I like the demeter, its in my Tyler as well. I suggest a switcheable bypass. The demeter has trouble driving a low impedance input pedal. A vintage ff or vox style wah will load down the demeter making is noisey and distorted. Not a problem with modern effects. Fuller versions of vintage effects work great, too.

[Chrome Dinette]

I have used the EMG PA2, with good results. It has a trim pot, that can, if one is careful, be desoldered and replaced with a pot on the guitar for variable boost.

[redgold]

Originally Posted by Husky

I just finished ours today, great natural tone with no flub, excellent for a solo boost and still sounds correct for any chord work, It is a broad band midboost adjustable with trim pot which could be replaced with a pot. The Trim/Pot adjust the amount of Midrange bump up to 12db. I find a set and forget switch to be more useful. It is similar to our new KokoBoost mid but in the guitar. They will be available within 4 weeks. On our guitars the switch is a short mini switch not in the way and with no mounting nut, looks very clean, it takes minimal internal space. We actually mount it to the 5way so it is one assembly, true bypass and all

Hi John, Couple of questions about your midboost, if you please:

I had a variable midboost built into my custom Suhr about a year ago (maybe it was a Demeter?)... how does the new one compare?

Can I have it installed in my Suhr Classic S (that already has the SCC)?

Does battery access require lifting the pickguard, or can it be placed in the Trem cavity or have a separate compartment in the back?

Thanks, Ray

[Husky]

Originally Posted by redgold

Hi John, Couple of questions about your midboost, if you please:

I had a variable midboost built into my custom Suhr about a year ago (maybe it was a Demeter?)... how does the new one compare?

Can I have it installed in my Suhr Classic S (that already has the SCC)?

Does battery access require lifting the pickguard, or can it be placed in the Trem cavity or have a separate compartment in the back?

Thanks, Ray

You could send me an email so I could look it up.
It would only be a demeter if you supplied it.
My new boost is less dark and more open sounding, more like a gain /midboost good for solo and still works great for clean. The standard setup is just a short mini switch and an internal trim for the amount of boost. I like things real simple. Tru Bypass when off. The battery can be put under the trem plate. or a separate compartment, your choice.
Sure we could put it in the classic

[matte]

another demeter mid boost fan here. 3 of my jgs and my green 7 string lj are demeter mid boost equipped. all are on push/push tone control pots for absolute bypass.

[redgold]

Originally Posted by Husky

You could send me an email so I could look it up.
It would only be a demeter if you supplied it.
My new boost is less dark and more open sounding, more like a gain /midboost good for solo and still works great for clean. The standard setup is just a short mini switch and an internal trim for the amount of boost. I like things real simple. Tru Bypass when off. The battery can be put under the trem plate. or a separate compartment, your choice.
Sure we could put it in the classic

That sounds just like what I'm looking for... I'm sure it's first rate, as is all your gear.