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Topic: New: SMS V8 Octal Tube Preamplifiers |
Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2013 3:01 pm |
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New for 2013 - to be released at the Dallas show this March.
The SMS V8-Guitar (& Pedal Steel) and V8-Bass 100% octal vacuum tube preamplifiers. V=Valve 8=Octal
The ultimate, clean, tube tone with pure and minimalist circuit design
boutique-vintage style audio capacitors for the finest, most musical tone
low-noise, audio-grade resistors
rugged, compact, lightweight aluminum chassis
DC heater supply
300+ volt B+ supply
high performance balanced XLR transformer output (optional) for low-level DI (direct inject) connections
high-gain, 1/4" unbalanced main output
no effects, no effects loops - minimalism to the extreme
vintage "octal" tube design using one 6SL7 preamp stage tube and one 6SN7 output driver tube
warmup "Wait" power-up sequence setting on rotary power switch for extended tube life
hand built in St. Louis, MO - USA
optional, custom fit rack-mount shelf available - can also mount Steel Guitar Black Box
Classic "Baxandall" Bass/Treble shelving EQ for Bass version
Classic "tone-stack" Bass/Treble tone controls for Guitar/Steel version
Dimensions 10.5" x 2.3" x 8"
Weight - not sure yet
Price - to be announced
www.sarnomusicsolutions.com
Last edited by Brad Sarno on 23 Jan 2013 3:32 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2013 3:23 pm
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Currently on the road with:
V8-G Guitar/Pedal-Steel version
Randy Beavers - (Lee Ann Womack band)
Wayne Dahl - (Martina McBride)
V8-B Bass version
Byron House - (Sam Bush, Robert Plant, Chris Thile, Buddy Miller, etc..) |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 23 Jan 2013 11:51 pm
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Hey Brad:
Looks cool and we can always count on you for an inspiring piece of gear. Can you give us an idea of how you would set this up with? Power amp into a speaker, into a board for recording, etc? |
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Eddie Freeman
From:
Natchez Mississippi
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Posted 24 Jan 2013 5:56 am
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| Brad, you already have tone enhancers on the market, how does this differ from, say the Black Box? |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2013 6:48 am
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Where the Black Box is NOT really preamp, no gain or EQ, this V8 is a full blown preamplifier. An instrument signal goes in the front, and then there is gain and EQ and the output on back is line-level to drive an amplifier. The XLR output is more like a hot mic-level so you can go DI into a mixer or mic preamp.
There are a few ways to connect this preamp in conjunction with effects. I know that Randy and Wayne are touring with guitar effects pedals placed before the preamp, and then the output of the preamp goes right to an amp and DI. One could come out of the rear 1/4" output and go thru a line level effects unit and then on to an amplifier as well. But in that case, the XLR output would not be effected. So I guess that in my mind, I see this as the kind of thing where a good delay/reverb pedal placed before the input would be ideal.
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John Macy
From:
Rockport TX/Denver CO
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Posted 27 Jan 2013 6:35 pm
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I get the best bass tones in town at my studio using the preamp section of an 1962 Ampeg B15 into an Avalon U5 direct box...can't wait for a compact version....
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John Macy
Rockport, TX
Engineer/Producer/Steel Guitar |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2013 1:53 pm
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| Dang, if only I could get to Dallas this year! |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2013 12:08 pm Update - Pricing Info
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UPDATE - Pricing Info
SMS V8-G preamplifier - $645 (plus shipping and paypal fee)
Transformer balanced XLR output option - $75 |
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Randy Gilliam
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2013 8:42 pm Preamp
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| Brad I Sent my Preamp too you for repairs. Have you recevied it? I Sent You a Couple Emails. Thanks Randy G. |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 22 Feb 2013 3:20 am
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Hey Brad:
Someday when the moment strikes, I am going to plug my Freeloader into my TWO Black boxes, then into my THREE Revalation preamps then to SMS Classic preamp
just to hear what it sounds like 
Seiously, I would like to add the new preamp to the rotation of of my gear.
Regards,
Lenny [/b] |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 24 Feb 2013 6:06 am
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| Oh, I forgot about the Tonic preamp and the dirt box to add to the other gear. A Stewart world 1.2 into a Marshall stack without the Marshal head. This of course is when I have plenty of time on my hands....*S* |
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autry andress
From:
Plano, Tx.
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Posted 25 Feb 2013 10:18 am Black Box
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HI Brad
I would like to buy a spare tube for my black box. Could you bring one to the Dallas Show??
Thanks
Autry |
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