BigRedX Posted September 9, 2007 Author Posted September 9, 2007 The ACG pre-amp arrived on Thursday and I finally got around to fitting it yesterday. I've put the gold knobs on and I think these are the ones. Because they're much bigger than the original knobs I think that black would be too overwhelming now. The pre-amp itself is absolutely amazing! I'll be using this at rehearsal tomorrow night through my rig, but just through the BassPod and my studio monitors it's possible to really fine tune the sound and get for me just the right mix of bottom end thump and middly mwah... Quote
ped Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Looks great - and probably sounds it. Good choice! Quote
BigRedX Posted September 10, 2007 Author Posted September 10, 2007 Ta! The gold isn't quite the same colour in some lighting conditions as the existing Pedulla hardware (which seems darker/greener?) but it's close enough for it not to be a problem for me. I'll be adding my review to the review thread and some sound clips just as soon as I've found my ideal settings. Quote
Alpha-Dave Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Yeah, the difference in the gold colour doesn't seem that different as it's come via the camera and my monitor, if it's not going to bug you then it looks great! The only issue I've had with the ACG-East pre is that there is only 1 dot on the knobs, so if I forget where I set them and glance down, then knowing whether the lower ring was all the way round or not can be tricky. Quote
BigRedX Posted September 10, 2007 Author Posted September 10, 2007 I've set the dots so the centre point is directly up (ie at 6 o'clock). That seemed to make the most sense after fiddling about with positioning for a while. I think in the end though I'll only be using the volume and balance controls on stage. Quote
skelf Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 I do have a solution to the one dot problem unfortunately it involves custom wooden knobs and is not cheap. At the moment the price has put of anyone from ordering them. Alan Quote
Alpha-Dave Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) Yeah, I spoke to Roger at THG (spelling?) about making some wooden knobs that are 2 woods glued together at 45 degrees so they form a wedge so the position of the knob could be seen from any angle (see diagram). I'm sure it would have done an excellent job, but it worked out at just under £200 for a set with texes landed in the UK. Once I have my second bass with the pre I'm going to look further into this to either see if the cheap-ebay guy can do the same thing for much less, or if I should buy myself a lathe for £50 and spend a while learning how to use it! Edited September 10, 2007 by Alpha-Dave Quote
Alpha-Dave Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 Just thought I'd add that I contacted the ebay-wood knob guy, and he said that he couldn't do it, so I guess the only way is to go with the THG ones if you want a wedge design (or paint one on yourself ) Quote
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