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Post by guitfiddler on May 10, 2015 15:13:53 GMT -6
Do you own or used tg2? I heard this preamp and really liked what I heard.
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Post by carymiller on May 10, 2015 15:22:45 GMT -6
I don't own any TG preamps, but I have used them a lot.
I do own Chandler Germanium Compressors, and I've had to deal with customer service exactly one time in the eight years after buying them that I've owned them (and they did a fantastic job.)
The most similar preamp in tone to the TG stuff to me are Neve 1073/1066/1272 stye preamps, but even then the curve is a bit different, however if you own both they play nice together and whatever has a bit more sub low-end, complex harmonic content will do best with the TG's.
Joe Malone (JLM AUDIO) has a pretty darn close clone for the 500 series which is a bit cheaper, however it's not exactly the same design as the output attenuation works differently and it has continuously variable impedance. Both companies use their own propriety transformers though.
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Post by wiz on May 10, 2015 15:51:04 GMT -6
I don't own any TG preamps, but I have used them a lot. I do own Chandler Germanium Compressors, and I've had to deal with customer service exactly one time eight years after buying them (and they did a fantastic job.) The most similar preamp in tone to the TG stuff to me are Neve 1073/1066/1272 stye preamps, but even then the curve is a bit different, however if you own both they play nice together and whatever has a bit more sub low-end, complex harmonic content will do best with the TG's. Joe Malone (JLM AUDIO) has a pretty darn close clone for the 500 series which is a bit cheaper, however it's not exactly the same design as the output attenuation works differently and it has continuously variable impedance. Both companies use their own propriety transformers though. I have a TG500 preamp by Joe Malone (jlm audio) one of my favourite preamps. Gets a lot of use on electric guitars , kick, and bass amps here. cheers wiz |
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Post by rob61 on May 10, 2015 17:37:44 GMT -6
I've got the TG2. I like it on bass and guitar and use the DI for keyboards. It has an upper end lift so it'll add a bit of sparkle. Lows are full and tight. Its a great pre-amp but it is solid state. They've used references to the Beatles, but it wasn't until the Abbey Road album, I believe, that Abbey Road went to solid state consoles. It had been tube consoles built around V72s and then Redd 47 preamps. Ken Scott said a lot of the engineers at Abbey Road at the time did not like the move to solid state when it happened. Nevertheless, the TG2 clones the Abbey Road solid state circuit. The very early ones, first few, had different transformers. All the more recent ones have transformers for Chandler. If you prefer tube, Chandler now has their Redd 47 emulation as well.
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Post by guitfiddler on May 10, 2015 17:54:19 GMT -6
I had Germaniums and really dug them, money got tight and I sold them...ugh, I really liked this preamp, it just sounded amazing that day, in that room, with that mic, on that singer....
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Post by carymiller on May 10, 2015 19:07:42 GMT -6
I've got the TG2. I like it on bass and guitar and use the DI for keyboards. It has an upper end lift so it'll add a bit of sparkle. Lows are full and tight. Its a great pre-amp but it is solid state. They've used references to the Beatles, but it wasn't until the Abbey Road album, I believe, that Abbey Road went to solid state consoles. It had been tube consoles built around V72s and then Redd 47 preamps. Ken Scott said a lot of the engineers at Abbey Road at the time did not like the move to solid state when it happened. Nevertheless, the TG2 clones the Abbey Road solid state circuit. The very early ones, first few, had different transformers. All the more recent ones have transformers for Chandler. If you prefer tube, Chandler now has their Redd 47 emulation as well. Is the Redd 47 a tube circuit? |
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Post by jsteiger on May 10, 2015 19:22:41 GMT -6
Is the Redd 47 a tube circuit? Yes it is. |
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Post by carymiller on May 10, 2015 19:28:32 GMT -6
Is the Redd 47 a tube circuit? Yes it is. God the clips sound so good. Urgh. It's too expensive for my budget...but I wants a pair. =P |
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Post by gouge on May 10, 2015 19:36:59 GMT -6
Cary check out the D4 from Dizengoff
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Post by carymiller on May 10, 2015 19:56:19 GMT -6
Cary check out the D4 from Dizengoff Will do! |
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Post by levon on May 10, 2015 23:36:46 GMT -6
I love my TG2 on guitars and, as Rob says above, it goes well with the Neve flavor of my BAEs when I need additional drum tracks.
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Post by Ward on May 11, 2015 6:17:01 GMT -6
Michael Wagener swears by the TG2 and TG500. And I've heard his results... well, all Micheal's results are amazing but that's besides the point... and they are of the best marketing tools that Chandler has.
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Post by guitfiddler on May 11, 2015 10:23:44 GMT -6
My ears just heard a perfect balance on the tg2, and a go to on vocals. I had the germs, and they sounded really good on everything, a little on the darker side, but warm and beautiful. They seemed to smooth out those upper frequencies that I never liked on some of my Peluso mics that I also sold.
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Post by drew571 on May 11, 2015 16:16:15 GMT -6
Tg2 vs disengoff d4?
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Post by guitfiddler on May 11, 2015 16:51:08 GMT -6
I can't believe the price. I was really liking the Vari-mu comp. it looks very nice. I also found this video. |
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Post by Ward on May 11, 2015 21:24:44 GMT -6
Also very convincing!
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Post by Johnkenn on May 12, 2015 13:38:55 GMT -6
If my memory serves correctly, the tg2's were a little brighter than I liked on vocals. But I'd like to try it again.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 12, 2015 15:57:23 GMT -6
My gas is high with these 500 units. My brain tells me to go with more of what I know, but damn, they're sexy.
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Post by guitfiddler on May 12, 2015 20:31:01 GMT -6
Has anyone tried the Mojave ma-200 vs the ma-300. I am really curious if the ma-200 cardiod only is the same as the ma-300 multi-pattern. I had a demo of a Mojave MA300 and it didn't sound anything like what was in the video. I wasn't using a tg2 preamp though. Maybe that pre really brings out the best in that mojave and they are a great match.
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Post by Johnkenn on May 12, 2015 20:37:13 GMT -6
meh...for the most part, mic pres are pretty similar...
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