http://www.creationaudiolabs.com/redeemer-beltpack/
Wondering about people's thoughts on this. I've never used a George L cable--any good? Anyways, this seems like a convenient solution to actually installing a Redeemer, which in the case of a Rickenbacker stereo bass is a bit of a pain to do if you want to preserve authentic Ric-O-Sound. This also means you can buy one unit rather than one per guitar, although this beltpack costs a little more than two individual modules for direct installation.
I'm definitely sold on the impedance buffering aspect. That's always been my thing--I think active basses are kind of annoying in that I don't like the onboard EQ (just clutters up the knobs in my opinion, I do all my EQ with an external pre) but the impedance buffering is very beneficial. My 4003 MG used to be active with an Audere preamp for a while (the whole preamp barely fit because I kept the Switchcraft switch), and I used it in a cover band gig, and the best thing I remember about that is how clean and clear everything came out. People were staring in awe (even the other band members because I was a new sub). I'd love to have the impedance buffering again, just not the cumbersome extra EQ.
CAL Redeemer Beltpack
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Re: CAL Redeemer Beltpack
I have used George L cables for a number of years. They are low capacitance and sound great. I have never had a durability issue with them either.
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cassius987
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Re: CAL Redeemer Beltpack
Well to follow up on this there is someone on TalkBass who is going to work up a design for an impedance buffer that I can install onboard. Similar in some ways to the Alembic Stratoblaster apparently. If that fails I'll go with the CAL belt pack.
The main problem I had with the Audere pre I used to have in my 4003 is that it took up the entire cavity with excess wire, etc. A few times it caused minor issues on the gig such as putting too much outward pressure on a knob so I couldn't turn it. The tone was definitely an improvement in my opinion, though, especially paired with two HB-1s. It really "woke them up". The impedance buffer unit should be much smaller.
The main problem I had with the Audere pre I used to have in my 4003 is that it took up the entire cavity with excess wire, etc. A few times it caused minor issues on the gig such as putting too much outward pressure on a knob so I couldn't turn it. The tone was definitely an improvement in my opinion, though, especially paired with two HB-1s. It really "woke them up". The impedance buffer unit should be much smaller.