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 CERAMIC 9 PIN PREAMP TUBE SOCKET FOR FENDER MARSHALL AMPLIFIERS AMP DIY BUILDING US $6.99 
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 1985 JAYDEE SUPERNATURAL BASS GUITAR / GT STUDIO TUBE PREAMP FOR BASS PRINT AD US $10.99
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 GROOVE TUBES Long Plate Preamp GT12AX7R2 Vacuum Tube US $39.95
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 Groove Tubes GT-12AY7 Select Preamp Tube US $32.99
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 Groove Tubes SAG-FST Fender Soft Touch Preamp Tube Changing Kit US $69.95
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 NEW Virgin VHT GP-3/GP3 PREAMP UNUSED USA BOUTIQUE TUBE GUITAR PRE-AMP! FRYETTE! US $2,327.50
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 12AT7 / ECC81 NOS Preamp Vacuum Tube (New Old Stock) AMERICAN / Western European US $10.90
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 12AU7 / ECC82 NOS Preamp Vacuum Tube (New Old Stock) AMERICAN / Western European US $18.25
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 GROOVE TUBES Silver Series Preamp ST12AX7R Vacuum Tube US $25.95
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 Vintage Tung-Sol 12AX7 Tall Plate Foil Getter Preamp Tube US $12.50
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 Vintage 1974 RCA 12AX7A ECC83 Preamp Tube US $9.49
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 Brand New GENUINE Fender 9-Pin Preamp 12AX7/12AT7/12AU7 Tube Sockets - Set of 2 US $11.66
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 GROOVE TUBES Phase Inverter Preamp GT12AT7 Vacuum Tube US $34.95
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 CARVIN BX500 500W LIGHTWEIGHT BASS AMP AMPLIFIER HEAD W/ 12AX7 PREAMP TUBE US $399.00
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 Misc Preamp Tube Board with Ruby Ceramic Sockets *PROJECT* US $9.99
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 RANDALL ULTXLA MTS SERIES TUBE PREAMP MODULE ULTRA XL BRAND NEW! US $199.00
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 Mesa Boogie Triaxis guitar tube preamp excellent US $899.99
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 Mesa Boogie TRIAXIS guitar preamp midi tube pre-amp early model no phat mod !!!! US $1,085.00
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 Takamine TC132SC Nylon String Classical Acoustic Electric Cutaway Cool Tube Pre! US $1,185.00
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 GROOVE TUBES Cleanest Preamp Tube GTECC83S Vacuum Tube US $39.95
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 GROOVE TUBES Brighter Preamp GT12AX7R Vacuum Tube US $34.95
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 Todd LANGNER DCP-1 ELITE cf. Bogner Soldano VHT Egnater Boutique All Tube Preamp US $2,000.00
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 Brand New Battery for ADA MP-1 MB-1 Tube Preamp US $8.45
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 Brand New Battery for ADA MP-2 Mp-1 Classic Tube Preamp US $8.00
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 Behringer TUBE ULTRAGAIN MIC100 Audiophile Vacuum Tube Preamplifier with Limiter US $39.95
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 FENDER TBP-1 TUBE BASS PREAMP W/ FOOTSWITCH US $499.00
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 NEW GENZ BENZ STM-600 STREAMLINER BASS AMP TUBE PREAMP US $700.00
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 AMT Electronics Tube Series SS-20 Guitar Preamp NEW US $349.95
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 AMT Electronics Tube Series SS-11B Guitar Preamp NEW US $399.00
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 ECC802 / 12AU7 Long Plate Gold Pin JJ Vacuum Tube, Premium Preamp Valve US $24.75
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 ECC802 / 12AU7 Long Plate JJ Vacuum Tube, Preamp Valve US $13.50
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 Premium 12AX7 / ECC803 Gold Pin JJ Vacuum Tube, High Quality Preamp Valve US $24.50
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 Bugera ECC83B Super Low Noise Dual Triode Preamp TUBE US $10.99
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 Bugera ECC83A Ultra Low Noise Dual Triode Preamp TUBE US $10.99
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 Digitech RP-7 Tube/Preamp/Effects Processor & Controller Mint Condition US $99.97
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 Vintage Raytheon USA 12AX7A Tall Black Plate Baldwin Preamp Tube US $6.05
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 Vintage RCA 12AX7 Tall Black Plate Preamp Tube US $6.05
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 Vintage Mullard IEC 12AX7 ECC83 Great Britain Preamp Tube US $11.50
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 SEYMOUR DUNCAN SFX-11 TWIN TUBE BLUE PREAMP SUPERB! US $219.00
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 Genz Benz Streamliner 900 Class A Six Stage Tube Preamp US $500.00
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 ART X 11 MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER + GIFT BEHRINGER MIC 100 TUBE PREAMP US $79.00
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 CARVIN BX500NT 500W LIGHTWEIGHT BASS AMP AMPLIFIER HEAD / NO PREAMP TUBE NEW US $349.00
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 Tube guitar preamplifier PCB, DIY, ECC86, 6GM8, low voltage 12V, preamp. US $14.95
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 Mindprint EnVoice tube preamp US $250.00
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 PKG25,All-Tube Preamp CHICKENHEAD Chicken Head Knob, E US $9.99
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 Electro-Harmonix EH LPB 2UBE STEREO TUBE PRE PEDAL US $194.70
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 Fender TBP-1 Tube Bass Preamp, Vari-Q smart semi-parametric EQ US $200.00
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 SWR Headlite Bass Amp US $499.99
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 12DW7 / ECC832 JJ Electronics Vacuum Tube, Preamp Valve US $10.00
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 Rocktron Vendetta VH160R 12ax7 Tube Preamp AGX Nois Reduction Amplifier US $78.77
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 Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH Preamp Tube US $12.99
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 SWR Marcus Miller Preamp - Tube Bass Preamplifier Rack Unit, NEW! US $899.99
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 9 PIN CERAMIC PREAMP PC MT TUBE SOCKET W MT & RETAINER US $10.55
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 AMT Electronics Tube Guitar Series SS-20 Guitar Preamp US $349.95
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 EBS ValveDrive Tube Bass Preamp Overdrive Valve Drive - FREE Shipping & Cable! US $298.95
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 GENZ BENZ STM-600 STREAMLINER BASS AMP AMPLIFIER TUBE PREAMP US $829.00
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 VOX COOLTRON BIG BEN OVERDRIVE TUBE PREAMP PEDAL US $165.00
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 12AT7 Vacuum Tube, JJ Brand, 12AT7 / ECC81 Preamp Valve (NEW) US $9.75
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 Takamine TAN15C Supernatural Acoustic-Electric Guitar with Cool Tube Preamp US $1,649.00
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 A R T ART SGX 2000 EXPRESS GUITAR TUBE PREAMP & EFFECTS SYSTEM multi-effects US $325.00
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 VINTAGE FENDER RCA made USA 12AT7 preamp amp tube US $19.99
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 DIY tube amp chassis with transformer 2)7025 & 2)5963 Amp preamp hifi guitar US $49.99
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 Marshall ValveState VS 265, Tube pre-amp, made in England. US $499.00
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 EBS ValveDrive Pro Dual Mode Tube Preamp Pedal US $299.00
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 12AU7 / ECC82 JJ Electronics Vacuum Tube, Preamp Valve US $9.20
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 Hughes & Kettner CREAM Machine RARE TUBE Pre-Amp 80's shred US $245.00
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 Marshall JMD50 50 Watt Digital Preamp/Tube Power Amp US $599.00
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 Marshall JMD501 1X12 Digital Preamp/Tube Combo US $699.00
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 Marshall JMD100 100 Watt Digital Preamp/Tube Power Amp US $699.00
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 Hammond AV BV CV DV RT PREAMP Primo Tube Set US $62.97
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 Electro-Harmonix English Muff'n Tube Distortion Preamp Pedal Muffin - BUNDLE US $194.70
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 Peavey TB Raxx tube preamp EXCELLENT!! US $99.00
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 electro-harmonix 5751 EH Gold Preamp Tube US $29.99
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 NEW - JJ/Tesla ECC803-S premium 12AX7 ECC83 preamp tube US $14.25
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 NEW - JJ/Tesla ECC83S 12AX7 ECC83 preamp tube GOLD PINS US $22.95
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 NEW -- JJ/Tesla 12AT7 ECC81 preamp tube GOLD PINS US $21.95
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 NEW -- JJ/Tesla 6922 E88CC 6DJ8 preamp tube GOLD PINS US $24.95
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 NEW -- JJ/Tesla ECC802 ECC82 12AU7 preamp tube US $14.50
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 NEW -- JJ/Tesla ECC82 12AU7 preamp tube GOLD PINS US $21.95
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 NEW -- JJ/Tesla ECC99 preamp tube like 12BH7 US $16.50
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 NEW -- JJ/Tesla ECC99 preamp tube like 12BH7 GOLD PINS US $29.95
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 NEW -- JJ/Tesla EF806-S EF86 6267 preamp tube US $29.95
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 NEW -- JJ/Tesla EF806-S EF86 6267 preamp tube GOLD PINS US $49.95
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 NEW JJ/Tesla ECC803-S 12AX7 ECC83 preamp tube GOLD PINS US $28.95
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Tube Preamp
ART Pro MPA II Studio 2-Channel Tube Preamp
Recording Music at Home
The first thing you are going to need to invest in if you want to build a great home studio these days is a high quality computer with plenty of hard drive space and lots of RAM. Luckily high quality computers are getting less and less expensive. I recently bought a PC with 8GB of RAM for just $800.
After you get your high quality computer (you may already have one that will get the job done) you need DAW software (DAW stands for "Digital Audio Workstation") that you will be doing your mixing and recording with. The so called "industry standard" is Pro Tools but it's definitely not the only choice (or necessarily the best choice.)
What you get after that initial purchase of a computer and a DAW really depends on what kind of music you are interested in making. If you want to make entirely electronic music with no recording of vocals or real instruments then you may want to look into various plugins at this point but most people (even those doing mostly electronic music) will want to be able to record vocals and instruments and will need some sort of audio interface.
I should note that many audio interfaces come with a basic DAW program so you can kill two birds with one stone when you buy your audio interface.
So what is an audio interface? To put it in the simplest possible terms, it's the "in between" between your audio inputs and your computer. Personally I use the E-MU 1616M and I highly recommend it for those on a PC who don't need a lot of inputs. But there's really a huge selection of audio interfaces available, it's too big of a subject to cover in detail. Again the "industry standard" is Pro Tools but that's not necessarily the best way to go.
Another "must have" for most people is a microphone. A good quality microphone will allow you to record vocals and all sorts of acoustic instruments. It will clearly be a very important part of your home studio. If you can afford it, I would recommend checking out the Shure KSM44. I've been using this mic for years and I very highly recommend it.
Your audio interface will have a built in preamp that will be good enough to get you started, but you will likely want to upgrade to an external preamp at some point. One very cool (and very affordable) option is the ART MPA Gold. It allows you to get that sweet "tube" sound for just $300. Plus it gives you two channels to work with. On top of that, many people replace the stock tubes that it comes with and get an even higher quality sound quality by doing so.
Once you get all of this gear you get to the really important part of recording music, learning how to use it! Recording and mixing music can be a pretty complex thing so if you are new to it, I really recommend getting some books on the subject to help you through the growing pains.
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Recording Music at Home
is now an affordable endeavor. Once you have the basic gear you need to get started
Recording Music at Home
down you can move on to things such as an
ART Pro VLA II Tube Compressor
.
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Frequently Asked Questions...
Does having a preamp pedal make a huge difference in my guitar's effect chain?
I've been checking out the Electro Harmonix tube preamp pedal.
Answer:
In short, the answer is yes and no. You will boost your signal, which will increase overall gain, but may also increase noise.
You want to put a preamp pedal as closer to your guitar, cable-wise, as possible, as a preamp takes a quiet sound and amplifies it - the more cable in-between, the higher the chance of noise being amplified along with your signal.
The direction that I've gone is to have my tech install an onboard buffer circuit right into my guitar. What this does is takes my high-impedance signal straight off of the pickups and turn it into a low-impedance signal. This lets me drive long stretches of cable and multiple pedals with no tone loss (depending on the pedals, of course).
This guy built the buffer circuit by hand, so you won't find it anywhere, but other companies make buffer circuits or on-board preamps that you or your tech can install right into your guitar. Or you can find a circuit over the net and make it yourself, if you are inclined in that direction. Just be careful if you do, don't electrocute yourself or anything.
The benefit, again, is that you amplify signal, not noise, keeping your tone pure.
A low-impedance signal will make it sound like you have more highs than you did before, which may require some adjustments on your pedals and/or amp. It probably won't raise your overall signal level much, so it won't necessarily drive your amp any harder, but extra treble can be a very very good thing, as more treble makes it easier to hear you overdriving your amp with less gain, improving clarity.
You can also think about getting EMGs or other types of active pickups, like Seymour Duncan's active pickups. Basically they'll function like an onboard preamp, boosting the crap out of your signal and hammering the front of your amp with oodles of gain. With a good buffer circuit, you can combine the two for even better results....
Look into the onboard stuff before you look into an external pedal, at least if you have one "go to" guitar. I don't think EH makes bad pedals, I just haven't used them cuz they're expensive and I really have to spend my "music money" as efficiently as possible.
Saul
