High-end Bass Preamp SHOOTOUT! Arkham, Bergantino, Caveman Audio, Noble

High-end Bass Preamp SHOOTOUT! Arkham, Bergantino, Caveman Audio, Noble - Which is best???

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Жыл бұрын

Detailed comparison of some of the best bass preamps available today:
Arkham Oracle
Bergantino Super Pre
Caveman Audio BP1
Caveman Audio BP1 Compact
Noble
Basses used:
Fender Custom Shop Precision Postmodern
Moollon J Classic IV
Dingwall Afterburner II
No EQ or post processing of any kind.
What you are hearing is the DI out of each preamp, directly into the camera.
Which do you like best and why?
Leave a comment!
HUGE THANKS to Arkham for sending me the Oracle to use for this video, and also to Dan for lending me his Noble to complete the lineup.
I was hoping to have a GR Bass preamp to also include in this video, but it is still in transit from Italy, and I had to send the others back. So check back later and I will add a link here to another video showing the GR Bass preamp as well.

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@outsider462 Жыл бұрын

Great demo! I used to have the noble and it’s great. I traded it for an Arkham oracle and have been very impressed. Really enjoy it and I like the more tonal controls offered. Thanks, Tim

@Campo007 Жыл бұрын

I've got the Caveman Audio BP1 Compact and I love it. I've got that going into an Orange AD200 head, so I get the tube goodness. But I really enjoyed the Arkham in this demo. Nice work.

@shanecampbell4941 Ай бұрын

Several great Preamps but the Oracle jumped out at me the most. I have owned the Super Pre and the Noble so I know they are good.

@richardselby1711 4 ай бұрын

I agree, these are all excellent, you couldn't go wrong with any of them. I'm very happy with my Oracle and would love to have a Noble too.

@kevmac1230 10 ай бұрын

A golden age for preamps.There's many small boutique makers like Master Effects and Sushi Box that make great relatively lower priced units.

@bazZzment 11 ай бұрын

What a great video! I own a Noble and an Arkham Zephyr and I think I actually prefer the latter for having more character but finding settings is more difficult due to more possibilities. (Though there is no bad setting on this preamp!). The Noble is killer on a pedal board though and when I have to have a superb clean DI signal, there is nothing better. Quick question: What strings do you have on that first Fender P Bass? I really like the sound of it.

@Nebvin Жыл бұрын

I use a BP1 Compact with gain cranked, which (unsurprisingly) is one of my favourite tones demoed here. The Oracle also sounds nice, I might have to look at trying one some time. I also want to try a JT Amps Alpha DI. I didn't really care much for the others, especially for the price they go for.

@b21960 11 ай бұрын

John, Excellent demo. Thank you very much! I'm ready to pull the trigger on the Oracle but was wondering if it is very noisy when idling? I'm playing DI into the board at our church which has a huge JBL array speakers and the FOH guys are very picky about excess noise. Thanks !!

@orryfishburne5326 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this demo. Still undecided on what i want to get when the time comes, but i now know that i can order a BP-1 Compact from your store online. 😁 the Arkham Zephyr is my pick if i want to stay within the rack mount preamp realm, but the BP-1 Compact is my top choice. The 1073 sound is just perfect for my tastes Edit: The Oracle is HEAVENLY. I know the Zephyr and the Oracle are supposed to be the same thing in different packages, but man does that pedal sound incredible. Really tough choice. Kinda want the Oracle over the BP-1 Compact now. 😂

@jojoba619 7 ай бұрын

Whatever you dialed in on the Nobel @ 5:34 sounded great.

@digeratadesign Жыл бұрын

On the jazz bass. bp1 big and small again lacked crisp bass. Noble was a step up and presented a better balance across all strings. The Arkham. Mids seemed rolled off but where there when you played a little harder and on slap. Bridge pickup had that sweet jaco bell. That was money. Bergantino very pleasant warm sound. bass a bit muddy but could be an eq thing.

@chicagobassplayer7175 Жыл бұрын

Now chain all of the pre amps together and test them all at once :) Ultimate Bass Preamp! Lol. Just kidding. I was surprised by the Arkham. I thought that sounded really great. I just received the BP1 and when I threw a Cali76 Compressor on it was outstanding! Can't wait to try it with the BC-1. Enjoy life Down Under (throw another shrimp on the barby for me).

@JohnFoxBass Жыл бұрын

Cool idea Dan, sorry I didn't think of trying that just for fun. Having a good time here so far.

@francoishtzl157 Жыл бұрын

All great. For the Noble there is no bass boost but only a bass cut, the Deep is a "normal" setting but disengage it cut bass (Noble creator explain that on a Tim Lefebvre video) Would love to hear the Capo in your hand too

@JohnFoxBass Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the correction, I did not know that. That explains why I like it so much better with it always on (the 'normal' setting, I guess.)

@francoishtzl157 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnFoxBass I don't know how they feel but sound great. Have the berg, cool piece of gear but I wait for the Jad Freer Capo preamp kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJaYZdSC2LTMcqM.html (check that out if you can ! :D)

@keziahj Жыл бұрын

@joninawhitecoat Жыл бұрын

Tubey, or not tubey? That is the question.

@JohnFoxBass Жыл бұрын

Exactly!! Love it! :-)

@digeratadesign Жыл бұрын

The Arkham steals the show. Warms up the Dingwall. Sounds like pbass on rocket fuel. Noble redfines the low end and the mids come alive but warm and tubey. BP1 compact sounds muffled comparitively. I would not put them in the same class as your back row. BP1 big brother more open than compact but ho hum compared to back row.