best acoustic Preamps?

bermudianbrit

Hi all,

I'm on the hunt for one of these.
I was looking at the Boss AD10 but I can't seem to use  standard pedal power supplies with it, and I do have a few other things on the acoustic board.
Ideally it would have a compressor, some reverb and some EQ. Feedback rejection would also be awesome.
I want to use it with a looper, so might need an fx loop if it does have  compression.

Ideas?

octatonic

There is no best but maybe try one of the following:

Fishman Aura Spectrum DI
LR Baggs Para Acoustic D.I.
Radial Tonebone PZ-Pre Acoustic Preamp

ICBM

bermudianbrit said:

I was looking at the Boss AD10 but I can't seem to use  standard pedal power supplies with it, and I do have a few other things on the acoustic board.
Ideally it would have a compressor, some reverb and some EQ. Feedback rejection would also be awesome.
I want to use it with a looper, so might need an fx loop if it does have  compression.

Ideas?

The Boss AD-10 takes a standard 9V centre-negative power supply. I can't remember the actual current draw - the manual says 300mA, but I think it's a bit less. It has EQ, looper, compressor, reverb and anti-feedback onboard.

There's a second hand one for sale in Strung Out Guitars in Glasgow for £179 if you're interested. info@strungoutguitars.com

Keefy

You could consider the Valeton Dapper Acoustic Mini - EQ with notch filter (to kill feedback), compressor, reverb, tuner, XLR out. Works from a 9V supply but needs 500mA. Goes for £90-£100.

bluechargeboy

Fishman Platinum Pro. I have used it live a lot and it's a lovely bit of kit. Has everything you asked for except reverb.

TheBigDipper

I'm using a Fly Rig Acoustic at my long-lost open mic sessions and I'm very happy with it. No FX loop, but it has everything else you asked about, runs on 9-12V DC centre negative, and is quite small. My pickup is a K&K Pure Mini.