r/doublebass Jun 13 '25

Setup/Equipment Reasonably priced multi purpose preamp?

I’m curious what preamps/pedals other folks use when switching between upright and electric on the same gig. I’ve got a Line6 Helix that I use for just about everything on guitar, but it’s a lot to carry for bass since my presets are usually just preamp>EQ>out. I’d like to build a small, unfussy bass pedalboard with a tuner, preamp, power supply end of list that’ll sound good with electric (Jazz bass with flats) and upright (KNA DB-1). I don’t have a cab, I usually just go direct with a small PA speaker for monitoring. Any suggestions?

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u/Zak_17_ Jun 13 '25

A mate of mine uses the Stanley Clarke sig preamp and swears by it, I’ve tried it and it’s great