Fishman PRO-EQ Platinum Bass Preamp/EQ/DI

by Fishman

Product Features

• Outputs: Main, XLR main, Tuner/Send
• Depth control
• Compressor, 5-band EQ
• Operates on 9V battery or optional AC adapter

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 8.8 x 5.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002GFNWM
• Item model number: PRO-PLT-BAS
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,506 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #7 in Musical Instruments > Instrument Accessories > Guitar & Bass Accessories > Amplifiers > Acoustic Guitar Amplifiers > Preamps

Product Description

Designed to plug in between your axe and amp, the Fishman Pro-EQ Bass Preamp provides feedback control, photo-optic compression, 5 bands of EQ, and XLR direct out with ground lift, and tuner/send output. 3 midrange bands plus bass and treble are optimized for the electric or upright bass and easily dial out runaway frequencies. The bass slider's range is 30-275Hz which lets you precisely tweak G-string tone. Feedback can also be controlled with Depth and Phase switches. Ergonomically shaped with rubber feet to keep the unit from wandering. Operates on 9V battery or optional AC adapter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Class design, build quality and function!, February 18, 2011

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james d parfitt - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishman PRO-EQ Platinum Bass Preamp/EQ/DI (Electronics)

I've owned this unit for about a year and I absolutely love it. First of all, it's built like a tank; MUCH sturdier than I expected, and heavy so it stays in place wherever you put it. This is a very well designed eq. So far I've only used it for a passive electric bass, but it allows me to use only this and a power amp; ANY old power amp (that old stereo, for example, or I use it with my tiny Crate power block), and get a great sound and full function. Most stomp box eq's don't allow for this, because they aren't an actual preamp. But this is, so you can plug it directly into a power amp. This has all the essentials and nothing extra. Excellent compressor, phase switch to cut feedback on an acoustic bass (genius!), pre/post on the xlr out with a ground lift; so it's a direct box too. Great voicing on the eq. This unit is first class in design, function and build quality, and I'm about to buy a spare. Even the battery box is the best design I've ever seen. You don't need an expensive bass amp, just get this and a power amp! Jim Parfitt, Seattle

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect DI Box for Bass - Not an amp modeler, June 26, 2011

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impact_bass - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fishman PRO-EQ Platinum Bass Preamp/EQ/DI (Electronics)

This is a great DI box if you are looking for something that complements your bass without coloring the sound. I play a fairly clean sound with NS Design EUB, Warwick Thumb, etc. I use a Demeter HBP-1 when I use an amp, which is warm but clean. I can say that the Fishman Pro-EQ Platinum Bass accurately reproduces my instruments' sound without overly coloring the sound. It is warm, and the compression in the DI box is a great feature. If you are looking for something that will make your bass sound like it is running through an overdriven SVT - this is not the box. It is a very well balanced DI with the right controls for getting a bass to sound natural and full through the house. If you want to color your sound or are going for the sound of a particular amp, then go with a Sansamp or one of the other capable boxes built for that purpose. This box seems built with clean bass and upright bass in mind.

1.0 out of 5 stars Not all that.., March 9, 2011

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Isaac C. Perry - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fishman PRO-EQ Platinum Bass Preamp/EQ/DI (Electronics)

I bought this for upright bass. I liked the features, and really wanted to like the sound, but it just didn't have the drive or tone that my Tech21 Bass Driver has, which is what I ended up using. Now, before you jump to the "well, you weren't using it right" conclusion, I really did try several configurations, i.e. direct into a power amp, throught the front end of my GK bass amp, into a mixer, etc., and still came up with the same conclusion, it was weak.