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Studio & Recording > Preamps > Single-Channel Preamps > Groove Tubes The Brick Groove Tubes The Brick Tube DI Box and Mic/Instrument Preamp »CLICK TO ENLARGE   ItemID: Brick   SALE PRICE: $400.00 Add the The Brick to Your Wishlist Worth Waiting For! Groove Tubes has informed us that this item has an unusually long shipping delay. Be assured we'll get it as quick or quicker than anyone else. Call your Sales Engineer, who can give you the most up-to-date details and possibly offer you alternatives that would ship sooner. We have a great relationship with Groove Tubes and we'll receive this item as soon or sooner than anyone else in the country. We have the best service team in the industry, and free tech support for everything we sell. Call now. We promise you'll have it soon.   Payments as low as $12/ mo. Customers also looked at...   Grace Design m101 Mono Mic/Inst Pre Amp $565.97     Focusrite VoiceMaster Pro Mic Pre/Comp Channel Strip $749.99     True Systems P-SOLO Mono Microphone Preamp $499.97   » View all Groove Tubes » View all Single-Channel Preamps

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The ultimate DI and Mic/Instrument Preamp for Stage and Studio Perhaps the most fully featured piece of studio or stage gear, The Brick by Groove Tubes does a lot in a single package. The Brick is the ultimate DI box and instrument preamp for both stage and studio, providing isolated balanced low impedance output for all instruments. The Brick also provides either unity gain or variable output level control for up to 55dB of all-tube gain! The Brick offers perfect tube tone and isolation for vintage keyboards, electric bass and acoustic/electric guitars with internal transducer type pickups. Plus, onboard phantom power allows the use of high quality condenser mics on stage. Groove Tubes The Brick at a Glance: A tube mic/instrument pre for the studio. A tube mic/instrument pre for the stage. A tube line driver. Phantom power, true transformer output, plus an available gain of +55db. The Brick will handle dynamic mics, condenser mics, and ribbon mics. The Brick can run 1000 feet and more without the losses of simple direct boxes. Some other uses for The Brick: 1. Direct to console - Use acoustic/electrified guitar - input directly to a recording console for warmth and proper impedance matching. 2. Live to sound reinforcement console - In a live performance, long unbalanced cable runs can compromize your tone. Use the Brick with keyboards or rack systems to set your equipment levels to the best signal-to-noise ratio. The result is improved sound quality over long cable runs. 3. A must for guitar players with pedal boards - You have a large investment in a pedal board. Unfortunately, long cable runs (over 25' in many cases) from the pedal board to your amp does little for sound quality. Let "The Brick" handle the task of proper signal balance and drive; set the effects level for the best sound and let The Brick handle the rest. 4. POD 2.0 and PODxt users - whether recording direct or in live performance, placing The Brick between the POD and amp, recorder, console, or house system will add tube feel and warmth. Proper output level can now be set on the POD so that the signal to noise ratio is optimized, rather than trying to have the POD generate the desired gain. In the high gain POD models, this can reduce noise to the amp, console, or recorder for a cleaner and quieter signal. 5. Make your guitar, bass, keyboard, or less expensive dynamic microphone sound better - the transformer balanced tube circuitry are the keys for proper matching to your instrument. Some other "Brick Tricks" .... The Brick makes a great preamp for amps with effects loops. Amps such as Marshall or Mesa Boogie have a signature tone based on their preamp design. If you'd like to get a very clean sound for acoustic/electric guitar, you can bypass the amplifier's preamp using The Brick. First, plug your guitar into The Brick. Using an XLR to 1/4" cable, go XLR out from The Brick and then plug the 1/4" end of the cable to the amps effects return, thus bypassing the amplifier's preamp section providing the clean sound that acoustic guitarists have come to love. Using The Brick in this fashion effectively doubles the use of your amp. The latest Fender Pro Tube series amps (Pro Twin, Pro Concert, and Pro Reverb) have a pre out / main in set of jacks. Use the main in, as it is specifically designed for this sort of use. Use The Brick in live applications with the guitar plugged into the Brick's 1/4" input, and then run a cable from the second 1/4" input to your amp. There will be no processing on your signal to the amp. Then take the XLR output to the house system. This allows a mix of your amps output and also allows you to control what level goes to the house system from the stage. Groove Tubes The Brick Features: +55dB of tube gain to any studio mic. Unique rugged steel package and special internal construction. 3 internal tubes and massive custom output transformer can drive a signal 100's of feet with no loss. Accepts unbalanced line or instrument level signal and output a balanced signal. Capable of amplifying up to +30dB. Utilise the Brick as a neutral D.I. or as a preamplifier. Gain up to +30dB. The Brick will pre-amplify any line or instrument signals directly into a +4 or -10 Line input stage of your mixer or recorder. High Impedance for use with Electric Guitar Electro-Acoustic Guitar Piezo-electric Pickups Electric Bass Electronic Keyboard Electronic Synthesizer. LIne Level Signals Output Level Nominal +4 dBm Maximum +16 dBm terminated at 600 Ohms. Signal Ground Lift. Gain Control. On/Off switch External fuse holder. Dynamic Range 118 dB. Phantom Power +48 volts. Primary input voltage is Internally selectable between 120v and 240v 50-60 Hertz. FUSE 1 Amp @ 120 volts 1/2 Amp @ 240 volts. Customer Reviews  $1000 Upgrade for $400!!!   by Matt Chitter from PA, September 14, 2008 Music Background:  Recording Engineer, Producer, Musician “As a small project studio, I try to find the most cost-effective ways to bring my clients that expensive sound. Enter Groove Tube's "The Brick". Using a DAW, I wasn't at all happy with the sound I was getting with my built-in pre's that came with my console. It was cold and weak. A week later, when my Brick arrived, I no longer had that problem. Instant warmth and tons of gain. This thing will...” Read More • Write Your Own Review Sweetwater Expert Advice     "This piece is a must-have for any acoustic guitarist, especially if you're playing out live. As an acoustic guitarist myself, I dread plugging into the house PA. My guitar never sounds right and has no dynamic range. The Brick changes all that. Carry it with you, plug in right on stage and dial in the amount of tube gain you want. It transforms your sound. Suddenly you're not fighting the sound coming out of the monitors, what you play is what you hear. Very musical, gorgeous tone." Joe Gilder More Single-Channel Preamps from Groove Tubes: · Groove Tubes Vipre View All Products from Groove Tubes  Tell a Friend About the The Brick!  Print This Page

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