whurly Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I've recently installed a set of the new sticky pads from clavinet.com on my Pianet T. I was quite happy with the results but I still wasn't convinced I had a gigable instrument. Following a suggestion on that site's forum I used a preamp (Studio Projects VTB1). The pre made a huge difference. Sure it still has the inherent fuzziness but there's enough clarity to make it usable. There's even a couple of low mid notes that sound like a Wurlitzer EP, although I'm at a loss as to how to get the rest to sound that way. Here's a recording I made with T > VTB1 > Dunlop TS-1 > WEM Copicat IC > homemade 5W valve/tube amp: http://soundcloud.com/elwood-rsl-blues-jam/pianet-t1 I'm just noodling away but I think the T sounds pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Nice & congrats! I might like it a little more without the delay- especially if you're trying to ge more clairty out of it. A delay will simply smear it & set it back in a mix. Just my 2 cents. YMMV Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whurly Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Good point about the delay - I'm going to use it live with just reverb on Sunday. Thanks for listening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Ah, sadness. Just had to sell mine, which also had the sticky pad upgrades. Always liked this keyboard best through a Fender amp with reverb off or very low but a healthy dose of tremolo on--of course I am mainly a guitarist so I have a bunch of those around, but definitely try this with a guitar amp when you get the chance--preferably a blackface Fender with trem. Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whurly Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 I do have an old Aussie amp head which is similar to a Fender black face. It's 40W and has trem and reverb. I run it through a cab with a single Celestion Gold and it should suit the Pianet perfectly. The other amp I'm keen to try it with is a 100W Lab Series K5, which is similar to the L series popular with guitarists in the 70s. While it's solid state it does have a Twin-style voicing. Someone described these as being the only solid state amps that match an equivalently rated tube amp for volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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