Caveman Audio
Caveman BP1 Compact Preamp
Sadowsky SBP-1 - Bass Preamp / DI
BP1 Compact crams the essence of our beloved BP1 Bass Preamp into a compact stompbox format and you get the core tone and extremely low noise level at a much smaller footprint – and price!
BP1 Compact and the original BP1 Bass Preamp sound very similar, yet each has a sonic flavour of its own. Which one you prefer comes down to taste and preference. We like to think if them as to distinct flavours of sonic greatness – and there is definitely a place for both.
BP1 Compact adds that critical definition in the low-mid part of the sound, making your bass sit in the mix with ultimate definition and tons of dynamics.
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- 1/4″ Gold-plated Jack Cable Input
- Gold-plated Neutrik XLR DI – transformer balanced
- 1/4″ Jack Amp Out – transformer balanced
- Adjustable Gain and Level
- Loop (send/return) for patching stomp boxes
- Tuner Output – always active
- Mute function for silent tuning
- Unique RFI protection
BP1 COMPACT DETAILS
With the transformer-balanced, studio-quality DI, you will no longer have to use low-quality DI’s at venues that make your bass sound dull, two-dimensional and uninspiring. The FOH engineer will love your bass signal, and the crowd may not know why, but they’ll love the huge – yet firm and defined – low end that is the foundation the overall experience builds upon.
But perhaps most important of all, you will have the bass tone of your dreams on the stage, ensuring that you can focus entirely on those solid grooves, tasty bass lines and simply making everyone else sound their best. This is a no-brainer pedal with Gain and Level controls. Simply plug your bass into BP1, trim the Gain and Level to fit your taste, and experience the mind-blowing tone this unit has to offer. In fact, we bet that once you have set it, you will just leave it on at all times, as it will simply enhance your core tone at the most fundamental level. We also added Tuner Out and a patch-point (send/return) in case you use additional stompboxes or other external equipment. The patch-point is placed after the input buffer – but before the preamp section.
To make your gigging life even easier, we designed BP1 Compact to run on 12VDC – perfect for your pedalboard.
Spec:
Input Impedance: 5MΩ
Output Load D.I.: 2kΩ or more
Output Load Amp Out: 2kΩ or more
Output Load Send: 1kΩ or more
Input Impedance Return: 50kΩ
Dimensions (metric): 130 x 145 x 40/65 mm (WxDxH)
Dimensions (imperial):5.12” x 5.71″ x 1.57″/2.56″ (WxDxH)
Weight: 1.5 kg / 3 lbs. 5 oz.
12VDC @ 400mA Center negativ
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Caveman BP1 Preamp
BP1 crams the preamp and output stage from our BAS1 Bass Preamp System into a compact stompbox format with zero sonic compromises.
The BP1 adds definition in the Low mid-section to your bass sound. It will make your sound sit in the mix with the right definition and tons of dynamics. With the built-in transformer balanced, studio-quality DI, you will no longer have to use low-quality DI’s at venues that make your bass sound dull, two-dimensional, and uninspiring.
- Hi-Z Cable Input
- Transformer-balanced gold-plated Neutrik XLR Wireless Input
- Transformer-balanced gold-plated Neutrik XLR DI
- Adjustable Gain and Level
- Switchable audio loop
- Transformer-balanced Tuner Output
- 9VDC output for powering your tuner
- Unique RFI protection and Silent Switching
- 10 Year Warranty
- Road-ready, zinc-plated steel enclosures
The BP1 and BP1 Compact are superb bass guitar preamps: they deliver slightly different audio performances but both are of the highest quality and suitable for live and/or studio.(…) Powered up, both were essentially silent.
Playing bass through the BP1 for the first time was a revelation, the pedal delivering a crisp, clear definition to every note, most notably in the bass and low midrange, without ever sounding harsh.The Compact delivered the same clear definition and gain‑driven saturation.
The Caveman Audio BP1 and BP1 Compact are both superb bass preamps that deliver sonic performances which completely justify their price.”
(Bob Thomas, Sound On Sound)
With the built-in transformer balanced, studio-quality DI, you will no longer have to use low-quality DI’s at venues that make your bass sound dull, 2 dimensional, and uninspiring.
This is a no-brainer pedal with only Gain and Level controls. Simply plug your bass into BP1, trim the Gain and Level to fit your taste, and experience the mind-blowing tone this unit has to offer.
We added a switchable audio loop in case you use additional stompboxes or other external equipment to make sure the sound of BP1 is never compromised.
The Radio/Wireless input and all outputs use custom-made audio transformers. In general, only the finest components are used in this stellar preamp design.
To make life even easier for you, we designed the BP1 with a power supply that will work anywhere on the planet.
Spec:
Dimensions (metric) : 220 x 145 x 40/65 mm (WxDxH)
Dimensions (imperial) : 8.66” x 5.71″ x 1.57″/2.56″ (WxDxH)
Weight: 2 kg / 4 lbs. 7 oz.
Power requirements: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz
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Caveman BC1 Compressor
Master Comp. Monster Tone.
BC1 is not like the standard bass compressor pedal. Not by a longshot!
Most bass players use the compressor as an effect. Placed between the instrument and the amplifier.
We like the idea of using a compressor as an always-on Master Compressor – at the end of the signal chain. A compressor that tames and gently shapes the overall dynamics, giving you a pristine bass tone that makes you sound better, sit better in the mix and simply makes playing more fun!
BC1 is a 100% analog Master Compressor that makes the output from your strings more even and brings out all of the small nuances in your playing.
As far as we know, no other compressor pedals on the market are able to handle the signal level required to function as a Master Compressor. The compressor pedals we know of provide unbalanced instrument levels. When you use the Line In on BC1, you’re in the balanced line level domain.
In fact, think of it as a high-end rack compressor that you would use in the studio – but disguised as a pedal built for touring!
That is (part of) what makes BC1 unique – and why we need to have a conversation about what a compressor is supposed to do when used as a musical tool that handles your overall dynamics.
- 1/4″ Gold-plated Jack Cable Input
- Gold-plated Neutrik XLR balanced Line In
- Gold-plated Neutrik XLR DI transformer balanced
- 1/4″ Gold-plated Jack Amp Out – transformer balanced
- Serial or Parallel compression
- Ground Lift switch
- 12VDC – ready for pedal boards
- Unique RFI protection
Spec:
Input Impedance: 5MΩ
Line In imp.: 15kΩ
Output Load D.I.: 2kΩ or more
Output Load Amp Out: 2kΩ or more
Dimensions (metric): 220 x 145 x 40/65 mm (WxDxH)
Dimensions (imperial): 8.66” x 5.71″ x 1.57″/2.56″ (WxDxH)
Weight: 1.5 kg / 3 lbs. 5 oz.
12VDC @ 200mA Center negative
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https://caveman-audio.com/bc1-bass-compressor/
