Ampeg F17-1 vs Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp
The Ampeg F17-1 and the Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp are both pedals. The Ampeg F17-1 leans warm. The Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp leans bright and transparent.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.47% — somewhat different
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The Ampeg F17-1 is the model designation for the Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp pedal, an all-analog circuit delivering SVT-derived preamp tone and 3-band EQ in bass pedal format. The preamp stage provides up to +18 dB of gain; EQ covers Bass at +7/-20 dB at 40 Hz, Mid at +5/-11 dB at 500 Hz, and Treble at +10/-10 dB at 4 kHz. Ultra-Hi and Ultra-Lo passive switches add classic Ampeg tonal character. Volume control, true bypass, internal -15 dB pad, 9V DC or battery operation. Built into a roadworthy all-metal chassis, offering an accessible path to genuine analog Ampeg bass tone in pedal form.
The Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp is a hand-built Tokyo bass preamp recreating the preamp circuit of a vintage Fender Bassman tube amp using discrete circuitry in a compact enclosure. The voice is thick and rich at the bottom with a fast, articulate response, adding weight and warmth while preserving the character of the instrument plugged into it. Gain is deliberately set low, so it will not produce heavy distortion on its own; instead it gives the natural, soft clipping of a tube amp pushed at high volume. Alongside the familiar Bass, Middle and Treble EQ, a DRV mode adds the nuance of a tube amp's drive channel, and Custom versions add switchable input impedance and a three-stage drive EQ. Built by engineer Shinichi Suzuki, whose work is widely trusted among Japanese professional bassists.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Metal
- Jazz
- Blues
- warm
- bright
- transparent
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Silent Recording
- Studio
- Busking
- Silent Stage
- Live
- Silent Recording
- Studio