Q:
Will the Dragster affect the tone of an electric-acoustic
guitar?
A: Yes – but only if it is a passive instrument
with a magnetic pick-up or piezo. The Dragster will
have zero or very little effect on acoustic guitars
or active instruments that have built-in battery powered
pre-amps. Keep in mind that it is really designed
for passive instruments
Q: Can I use the Dragster at the receive
end of my wireless system?
A: No. The output of the wireless system is buffered.
The Dragster will only work if connected directly
in line with the pickup before the signal reaches
the wireless transmitter.
Q: Will the Dragster help me when I record
direct to my computer?
A: Yes – Absolutely. By adjusting the impedance
or load on the pickup before it is processed, the
tone will become much more natural and amp like. This
will then let you create tones using the various amp
modeling software that is currently out there.
Q:Will the Dragster help the tone of my
bass guitar when recording direct?
A: Yes – Absolutely. Just connect the bass to
the Dragster and then connect the output to the instrument
line input on your mic pre or console. This will let
you reintroduce the load that otherwise is lost for
a more natural analogue tone.
Q:Can the Dragster be used with a piezo
pickup?
A: No. Piezo pickups want to see a very high input
impedance in the range of 4 meg to 10 meg ohms. The
Radial PZ-Pre is designed for this. The challenge
for designers is that as the impedance increases,
noise sets in. By lowering the impedance, less noise
but alas worse sound. The Dragster is designed for
magnetic pickups. For piezo, you really need a very
sophisticated preamp like the PZ-Pre. It took us 3
months to design the PZ-Pre and 2 years to eliminate
the noise. |