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08-21-2015, 11:24 PM
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Wonderful experience with Red-Eye Preamp inventor and Shoreline Music!
I called Fire-Eye Development on Wednesday around noon (EST) with some questions about their Red-Eye Preamp for my acoustic. The founder and president Daren Appelt picked up the phone and chatted with me about his pedal.
I wanted to use his preamp in conjunction with a Washburn Timber Ridge Custom Acoustic Guitar and an Eastman E10SS Acoustic Guitar both equipped with a Fishman Prefix Premium Blend Pickup System into my pedal board consisting of a TC Helicon Harmony Singer Pedal > Boss OC3 Octave Pedal > Boomerang III Looper > Aphex Acoustic Xciter > Allen & Heath ZED10FX Mixer > QSC K10 Speaker. He described how the pedal worked, instructed to run the entire pedal board through the FX loop, and mentioned that he would give me a full refund if I didn't like it, and would swap me out a new one if it ever broke. Amazing customer service! I called shoreline music and the rep that I spoke with was just as cool and accommodating. He processed my order right over the phone, answered a couple more questions that I had, must have shipped the pedal immediately because it arrived as I was leaving for my Friday happy hour gig! That's just over 48 hours from Colorado to Buffalo, NY! That's faster than I expected! My review: I ran my board through the loop as instructed and it made my whole rig sound INCREDIBLE! My friend and her husband came out to see me and they both commented on great it sounded not even knowing that anything had changed. Neither are musicians, and they see me play pretty often. The low end was tighter and everything sounded more natural. I already get a nice woody sound because I tend to blend in more mic than piezo, but there was something else happening with the Red Eye Preamp that made everything sound noticeably better than usual! The boost function is awesome too! I was worried that it might boost what's in the loop, but it doesn't, so you can boost solos without making your loop louder. The pedal is so simple to use and is built like a tank. Something so simple made such a huge difference in my sound. Worth every penny. Fire Eye Development and Shoreline Music rock. 
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08-22-2015, 09:08 AM
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I too have had a chat with Darren. I believe he will customize his products if you need something special. Great to get the owner when you call.
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08-22-2015, 09:14 AM
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Based on this thread I've been researching this preamp. In the product manual it clearly states that this preamp is designed for passive pickups.
Is it also recommended/effective with active (UST) pickups?
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08-22-2015, 08:31 PM
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I am personally of the professional opinion that a totally clean gain stage is a joy for all occasions. ymmv .
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08-23-2015, 11:54 AM
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I have the Red Eye and the Red Eye Twin- both essential to my tone. I use the twin as a blender with a K&K pm and Sunrise on my 914; and to blend a K&K pm and M80 soundhole pickup on my 814ce cocobolo.
They are excellent and as you said the customer service is outstanding both with Daren as well as John and the Shoreline folks. Keep us posted on your progress, davidc
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08-23-2015, 12:42 PM
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