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At 5:17 PM +0100 10/2/01, Mark at Enduser wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>has anybody used the JoeMeek VC6Q? I have read some good reports about it
>and I have a good price, but before I buy I thought I'd ask here.
>
>I will be using it mainly for vox, acoustic guitar, electric and bass (in
>that order of usage..) I know of its sound and I already own a Behringer
>Composer Pro so if I need clean sounds I can use that. Is the VC6Q as is
>sugessted in many reviews, suitable for vocals and acoustic guitar?? I do
>want some colouration of the sound but I guess the core question is if this
>colouration is controllable enough to be useful???
>
>cheers in advance

I have a Joe Meek VC3 and if I recall correctly from reading their 
website the preamp in that is the same as the one in the VC6Q.  I use 
it for vocals and pretty much everything else but it is definitely 
*not* a high end piece of gear.  You can get a reasonable sound out 
of it but finding that narrow little range where it is at its best is 
kind of a touchy business.  This was particularly brought home to me 
when I borrowed a Mindprint channel strip in the middle of this 
session to check it out,  the Mindprint was so much more forgiving it 
was ridiculous.

So in short the Joe Meek is usable but it can be harsh.  The enhancer 
is usually just about too harsh for anything IMHO.

  BTW I just ordered a Joe Meek VC2 after using one at a friends 
studio which is the top of their line as far as the channel strip 
type thingys go.  There is just no getting around the fact the 
expensive ones sound much better over a much broader range of 
applications than the cheap ones.

If I were you I would fork over the extra dollars and go for the VC1Q 
which is their mid range box.  The first stage of that is the same as 
the one in the VC2 and the VC2 is a stunning sounding box.  The 
difference between the VC1 and the VC2 is the VC2 has a tube output 
stage.
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