CANADIAN BUG
16 September 2014
Canada’s Radial Engineering has just released yet another version of its popular StageBug series of phantom power supplies, this time they’ve even thought of the mandolin players. Nice of them.
The StageBug SB-48UB is designed for guitar, bass or the aforementioned mandolin players wishing to connect a condenser microphone to a Radial PZ-Pre or PZ-Deluxe.
According to Radial circuit and mechanical designer Nancy Smith: “Over the past couple of years we have seen a tremendous take up of the PZ-Pre on professional stages, particularly with blue grass instruments, acoustic guitars and upright basses. And since the PZ-Pre is able to combine two inputs using a blend function, one can mix two types of pickups together to create the sound.
“This has led the demand to combine a condenser microphone with a pickup. The SB-48UB takes the balanced input from a condenser and supplies it with 48 volt phantom power.” Smith continued, “It also outputs an unbalanced signal that is appropriate for the PZ-Pre and the more affordable PZ-Deluxe. This opens the door for artists to use their favorite mic with their favorite preamp pedal.”
The SB-48UB features a solid steel outer shell with XLR female input (for connecting the mic) and a choice of balanced XLR or unbalanced ¼” output. Power is derived from a 15VDC supply and an internal non-radiating charge pump extends the voltage to 48V or 12VDC.
Pricing and Availability
There’s no word as yet on pricing for Australia, but it’s currently retailing at around US$150 in the US. The SB-48UB has begun shipping today in the US and will be arriving soon on Aussie shores momentarily.
Australian Distributor: www.ambertech.com.au
Excerpts from PR
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