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Cusack Music Project 34

The Cusack Music Project 34 is a preamp/overdrive pedal based on an old component that, as often happens with vintage technology applied to audio, is finding a renaissance for the character it imparts to the signal. Enter the Selenium rectifier. Used between the '30s and '50s in older amps such…... Click for more

Cusack Music Project 34

Friedman IR-D Tube Preamp

For the uninitiated, in the world of guitar amplifiers, preamps are perhaps the most important section in an amp, because that's where most of the tone is crafted. The Friedman IR-D is a two-channel tube preamp by a US company that built its reputation as an amp manufacturer, and represents…... Click for more

Friedman IR-D Tube Preamp

Acorn Amps Migfet 50P V2 Preamp

Introduced in 2023, the Acorn Amp Migfet 50p is the company's take on the Sovtek MIG50 guitar tube amplifier in a compact pedal format. After popular demand, this V2 adds more gain to the circuit by swapping 12AX7 preamp tubes (found in the original amp circuit) with JFETs. JFETs can…... Click for more

Acorn Amps Migfet 50P V2 Preamp

Science Amplification Mother Preamp

The Science Amplification Mother Preamp is the first pedal released by the Washington-state-based company, the labor of love of amp builder Alex Gaziano. It's a recreation of the company's Mother MkIII amp, a dual-channel take on the vintage high-wattage sounds of the early '70s featuring an analog FET signal path…... Click for more

Science Amplification Mother Preamp

DSM Humboldt Simplifier X

The brainchild of Manuel Jano Acevedo of Humboldt Electronics and Daniel Schwartz of DSM Noisemaker, the DSM Humboldt Simplifier X is the newest member of the very successful family of Simplifier amp and cab simulators, and also the most beastly, as it appears obvious from the borderline insane number of…... Click for more

DSM Humboldt Simplifier X

Updated Pedals: Dawner Prince Diktator MKII

Coming to us from the Croatian sensation Dawner Prince Effects is the Diktator MkII, a complete redesign of the original unit released over ten years prior in 2013. Presented as a Preamp/Overdrive/Distortion, this is a pedal that can put your guitar through an evolution of drive stages all the way…... Click for more

Updated Pedals: Dawner Prince Diktator MKII

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Built by a US company that knows a thing or two about amplification, the Friedman IR-X is a guitar preamp that, thanks in part to the two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes embedded in its circuit, faithfully captures the harmonic richness and touch responsiveness associated with full-sized Friedman amplifiers. Its two fully…... Click for more

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

DSM and Humboldt Simplifier mkII Amp/Cab Simulator

The DSM and Humboldt Simplifier mkII is an update to a device manufactured by a team of two Chilean builders whose first version took the guitar world by storm back in 2020. An all-analog, great-sounding, stereo amp and cab simulator with an incredible amount of controls and options. Talking about…... Click for more

DSM and Humboldt Simplifier mkII Amp/Cab Simulator

Catalinbread Epoch Bias Preamp

The Catalinbread Epoch Bias is yet another circuit derived from what's arguably the company's most successful and consequential pedal to date, the Belle Epoch, an echo pedal inspired by the venerable vintage Echoplex EP-3 tape delay, a device renown not only for its effect, but also for the pleasing color…... Click for more

Catalinbread Epoch Bias Preamp

BOSS BP-1W Booster/Preamp

Many relevant electric guitarists from the "analog" years of rock and pop music used some early effect units not (or not exclusively) for their effects but also for the pleasing color and character of their preamps. The BOSS BP-1W Booster/Preamp encapsulates in a compact pedal the preamp qualities of two…... Click for more

BOSS BP-1W Booster/Preamp

Electronic Audio Epxeriments The Bard Preamp

The Electronic Audio Epxeriments The Bard Preamp pays homage to the Music Man HD130, a classic guitar amp known for its unique blend of a solid-state preamp and a tube power amp, delivering a rather unique tone. Capturing the soul of these iconic amps, The Bard takes you on a…... Click for more

Electronic Audio Epxeriments The Bard Preamp

Source Audio ZIO Analog Preamp/Boost

Boston's pedal builder Source Audio in the last few years has seemed intent in focusing on products that take the most purely "tonal" effects to the next level. After the EQ2, a programmable equalizer, comes Zio, a multi-voice analog preamp/boost designed in collaboration with Christopher Venter, the owner and sole…... Click for more

Source Audio ZIO Analog Preamp/Boost