Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel JFET Master Lead Preamp Pedal
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SKU: EA-CTD
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Product Description
The Electronic Audio Experiments Citadel is a preamp-style overdrive inspired by the everlasting sounds of British amplifiers from the '60s and '70s. Rather than emulating a specific model, it encompasses EAE's favourite parts of a whole generation of amplifiers including warm piano-like cleans, bright clear overdrive, and sizzling lead tones.
The Citadel began as a series of experiments on EAE's Model feT pedal. Like any tube amp, there are ample opportunities for modifications. After all, the original Model T was itself a modified take on the Super Bass sound — delivering a distinct variety of the "plexi" flavour with fuzzy breakup and a huge low-frequency punch. Electronic Audio Experiment's wanted to flavour it their own way. In a way, you can almost think of the Citadel as a "re-plexi-fied" Model T sound, trading low-end sludge for a sparkly midrange focus.
The Citadel emulates both the preamp and power amp sections of a tube amp to provide a full-bodied overdrive that feels powerful and responds wonderfully to boosts, drives, and fuzzes in front of it. It can be used either as a conventional drive pedal, or as the workhorse of an "ampless" signal chain.
Controls
- Bright Gain: Turn clockwise to add gain from the parallel Bright channel, which is voiced for chime and sparkle. Adds bite to the drive tone at higher settings. The Bright channel is fully muted when this control is at zero.
- Normal Gain: Turn clockwise to add gain from the parallel Normal channel, which has a dark, full-bodied voicing. Higher settings produce a thicker gain sound. The Normal channel is fully muted when this control is at zero.
- Bass, Midrange, Treble: 3-band FMV (Fender/Marshall/Vox) style tone-stack. Moderately mid scooped and relatively subtle in its operation, but decidedly authentic. Most effective at clean to medium gain settings. For a flatter, more traditional pedal voicing; try Midrange at max with the Bass and Treble at zero.
- Master: Sets overall output volume. This control is capable of high volumes to guarantee loud operation at the cleanest settings. Use judiciously!!
Specifications
- Bypass: Relay Switching with True Bypass
- Input Impedance at 1 Khz: 500kΩ
- Output Impedance at 1 Khz: 1kΩ
- Power: 9V DC, 2.1mm Center Negative Barrel
- Current Draw: 65mA