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Benson Amps Preamp Pedal

A stunning preamp pedal based on the Benson Chimera 30w Amplifier

£259.00

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SKU: BENSONPREAMP

Product Description

The Benson Preamp Pedal captures the preamp of the Chimera 30 amplifier. It adds grit and thickness to your tone and will give you those fat Americana-guitar tones in seconds. It's a bluesy, gritty sounding distortion that still allows your guitars voice to shine through.

The preamp pedal substitutes the vacuum tubes for FET transistors. You can use the gain on-board to take you from mild boost to all-out driven grit but not really going to heavy metal extremes. It can go into fuzz territory when cranked though and this gives your guitar sound plenty of sustain.

Sparkle and Cut

You can use the on-board EQ to cut through the mix and add treble and sparkle to your sound or boost the bass for a fatter rhythm tone. Interestingly you can use the EQ to quickly switch between a distinctly American style distortion with scooped mids to a mid-heavy Brit tone for different options in your arsenal.

Specifications:

  • Gain
  • Volume
  • Bass
  • Treble
  • Power requirements: 9v 
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Customer Reviews

5.0

9 reviews

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Trusted Customer30th Jan 2022

Exactly the unique crunchy overdrive I was after. Sounds wonderful

Value 4Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr Paul Newnham19th Dec 2021

If you want a warm overdrive, this is all you need.

Value 4Looks 4Durability 4Sound 5

Mr Adam Szlachta28th Jul 2021

Value 4Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr Anders Klereby30th Jun 2021

Amazing sounding preamp pedal that has that extra thing that I was looking for

Value 4Looks 4Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer1st Apr 2021

Awesome pedal. Does exactly what the reviews say

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr John Roberts21st Jan 2020

A wide range of sounds and very well made. Sounds great through a fender twin.

Value 4Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer6th Jan 2020

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer5th Feb 2019

Very user-friendly. Simply great tone, for days. The DIRT...

Ken Ellis30th Jan 2019

Bought for my son, he was using it within minutes, with great effect. A well made piece of equipment, producing quality effects.

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