Acoustic Preamp V.2

We’re excited about the release of the new Acoustic Preamp. You asked for it and we listened. V.2 is now smaller and has an effects loop. More affordable than the artisan series without compromising any of the quality. This new design gives a nod to Guitars For Glory with the subtle logo in the design. The idea behind this preamp was to develop a set of pedals that are specifically made for acoustic players. Some of the must haves for us acoustic players are: (1) Pedals have to be 100% analog. We don’t want to run our gorgeously crafted acoustic instruments through a digital processor. (2) They need to be simple to use. (3) They need to have a warm, clean and clear sound, something that lets the character of an acoustic instrument shine through.

This is preamp + Clean Boost with a transformer based balanced line out.

At it’s core it has an all analog, easy to use preamp that’s always on. It has controls for treble, volume, bass and a bass cut toggle. It’s based off of the old boss FA-1 preamp that they stopped making in the mid 80’s. Next it has a clean boost that is turned on and off with this soft touch switch. We felt this was important for those times when you want to switch between strumming and finger picking.

On the back of the pedal panel there is an IN, a 9V jack, an OUT (unbalance out) and an XLR jack that is a balanced line out. While we were developing this we felt it was important to keep the balanced line out analog with a transformer that is custom made for us by Crimson Audio Transformers.