An EF86 Tube Overdrive Pedal? The AMPSAMPS PREF86!

Описание: Hello! Thank you for checking out my video demo of the AMPSAMPS PREF86!

The PREF86 is a hardwired tube overdrive pedal that features an EF86 preamp tube, running at high voltage courtesy of a Hammond power transformer inside the pedal. The pedal runs on 120 volts via a fused IEC socket mounted at the top of the pedal. The controls are straight forward: Volume and Tone. True bypass foot switching, with Switchcraft jacks, Alpha pots, and Gorva switches for on/off, ground lift and bypass/run. The white LED indicates that the pedal is on, and the orange LED indicates the effect is engaged.

The PREF86 was inspired by my love for the EF86 tube. Filmosound 8399s, a Premier B-160, the EF86 channel of my Vox AC30 Heritage Handwired amp. It was evident that there was something magical about the pentode preamp tube that the guitar signal encounters first upon entering the amp. I designed the PREF86 based on the Vox AC4 circuit. All the clarity and detailed information from when your fingers or pick touches the strings of your instrument are captured, and as the EF86 has more gain on tap than the 5879, you can really hit the front end of your amp hard! The EF86 was discontinued from the AC30s due to microphonics, but in a pedal format, those issues are mitigated by distance and can be leveraged into unique character and additional expressiveness, giving your tone a little something extra.

Each pedal is hand made by me in my basement in Salem Oregon.

Purchase Here:
https://www.ampsamps.com/shop/pref86

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