THE AMP!

The PRE-Q started as a standalone high-voltage tube preamp built around the 1970s Ampeg VT40 midrange control circuitry. Over the past year I evolved the original unit into the v2 which featured the mid control with full baxandall treble and bass controls and a vintage console boost (zvex SHO circuit). The AMP builds upon that by adding a Class D amplifier that can drive a speaker, giving the user an all-in-one amplifier solution!

The AMP Features the same tube front end of the PRE-Q v2 preamp: 2 12AX7s driving an active Baxandall EQ with treble, bass and an inductorized mid control that enables you to boost or cut three different midrange frequencies! There is also a foot switchable Vintage Console Boost as a second gain stage in the unit (my take on the Zvex Super Hard On - Crackle Okay!).

What’s new: Class D power amp (no longer requires external amplification, but can still be used as a preamp). 30w @ 8ohms, 50w @ 4ohms. Also, I have added a balanced direct XLR out via a Cinemag CMQEE-3440A line transformer, that includes both a ground lift and phase switch.

Plenty of headroom on tap, compresses when you crank it or boost the front end.

Runs on 120-240vac. Mid boost is +/- 20db @ 300hz, 1khz, 3khz I can customize your unit to have specific mid-points for no extra charge, just ask!

Perfect for: Gigging musicians that want a portable solution for playing live, studio musicians that want tube feel in front of their digital modelers, guitarists who’s tone lives on the edge of breakup. This is not another voltage-starved “tube” amp - the circuit has 250 volts supplied by the step up board inside and sounds BIG - like an amp!

Each unit is hand wired by me in Salem, OR on eyelet boards and features the same real, high-quality parts that you would find inside any full-size boutique amp: 600 volt Mallory 150 & WIMA capacitors, 1w carbon film resistors, JJ 12AX7s, Belton tube sockets, etc.

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The AMPSAMPS AMP is $900 and available for pre-order, shipping within 4 weeks.

Praise for the PRE-Q:

“Aside from the outstanding customer service and friendly chats throughout the build process of the pedal, this is hands down the most amazing preamp and/or pedal out there. Coming from someone like myself who has owned hundreds of different amplifiers, gain structured pedals, preamps etc, this was the one that finally gave me that WOW factor. Nails the classic VT40 tone and infamous mid control, with the built in boost on top of it? Nothing else like it out there. HIGHLY recommend this unique and custom piece of equipment. Absolutely phenomenal. This is one of the few pieces of gear I will never sell. Thank you AmpsAmps!” -AD

Just got one. Absolutely in love. I have a V-4 and a VT-22 and this does those tones really well. Each of those two amps sounds a bit different and so does this pedal, but across them all is a variety of really wicked, mid-forward tones that nothing else seems to do. Highly recommended! -RH

“Just had my first band practice using it a couple of days ago.  It totally sounded like I was still running my VT-22! I think the low end may even be a bit tighter than the VT-22.  I’m very happy with it.” -BH

“Was just using with my Princeton Reverb and it sounds killer! Fenders have a natural mid-scoop to them, and having something like the PRE-Q to dial in the mids is super useful.” -DR

“I absolutely love them! Some of the best pedals I’ve ever owned. “-BL, on his PRE-Q & Vintage Console Boost

“The [PRE-Q V1 & 2] have been so much fun, and they’ve been part of my regular setup since you sent them. I actually use a Kemper a lot, and I have it in front of that to make everything a bit more analog ;)” -ES

“The PRE-Q has a really wide ‘edge of break up’ which I find particularly useful and uncommon… on most amps this is a narrow spot on the volume control, on the PRE-Q you have some range on the edge.” -JF