BSM RPA Major Booster NEW

New from our store inventory in box.

The BSM RPA "Major" model is the answer to many customer calls, demanding the hard, agressive Ritchie Blackmore stage sound of the 70´s, without the need to get their amp heavily modified. The RPA Major offers a lot more gain compared to the stock RPA model with tons of crunch and a higher level of agressivity ... something that fits the modern Metal scene as well. With the level control turned up to the max, the RPA Major delivers an output level of 8 volts (!!!), which can kill most modulation stompboxes with electronical CMOS switching like delay, chorus etc. that are connected after the RPA Major in the signal chain. So please only use the RPA Major with full level directly into your tube amp. If you want to connect some stompboxes after the RPA Major, reduce the level to 50% to be on the safe side.

As a soulmate for the RPA Major, you can use any mild sounding amp with a good master control function. Plug it in front of the CLEAN or CRUNCH channel, but don´t use the high-gain or distortion channel ! Because of the EQ control, you can use all kinds of pickups, from the brilliant sounding low-gain Fender Custom Shop 69´ (aka "Abigail Ybarra" pickups) up to the thundering Seymour Duncan "Quarterpounds". The RPA Major Special Booster is inserted between guitar and amplifier, not into the FX loop. The magical tone is achieved by the interaction between guitar pickup, booster and amplifier. The unit is powered by a 9V battery with a current consumption of approx. 350 uA. The average output level is 12dBm, the maximum output voltage when the strings are struck really hard is 8V max.