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Benson Amps Germanium Preamp

Rare Birds Music is a dealer for Benson products and this pedal is Brand New with manufacturer's warranty.

Please note that the above pictures were taken as general photos to sell this model pedal. The serial number of the unit you will receive may be different than the serial in the photos above. All other specs/details will be identical.

Description from Benson:

This pedal is based on our now famous amp-in-a-box Preamp pedal with one important tweak: the replacement of the first FET transistor with a germanium gain stage - stolen from our servo-biased Germanium Boost pedal which is ideal as a versatile gain stage since it reliably imparts a germanium tonality, mostly doesn’t care about temperature, and doesn’t affect frequency response. The result is an alternate universe take on our flagship pedal that marries the incomparable feel of the germanium with the careful equalization and tone controls of the preamp pedal.

The result is a slightly lower gain, but richer sounding and feeling overdrive/boost/fuzz/whatever we really, really dig. We hope you like it!

Beware: Germanium stops passing music at 120 Degrees Farenheit (like a very hot stage)