Crate CA-1P Acoustic guitar preamp

Rare and highly-sought acoustic guitar pre-amp. A few scratches on the top but otherwise in great shape. Description from the user’s manual:

Designed for the performing artist as well as the studio musician, Crate’s CA-1P Acoustic Preamplifier gives you more of what you want: microphone-quality sound, without feedback. And without being “chained” to a mic stand!

The CA-1P features two independent channels, each with its own gain, eq and reverb/ effects controls, contained in an easily interpreted single rack space package. Channel one features an “Active / Piezo” switch to properly match the pick- ups of your instrument, a “Shape” control for a richer sound and a 3-band rotary EQ. An easy-to-use feedback elimination circuit with frequency select and cut controls lets you kill feedback without sacrificing sound quality. Plus a foot-switchable chorus with depth and rate controls.

Channel Two offers both low and high impedance inputs and allows the use of a rhythm machine, background tape, a high or low-Z mic, or another instrument.

On the rear panel, a footswitch jack is provided for the reverb and chorus. Level-controllable XLR and 1/4” balanced line outputs allow you to patch into house sound boards or recording consoles, plus an effects loop line-in/line-out setup allows connection of external effects. In addition, there’s a stereo Headphone jack, direct Channel Output jacks, and a Stereo Input jack.