Niche Devices Humboldt Preamp Pedal Deluxe Gold

Parallel Compression / Preamp / Clean Boost Niche Devices' Humboldt Preamp Deluxe is 100% analog circuitry and offers optical compression in parallel with a high-headroom pre-amplifier. Designed to be low noise with transparent gain staging and a huge clean sound thanks to the headroom provided by the built-in charge pump circuit

The compressor portion is a classic two knob style that is forgiving, natural and warm. The preamp section has a tasteful shelving equalizer to cut or boost high frequencies subtlv without affectina the tone of the compressor stage.

Fully blendable signal from 100% compression to 100% preamp and everywhere in between; providing a wide array of parallel compression options for any situation. Humboldt brings the studio to your stage rig in an intuitive and user-friendly package.

The reclaimed-vintage 1:4 step up transformer ir Humboldt Deluxe is deploved in a unique way to emphasize its rich tonal characteristics. The usage of this component in such an unorthodox way truly helps the Humboldt Preamp stand out from the crowd and adds a subtle but unmistakable richness, detaill presence, warmth and volume boost

Features a GÓRVA softer click true bypass foots witch. Easily bypass the transformer with the face mounted mini-toggle. Bypass the high impedance JFET input buffer with the top mounted toggle - giving access ta soft, vintage inspired 70k Ohm input impedance (pedal must be directly connected to instrument with no buffers in-between.)

Humboldt Preamp Deluxe features a powder coated chassis, durable UV printed graphics and a bounty of high quality through-hole components, painstakingly hand soldered. Each Humboldt Deluxe is hand made in the same way they have been since the start of Niche Devices.

Assembled with love in Perry, NY USA