Rare Pedal! #15 of Only 50 Made. This pedal is in Like New condition. Never gigged and only plugged in a handful of times. The OC201 sounds fantastic and I love the contraptions David Greeves builds. But... I loved a new guitar even more so I'm parting with this collectible fuzz to pay for the latest GAS purchase. Comes with the original box and the little handwritten card that states the number of the series and the components used. Make sure to check out the video. There are several great vids to take you on a tour of this rare pedal.

Here's what Premiere Guitar has to say about the pedal.

Boutique British pedal designers Great Eastern FX Co. have released a new pedal. Limited to just 50 units, the OC201 Preamp is an intriguing twist on the familiar two-transistor fuzz circuit, built around a pair of new-old-stock Mullard OC201 transistors.

“The OC201 is a very early silicon transistor,” company founder David Greeves explains. “It was actually the first silicon transistor made by Mullard, using the same method as their germanium devices. It’s pretty crude by modern standards, with very low gain and limited bandwidth, but that’s exactly what makes it so great in a fuzz pedal.”

This little-known low-gain silicon transistor is responsible for the OC201 Preamp’s palette of sounds, which Great Eastern FX say ranges from dirty boost and garage rock drive sounds up to a raw and richly textured fuzz, all with the excellent volume knob clean-up characteristics this style of fuzz is famous for. The circuit has also been tweaked to deliver a healthy kick of volume to your amp.

Alongside the pedal’s new-old-stock Mullard OC201 transistors – which are the reason only 50 of them are being made – the OC201 Preamp uses quality modern components, including high-tolerance Dale metal film resistors and WIMA capacitors. Great Eastern FX say that this hybrid approach, using vintage parts where they make the most difference sonically and low-noise modern parts elsewhere, will deliver the best combination of tone and reliability 

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Listed4 months ago
ConditionExcellent (Used)
Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • OC201 Preamp (New Obsolete Series)
Finish
  • Awesome Pink
Categories
Year
  • 2025
Made In
  • United Kingdom

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