Best Sellers
Top products on Reverb over the past 90 days
Best Sellers in Effects and Pedals - Preamps
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Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp
52 available from $400 - 2
Benson Amps Preamp Pedal
88 available from $178Bringing together features like the organic warmth of onboard vacuum tubes, hand-wired construction, and streamlined gain/volume/two-band EQ interface that affords a surprising wealth of tonal versatility, the Benson Preamp Overdrive/Distortion is a do-it-all dirt box that adds premium grit to your rig. Built with a circuit based on Benson's much-loved Chimera 30W amp endorsed by players like Ryan Adams, the Preamp is marked by its effortless ability to dial in pristine boost, bluesy overdrive, and even toe the line of throwback fuzz and distortion. A no-nonsense approach to a staple effect using the finest ingredients. - 3
JHS Colour Box V2
80 available from $304.99 - 4
Chase Bliss Audio Automatone MKII Preamp
18 available from $600 - 5
Soldano SLO Pedal
55 available from $154 - 6
Boss BP-1W Booster / Preamp Waza Craft
4 available from $169.99 - 7
DSM & Humboldt Electronics Simplifier MKII
15 available from $325 - 8
Hudson Electronics Broadcast Dual Footswitch
17 available from $249.99 - 9
Universal Audio Max Preamp & Dual Compressor
67 available from $225 - 10
Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver D.I.
17 available from $170Built to offer the maximum spectrum of bass tone in a compact unit, the Bass Driver D.I. offers endless amounts of customization for dialing in that perfect tone. The pedal features a full EQ attenuated to 12dB of cut/boost specifically for bass, Sansamp Tube Amplifier Emulation Circuitry, and presence, level, and blend knobs. - 11
JHS Clover Preamp
70 available from $140The Clover is a reimagining of the short-lived FA-1 FET Boost/Preamp/EQ that Boss released as part of its pocket series in the '80s. The Clover promises to deliver the rich tone the original is known for, featuring controls for cutting or boosting bass and treble as well as a mid-range control for matching the pedal more easily with your guitar. It also features a global low-cut switch and a balanced XLR output for bassists and acoustic guitarists. - 12
Chase Bliss Audio Automatone CXM 1978
2 available from $725 - 13
Death By Audio Echo Master Vocal Delay
49 available from $96.57The Death By Audio Echo Master Vocal Delay transforms your live clean vocals into a swirling, deconstructed lo-fi soundscape that becomes an instrument all its own. Constructed with a three-knob design for feedback in seconds, delay in milliseconds, and mix, the Echo Master offers and upfront vintage tape warmth by plugging in the pedal and tweaking the controls a little bit. Start really toying with this effect and you'll get everything from a robotic ring modulation to a metallic undulation to reverberated decay for all your experimental vocal needs on stage. - 14
DSM & Humboldt Electronics Simplifier
29 available from $170 - 15
Xotic BB Preamp Overdrive Pedal
17 available from $125Like other Xotic pedals, the BB Preamp is a true tone enhancer for your whole rig. This flexible preamp gives you amp-in-a-box style control with a 2-band EQ, and separate volume and gain controls to dial in ample cleans or smooth overdrive tones. - 16
Aguilar Tone Hammer Preamp / Direct Box
29 available from $248Hammer out your tone with the Aguilar Tone Hammer Preamp / Direct Box, based on the OBP-3 preamp. Bend the rules and blur the lines between pedal and direct box with the Tone Hammer's EQ knobs, Gain and Master controls. 18v of power give you tons of headroom to play with, giving you the freedom to experiment dynamically. The Tone Hammer's unique Adaptive Gain Shaping circuitry even gives you an extra gain structure, so hold on tight. - 17
Jackson Audio Prism
89 available from $139Jackson Audio—the collaborative project of Brad Jackson, Juan Kyle, and Nigel Hendroff—present its first pedal: an all-in-one buffer, boost, preamp, EQ, and overdrive called the Prism. Packed into the sleek stainless steel enclosure, players will find three circuits accessible via the toggle switch on the right. Further shape your tone with the tone, body, and boost knobs, and even affect how much of a boost your signal gets with the gain switch on the left. Flip it into the first setting for a transparent, almost totally clean tone, into the second position for tube amp-like breakup, and into the final setting—the "color mode"—for the most affected and boosted signal. - 18
Cornerstone Music Gear Gladio SC
20 available from $205 - 19
Ampeg SGT-DI Bass Preamp / DI
24 available from $399.99 - 20
Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE Compact
43 available from $79 - 21
JHS Overdrive / Preamp
103 available from $115 - 22
TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series Combo Deluxe '65
One available for $149 - 23
NuX NAI-5 Optima Air
45 available from $129 - 24
Darkglass Electronics Harmonic Booster Clean Bass Preamp
33 available from $170 - 25
Ampeg SCR‑DI Bass DI Preamp with Scrambler Overdrive Pedal
32 available from $135Tap into the iconic Ampeg tone bass players have been seeking for decades with the Ampeg SCR-DI Bass DI Preamp with Scrambler Overdrive. Essentially everything you could ever need for fantastic Ampeg sound in one small box, the SCR-DI is a direct box that provides overdrive via the Scrambler for that classic Ampeg grit, EQ capability, and the ability to send your tone directly to a PA or mixer, the SCR-DI is everything your bass needs to sound great on stage or in the studio. - 26
Darkglass Electronics Alpha Omicron Preamp
43 available from $145Find that one distortion just isn't enough for you? Double up on vicious tone in a meticulously-built effect with the Darkglass Electronics Alpha Omicron Preamp. Combining the company's Alpha and Omega distortion engines in one chassis, the Omicron dials in sweet bone-crunching saturation right out of the gate with signature Darkglass tweaks like Bite and Growl buttons for High Mids and Bass boosts. - 27
Xotic BB Preamp V1.5
35 available from $125 - 28
Boss AD-2 Acoustic Preamp Pedal
52 available from $98.99 - 29
Hudson Electronics Broadcast-AP Ariel Posen Signature
26 available from $220 - 30
Darkglass Electronics Alpha Omega Bass Preamp
68 available from $250Designed in collaboration with bassist Jon Stockman, the Alpha Omega is an excellent DI, a pedal-sized preamp, and a roaring bass distortion all in one. It features two distinct distortion circuits (Alpha and Omega) that can be independently selected or blended together using the Mod knob. This knob, along with the three-band EQ and growl and bite switches for controlling the low- and high-frequency saturation, make this design one of Darkglass' most flexible. - 31
Marshall JMP-1 Valve MIDI Preamp
17 available from $64.95The Marshall JMP-1 is a rack-mount pre-amp that includes the ability to model four different Marshall tones and emulate stereo sound. - 32
Cornerstone Music Gear Gladio V2.1
16 available from $265 - 33
Fishman ToneDeq AFX Preamp EQ and DI with Dual Effects
30 available from $296.99 - 34
Victory Amps V4 The Kraken Preamp
7 available from $329.99 - 35
Walrus Audio Badwater Bass Preamp / DI
43 available from $205 - 36
Hudson Electronics Broadcast
21 available from $185From UK-based Hudson Electronics comes the Broadcast—a discrete class-A germanium preamplifier, based on classic 1960s-era broadcast consoles. With the Broadcast's low-gain setting engaged, players can dial in everything from sparkling cleans to transparent overdrive, all with enough boost and volume to drive your amp to its sweet spot. Paired with a NOS germanium transistor, this stompbox is equipped with a special Triad steel-core transformer, which is saturated when the Broadcasts's gain is dialed up and results in dynamic compression. - 37
Chase Bliss Audio Brothers Analog Gain Stage
21 available from $349A pairing of JFET and IC analog channels sits at the center of the Chase Bliss Audio Brothers, a mile-high tone stack packing six individual overdrive, boost, and fuzz circuits. Created in tandem with Resonant Electronic, the Brothers' A and B channels can operate independently, feed into one another, or run in parallel to color and adjust unique circuit pairings along with 16 side-mounted expression switches to produce gated fuzzes, pristine boosts, Tejas-style overdrives, and plenty more. Pair with the Faves preset pedal to recall your favorites on the fly while keeping your signal all analog. - 38
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes X Ultra
29 available from $325 - 39
Mesa Boogie V-Twin Tube Preamp Pedal
13 available from $290The Mesa Boogie V-Twin is an all-tube preamp pedal that takes queues from the famed Dual Rectifier heads, with dedicated outputs for power amps, host amps, recording or live sound consoles, even headphones for silent practice. This hand-crafted pedal sits in a heavy, sturdy metal casing and delivers tones that range from sparkling clean to light bluesy drive to a searing blaze of high-gain madness. Pop this puppy in front of your amp for an extra kick and shaping of the sound, or take it straight to tape in the studio for a wildly real-life direct sound. - 40
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Ultra V2 Bass Preamp
29 available from $330.62 - 41
Joyo R-Series R-15 Preamp House
5 available from $168.50 - 42
A/DA MP-1 Guitar Preamp
14 available from $350A/DA MP-1 Guitar Preamp is a MIDI-controlled rack-mountable effects unit featuring overdrive, chorus and EQ functionality. It was often paired with the A/DA MC-1 MIDI foot controller.
Years of Production: late 1980s-late 1990s
Notable Users: Nuno Bettencourt, Paul Gilbert - 43
Vox Valvenergy Mystic Edge
28 available from $100Part of Vox's Valvenergy Series, the Mystic Edge is an all-analog, Nutube-driven valve distortion pedal. It promises to pack the iconic sounds of Vox's classic AC30 into an affordable and portable pedalboard-friendly package. - 44
Tech 21 Geddy Lee YYZ Signature SansAmp Bass Drive
10 available from $199 - 45
Boss AD-10 Acoustic Preamp
6 available from $275 - 46
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Analog Bass Preamp
16 available from $220Featuring a hybrid JFET/CMOS gain circuit design, a four-band EQ with minute control for low mids and high mids and boost/attack switches for adding volume while also controlling bite and treble, the Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K is an expansive overdrive built to emulate the warmth of vintage bass tube amps. Able to dial in classic bass overdriven sounds from Ampegs to Plexis while also housing enough tweakability to easily create your own sound, the B7K is an essential staple in any rig where the utmost in quality and versatility is needed. - 47
Chase Bliss Audio Condor Analog EQ/Pre/Filter
8 available from $420Condor is an analog multi-effect that allows sophisticated control over a wide range of effects including EQ, overdrive, boost, tremolo and filter tones. The pedal has a powerful parametric mids control that ranges from 150Hz to 4kHz along with a three separate low pass filter or bass boost/cut modes. Along with expansive frequency controls, Condor has gain and volume knobs and a switchable overdrive circuit for sculpting your ideal guitar tone. Like all Chase Bliss Audio pedals, all of these settings can be stored in presets, ramped, or controlled via expression pedal. Every knob and switch is connected to a little digital brain while your guitar signal stays 100% analog and never gets digitally processed. - 48
JHS Colour Box V1
14 available from $245The JHS Colour Box is a stompbox preamp like no other. By accurately replicating the gain stages and circuitry of an authentic Neve recording console, the Colour Box puts the classic guitars and bass tones of no less than the Beatles at your feet. This pedal makes a fantastic addition to any home recording setup, and features XLR ins and outs for easy use with any audio source. - 49
Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE Ghosting Overdrive
33 available from $345 - 50
Zvex Super Hard On Boost Vexter
17 available from $149.99Built with a high-impedance input, searing-hot output, and single knob that allows for up to eight volts of pure power, the Zvex Super Hard On Boost Vexter is that "always-on" pedal that fattens up your sound while retaining your rig's organic tone. The high-octane input smoothes out pups from single-coils to humbuckers, leaving pristinely-boosted sound along with a crisp added high-end clarity. A solid option for leads/solos or to keep on for continuous boosted tone. - 51
Electro-Harmonix 15Watt Howitzer Guitar Amp / Preamp
51 available from $95 - 52
Electro-Harmonix English Muff'n
6 available from $169.28The Electro-Harmonix English Muff'n uses real vacuum tubes to create a British amplifier sound. It features controls for Volume, Gain, and High, Mid, and Low frequencies. - 53
Tech 21 Geddy Lee YYZ Shape-Shifter Signature SansAmp Bass Drive
26 available from $209.99 - 54
29 Pedals OAMP Output Amplifier
23 available from $220 - 55
Rowin LEF-315 Dumbler Amp Sim
13 available from $20.99 - 56
Darkglass Electronics Alpha Omega Ultra V2 Bass Preamp
48 available from $359.99 - 57
Fishman AFX Pro EQ Mini
25 available from $76 - 58
Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp
22 available from $90 - 59
Tronographic Rusty Box
3 available from $33.50 - 60
Spaceman Redstone Germanium Preamp
19 available from $179 - 61
NuX NAP-5 Stageman Floor Deluxe Acoustic Preamp / DI
40 available from $116.99 - 62
Eden Amplification World Tour Bass DI
2 available from $175 - 63
Effectrode Blackbird Vacuum Tube Preamp
8 available from $498.95The Effectrode Blackbird Vacuum Tube Preamp, occasionally called the Blackbird SR-71, is an all-tube preamp housed in a compact pedal. It features two completely independent channels - the clean channel, a replica of the classic "Blackface" circuit designed by Leo Fender, and the overdrive channel, a variation on a hot-rodded 4-stage Dumble/Soldano circuit. Each channel has its own EQ controls based on the tonestacks of "Blackface" amps, and the pedal has tube buffered output and a transformer balanced out for recording. - 64
Sadowsky SBP-2 V2 Bass Preamp
8 available from $127.50 - 65
Horizon Devices Apex Preamp
5 available from $284.02 - 66
NuX NBP-5 Melvin Lee Davis Signature Bass Preamp + DI 2020
36 available from $109.99 - 67
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K V2 Bass Preamp
33 available from $275 - 68
EBS MicroBass 3 Bass Preamp
14 available from $348.40 - 69
ZVex Super Hard On Boost Hand-Painted
6 available from $163.99Designed to accentuate the clarity and tone of deteriorating vintage guitar pickups, the ZVex Super Hard On Boost is an "always on" pedal with only one knob for volume. A facelift for an aging axe, the Super Hard On is a guitar's Fountain of Youth. - 70
TC Electronic Ampworx Vintage Series JIMS 45
3 available from $110 - 71
Mooer Baby Bomb 30 Digital Micro Power Amp
9 available from $69.99 - 72
Gallien-Krueger PLEX 4-Band Active Bass Preamp Pedal
3 available from $350 - 73
KSR Amplification Ceres Preamp
14 available from $250 - 74
Xotic BB Plus Preamp and Boost
14 available from $125The Xotic BB Plus is a highly transparent two-channel preamp that has two distinctive flavors. Channel A is similar to the original BB, stacking rich harmonics onto your tone and giving you an amp-like sound. Channel B has a far more modern sound and gives you the option to EQ with Bass, Mid, and Treble controls. Use each channel apart or stack them for seemingly endless tone configurations. - 75
Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp
7 available from $1,199 - 76
Grace Design BiX Acoustic Preamp
5 available from $330 - 77
Origin Effects RevivalDrive Custom Ghosting Overdrive with Secondary EQ Controls
14 available from $500 - 78
NuX MP-2 Mighty Plug Headphone Preamp with Amp Modeling
32 available from $69.52 - 79
Tech 21 PSA-1.1 Sansamp Rackmount Amp Simulator
9 available from $400 - 80
Diezel Herbert
25 available from $119.97 - 81
Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Ultra
6 available from $300The Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K Ultra packs all of the bass-centric overdriven goodness of its standard predecessor with a host of new features to take your tone to the next level. Retaining the four-band onboard EQ and the Grunt four-way switch which emphasizes different frequencies in the low-end, the Ultra version includes new features like a dedicated footswitch for engaging the overdrive separately and a whopping six mid-frequency positions for truly sculpted bass tone. - 82
Tech 21 SansAmp PSA 2.0 Programmable Guitar Preamp
31 available from $237.49 - 83
Carvin VLD1 Legacy Drive Steve Vai Signature Tube Preamp Pedal
2 available from $325 - 84
Darkglass Electronics Vintage Deluxe V3
47 available from $200- Updated from the Vintage Deluxe V2 in 2018
- Added two switches selecting the frequencies controlled by the Lo and Hi Mids knobs
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Tech 21 DI-2112 Geddy Lee Signature Dual Preamp Pedal
34 available from $250 - 86
Source Audio ZIO Analog Bass Preamp + DI
8 available from $185 - 87
Tech 21 MP40 Limited Edition Geddy Lee Signature SansAmp Bass Drive
4 available from $368.28 - 88
Mesa Boogie TriAxis Programmable Pre-Amp
11 available from $1,399The Mesa Boogie TriAxis Programmable Pre-Amp compacts the best features from their Mark series with a tube design and tonal arsenal for a command center in a single rack.
- Interface: Three-band EQ, Dynamic Voice, Variable Gain, Dual Lead Gains, Master Volume
- Modes: Eight including MK I Hyper Clean, MK III Classic High Gain, and MK IV Classic British Lead
- Tube Section: 12AX7-powered preamp
- Other Features: Four adjustable function switches, FX loop, MIDI i/o, phantom power
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Tech 21 SansAmp Para Driver DI
7 available from $209.99The Tech 21 SansAmp Para Driver DI was designed for bassists who are looking for a warm, all-analog "rig-in-a-box" that gives you 12dB of boost or cut, a semi-parametric EQ for precision tonal shaping, and three separate channels for a variety of sounds. This DI is, in fact, much more than just a DI - it gives you organic warmth and eliminates harshness from pickups for fantastic analog tone. - 90
Darkglass Electronics Vintage Ultra v2 with Aux Input
24 available from $325 - 91
Fender Acoustic Preverb
28 available from $100 - 92
Two Notes Le Bass 2-Channel Tube Bass Preamp
5 available from $200Want total control of your tone right at your feet? The Two Notes Le Bass 2-Channel Tube Bass Preamp brings together digital versatility and analog warmth in one unit with over 10 onboard knobs for plenty of tweaking. A two-channel independent preamp design lets you create completely separate voices and blend them to your liking with a real built-in vacuum tube while Wall of Sound downloadable software gives you high-fidelity cabinet simulations for cavernous tone even when you're just using headphones. - 93
Xotic Bass BB Preamp
11 available from $115The Xotic Bass BB Preamp is a distortion booster gives bass players a lot of choices in a super-small package. You can dial in anything from a clean boost to wildly overdriven distortion with this tiny pedal, and know that you'll always be able to hear each individual note with just a hint of compression for extra smoothness. Its two overlapping EQs offer up to 15dB of boost or cut for even more tonal shaping. - 94
R2R Electric Pre-Amp
One available for $325 - 95
Behringer GDI21 Guitar Amp Modeler Preamp DI
6 available from $20 - 96
Mooer 005 Fifty-Fifty 3 Micro Preamp
12 available from $83.99 - 97
Rockman Sustainor Model 200
4 available from $227.21 - 98
Orange Acoustic Pedal
24 available from $137.47 - 99
Aguilar DB 925 Bass Preamp
38 available from $105 - 100
Tech 21 SansAmp Para Driver DI V2
22 available from $249