{"title":"Benson Amps","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"new-benson-germanium-preamp-guitar-effects-pedal","title":"New Benson Germanium Preamp Guitar Effects Pedal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis pedal is Seafoam Green, which shows up a little light in the stock photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Benson:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a slightly lower gain, but richer sounding and feeling overdrive\/boost\/fuzz\/whatever we really, really dig. 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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a slightly lower gain, but richer sounding and feeling overdrive\/boost\/fuzz\/whatever we really, really dig. 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One of my favorite pedal configurations has always been running my echos \u0026amp; delays before my dirt pedals to get unorthodox sounds. So, we started there and it morphed into a pedal than became bigger and wider than what we initially had imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo call this simply a ‘gated fuzz pedal with an echo feature’ would be an injustice to its essence! Beyond the splatty gated sounds, I wanted a fuzz that could get wooly and straight forward, or shake hands with my favorite gauzy My Bloody Valentine textures. I wanted it to clean up nice and work as a treble booster for my guitar solos, or sound like a foreign landscape of oscillation and interrupting textures. Simply put, it has become the most interesting and versatile pedal on my board.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTRONG FLAVORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the last 3 (!) years, we’ve been working with our long time friend and associate Jessica Dobson from the Seattle band Deep Sea Diver to take her signature sound (fuzz and delay) and put it into one box. We started with a silicon three-transistor fuzz variant (kind of a deranged mashup of mk1.5 and mk2) and tweaked it into oblivion. Its two main controls (bias and gate) cover a wide range of sounds from aggressive treble booster to thick, dark textured fuzz to the gated skronky sounds often found in the Deep Sea Diver discography. These controls are interactive and change the EQ and distortion profile with even small tweaks...a lot of fun to be had!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe echo is from a tweaked data-sheet PT2399 that is perfectly tuned to the fuzz side and has the standard time, feedback and level (echo) controls. Holding down the footswitch will send the echo into sustained feedback at some settings, which, in conjunction with a short delay time, is a sound that can be found all over DSD records. We recommend holding this down....whenever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne unique feature of the Fuzz-Echo is the ability to change the fuzz and echo orders...this is done by powering the pedal on while the footswitch is depressed. The LED will be green if fuzz is before echo, and orange if echo is before fuzz (this is our favorite)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fuzz-Echo does not care where it is in the signal chain, or what guitar (or bass! or synth!) is used. 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It utilizes our automatic thermal bias, so after plugging it into power (9vdc only), it will take 2-3 minutes on average to sound correct.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe started with the Stonk Box, our heavily modified version of a Tone Bender MK1 Fuzz (with Supa MK1 midrange tendencies). When designing the Stonk, we reached out to David to help, since he is one of the most famous and discerning users of that original 60s circuit. David loved what we came up with, but for his personal pedal he requested more bass on tap, mostly for amplifying the sub frequencies of his down tuned guitars. We added a variable bass control, that effectively fades between the thinned out bass sound of the first version of the Zonk Machine (what the Stonk comes with stock), and the wide open sound of the mk1. The addition of more bass allows for even more gnarly, gated and crushing Fuzz Tones than the Stonk Box can do stock. The other major difference between the Stonk and the ŠTÖRKN BOKŠ is the addition of a unique positive feedback switch. Knowing David and other unconventional guitarists were going to expect to get a little weird with the pedal, and that David is one of the pioneers of using self noise and oscillation in creative ways, Chris applied a misremembered idea from his lead tech and unconventional guitarist in his own right Carson McWhirter.... He used a diode network in an oscillation path to get weird sub tones, synthy filter sounds and basically the ability to ruin a perfectly good set with the press of a button. We honestly cannot recommend pressing this button, but if you do, plug the guitar straight into the fuzz, and make sure to try twisting every knob including your onboard volume and tone. We won't spoil it for you, but I know we haven't found all the sounds in there yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bias of the transistors in this pedal is automatically regulated by a circuit that GENTLY warms the Germanium transistors (2N404 OR 2N527) to a preset operating point using analog components, and ensures a consistent sound, no matter the external temperature. When the LED is amber, the transistors are warming up to increase their hFE (transistor gain) and to shift the bias point to the correct voltage. When the LED turns green, the warmer is off because the correct bias and hFE have been set. Expect the LED to toggle back and forth every so often while the pedal is on... that is how you know it's working. The heaters will warm the transistors enough to still be effective on a summer stage, but far cooler than anything that would harm the transistors. This pedal is designed to operate between freezing and 100F but might still sound fine outside this range.... up to about 120F where we’ve found germanium straight up ceases to function... which can happen if it’s left in the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: The color of the LED indicator light might change. 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