PREAMP/OD ...BLACKSTAR Dept.10 Dual Drive & the Dual Distortion ...well executed tube pre amps

BLACKSTAR  DEPT 10 DUAL DRIVE 

either $350.00 USD

Tube preamps are not new in a pedal form. The voice of a tube amp is mainly in the pre. The power amp stage does make a difference but to all but the owner/player not a lot. The problem for most of us is that these items have been in the gourmet domain. When you can afford one you have to ask yourself why you would not just buy a whole new amp.

You can put the Blackstar into any amp and make a huge difference. You could get just about any used bargain basement tube amp and turn it into a serious Rock amp.

The 'Drive' model is voiced with a basic Clean & Crunch sound on one channel and Crunch and Shred on the other. It has a definite Brit vibe. 

They also do the same pedal called the Dept.10 Dual Distortion (black) for the high gain player who wants a JCM 800 and beyond. 

You get level, a simple 3 way EQ with 2 channels & each with gain and level. It has outputs to go to a board, or direct in to a PC. I will dispense with the detail as a video with 'show and tell' is a must.

CONCLUSION

Yes it is a single tube and not an all tube preamp. Big But Ever since Fuzz arrived in the 60's transistors became part of the preamp stage. It is yet another option. Of late I have even become jaded with digital delays over analog. I do use both and probably always will. My point is that pedals like this connect to the digital world but are keeping your actual playing experience in the analog domain. There are those that say all this analog stuff  is just purest nonsense. If analog is nonsense why do these guys not play a plastic or aluminum guitar ???