Sunday, June 7, 2026

PREAMP- BENSON (little box.) Benson Portable Dist.424 MKII___NEW___ WTF !!!

$200.00 USD
 Benson 
PORTABLE DISTORTION 424 MKII
This is there take of the preamp in a Tascam PortaStudio.
The layout has the pretentious labels that in plain pedal 
talk are Volume, Gain, Treble and Bass.
CONCLUSION __
Your friendly neighborhood tech would tell you you had a basic overdrive pedal. You get a $180 paint job with a $20 sound. 
It is thin, wimpy, nasal, muddy and lifeless and above all 
mediocre. I own a $23 Chinese Timmy Overdrive that in
a blindfold test you would pick over this as a far, far,
far more pleasing sound.

 
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P.T. Barnum is touted as the worlds best con artist 
who got obscenely rich by convincing others night 
was day and black is white. When asked how he 
did it he said ...
                 "There is a fool born every minute"


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5 comments:

  1. Mike S.June 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM

    I'm guessing that pedal would be Caline Pure Sky?

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  2. Paul L. Ewing / LENARD Re-InventionsJune 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM

    Good guess :-)

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  3. AnonymousJune 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM

    There’s several that are killer. The Rock Face though stupid name is awesome, the pressure tank being the diamond clone and the orange burst being the bb pre. Haven’t really tried one I didn’t like lol

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    1. AnonymousJune 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM

      Orange Burst is another hidden gem!

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  4. AnonymousJune 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM

    I was shocked how GOOD the Mosky SonicFlame sounded and at $35 it is a hidden secret weapon. Love it.

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