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Featuring the: Effectrode Blackbird Dual Channel Tube/Valve Preamp. Part 3.

Working title - Warm Crystal.

Record date: 21st Feb 2021

Wanted to try a tube based preamp for use in front of the DSM Humboldt Simplifier (among other things) to see if it would would warm it up and perhaps give a more amp like feel. Objective achieved.

I had of course been gassing for the effectrode but was unable to source one until last week when they sent an email saying stock was available - I pounced - which leads us here.

For me this preamp is a real revelation. Being a clean channel advocate my penchant for glassy tube warmth is more than adequately satisfied. However the biggest surprise of all is.... drum roll.... the gain channel - it's fabulous, clear and articulate with amazing dynamics and string separation... Blimey! I may just have become a gain channel convert if the Blackbird is anything to go by...

So moving on I thought why not try it front of some amps hence part 3 (and subsequent parts to come)...

In front of the sublime Supro Keeley Custom RK1970.

This amp sounds and feels amazing and is a brilliant pedal platform! The experiment here was to observe the effect the character of the Blackbird imparts when used in front of the preamp.

Signal chain:
Effectrode Blackbird --
Supro Keeley Custom RK1970 --
preamp send to the Keeley Caverns returned to the power amp in --
Sennheiser e906 straight to audio interface.

Guitar of choice: The Fender Ed O'Brien Stratocaster

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Gear used:
Effectrode - Blackbird dual channel Valve/Tube Preamp.
Supro Keeley Custom RK1970.
Keeley Electronics - Caverns.

Audio Interface: Motu 828 mk3
DAW: Cubase

Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 main shot, Galaxy s8 board shot (via OBS)
Editing: Openshot.

All Material © Matthew Elvis Brown 2021

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