Acoustic Guitar Preamps and Effects Pedals A preamp is an essential part of getting good tone for your acoustic instrument. As well as giving volume and tone controls, an acoustic preamp processes the signal to increase gain and sound quality adding warmth, punch and helping to create a more natural acoustic sound. There are preamp models that can fitted either into the body of your guitar or off-board on the floor or guitar strap. Prices are negotiable - Worldwide delivery Prices listed are the supplier's recommended retail in Australian
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Fishman G-II Acoustic Preamp $110 rrp call for price Compact outboard preamp protected by a rugged injection-molded case. The G-II performs perfectly with most acoustic instruments while the B-II is specifically tailored for the acoustic bass. They come equipped with Volume, Bass and Treble sliders, new easy access battery compartment and an AC adapter jack. |
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Fishman PRO-EQ II Acoustic Preamp $199 rrp call for price This perennial favorite features a tough injection-molded case with an easy access battery compartment, input trim control and advanced new electronics which provide longer battery life. Features include Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble and Brilliance sliders along with an AC adapter jack, phase switch and sub-bass trim control. This preamp can be utilized with any type of piezo or magnetic pickup. |
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Fishman Platinum PRO-EQ Acoustic Preamp $269 rrp call for price The Pro-EQ Platinum Preamp/EQ/DI is a premium preamp/DI, for the acoustic player. A rack’s worth of serious acoustic processing, all in a stompbox-sized package. |
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LR Baggs Venue DI $489 rrp call for price It's a preamp, EQ, electronic tuner & direct box all housed in a rugged floor box, perfect for all acoustic instruments. Features include 5-band EQ with tuneable low & high mid controls, 100% discrete circuitry for quiet sound, adjustable gain, Garret Null notch filter, phase inversion, foot switch activated chromatic tuner, foot switch activated solo volume boost with output level control, series effects loop and more. Runs on 9V battery or 9V adaptor plug (not included). All the essentials in one very well designed package. |
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LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI $299 rrp call for price The Para Acoustic D.I. is a studio-quality direct box, featuring a five-band equalizer with tunable notch and midrange controls, adjustable gain and phase inversion. Proprietary Quasi-Passive EQ circuitry is totally transparent and allows control over voicing without sacrificing tone - a big advance over conventional equalizers. The Para D.I. Is engineered to bring out the best in any pickup. |
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BBE Acoustimax Acoustic Guitar Preamp $399 rrp call for price A foot-pedal-style (or “stomp-box-style”) acoustic preamp which raises the bar for amplified acoustic instrument sound quality. Including three band quality eq with a sweepable mid -range band, low frequency notch filter, phase reversal, ground lift, line level out, dedicated tuner out and TRS effects loop, as well as a pre/post switchable-balanced DI output with pad. Other features include hard-wire bypass, non-slip rubber bottom and the included 12v power supply. |
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TC Electronics TC-G-Natural The world’s first multi-effects processor to address the serious acoustic guitar player. Compression, EQ, Boost, Modulation (Chorus, Detune, Thicken, Flange, Panner, etc.), Reverb and Delay. A built-in mic preamp and standard instrument inputs. Piezo pickup system, condenser mic or mix the signals. Built-in tuner, digital I/O, expression pedal input and MIDI. |
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Tonebone PZ - Pre $479 rrp call for price The PZ Pre features two inputs for quick instrument changes on stage, a powerful yet warm sounding semi parametric EQ plus a host of feedback eliminating controls including a dual Q notch filter , a high pass filter and a phase reverse switch. 3 separate outputs - on stage instrument amp out, a balanced XLR pre EQ direct out for the house mix and a balanced XLR post EQ out for stage monitors. A dedicated tuner out with mute switch is provided as well as an effects loop and power booster |
