Acorn Amps releases Solid State, a Peavey Decade recreation pedal
April 5, 2022 · 2 sources
Acorn Amps released the Solid State on April 5, 2022, a preamp pedal that the maker describes as a full circuit recreation of the Peavey Decade1. It is priced at $299 and available now12.
The Solid State houses the Decade's TDA series class-AB power amp circuitry in a standard 1590BB enclosure1. It has a pair of output jacks, so it can be used as a preamp pedal to color a guitar amp's sound, or it can power a speaker1. Gearnews describes the pedal as a full 10-watt solid-state guitar amp that runs from an external 18V power supply2; MusicRadar also gives the 18V DC supply1.
Controls follow the Decade's layout: Pre and Post Gain, plus Low, Mid and High dials for three-band equalization12. Two footswitches handle on/off and a toggle between Normal and Saturation modes, with a bi-color LED that glows green in Normal and red in Saturation12. There is also a mute switch and a toggle to send the signal out before or after the power amp circuit12. The pedal is true bypass1.
MusicRadar describes the original Decade as a 10-watt practice amp with an eight-inch speaker, a compact combo that now fetches over $500 online after being revealed as Josh Homme's secret weapon with Queens Of The Stone Age1. Gearnews reports that original Decade amps have risen in price since Homme shared his studio secret weapon2.
"The Solid State is a “full circuit recreation” of a Peavey Decade."
Gearnews states that the Solid State does a convincing job of recreating the tones of the classic solid-state practice amp2.