Hudson Electronics updates Broadcast AP to dual-channel Broadcast AP-II

February 19, 2026 · 3 sources

The Hudson Electronics Broadcast-AP has been updated to a dual-channel version named the Broadcast AP-II, Delicious Audio reported on February 19, 2026¹. The AP-II is an evolution of the original design, which Hudson built in collaboration with guitarist and singer-songwriter Ariel Posen¹.

The AP-II doubles the channels and places them in series, each with its own footswitch¹. Channel one, with gray knobs, is silicon based and delivers the tone of the original Broadcast, described as smooth and slightly dark¹. Channel two, with red knobs, is transformerless and replaces the silicon with a germanium transistor, for a brighter and more aggressive tone¹. Both circuits can produce extended saturation gain covering medium gain overdrive, and beyond when cascading into each other¹. An FX loop allows other pedals to be added between the two channels¹.

The original AP used a silicon transistor in place of the standard Broadcast's germanium one, in conjunction with an OEP transformer, for what Hudson described as a "smoother, more powerful tone compared to the standard version"¹. Its control layout had LEVEL and GAIN TRIM potentiometers and a switchable high-pass / low-cut filter at 100Hz @ 6dB/oct¹. The GAIN TRIM control had 12dB more gain than the low-gain side of the standard Broadcast, and an internal trimmer could raise gain further¹.

MusicRadar reported in December 2023 that the AP-II has an effects loop inserted between both preamp circuits, a dual send and return loop, and four internal trim pots for fine-tuning the gain and low-end response of each channel². It reported each channel has dials for Drive and Level, with germanium on the left and silicon to the right, and that the pedal runs from 9V to 24V DC drawing a maximum of 50mA². Guitar.com's February 2024 review listed the AP-II at $399³.