AMT Electronics K2

The AMT Electronics K2 is a preamp and effects pedal made by AMT Electronics. AMT describes it as a "K2 Preamp and Effects Pedal", so it places a preamp stage and effects processing in a single pedal rather than splitting them across a board¹. It also carries a noise gate as a global setting, applied across the pedal rather than tied to one preset¹.

What it does

The K2 combines two jobs that players usually handle with separate units: it works as a preamp, shaping the core of the amp-like signal, and it carries effects processing in the same box. That makes it a compact alternative to pairing a preamp pedal with individual effect pedals, closer in spirit to a multi-effects pedal with a preamp built in¹.

Two features AMT names for the K2 give a sense of how it is meant to be used:

• Noise Gate (global setting): the gate is set once for the whole unit rather than per patch, taming noise across the preamp and effects chain¹. A global gate is a common feature on preamp and multi-effects units, where high-gain preamp stages can otherwise bring up background hiss.
• Low power consumption: AMT lists this among the unit's features², which matters for players running it from a shared pedalboard power supply alongside other pedals.

AMT's media center documentation for the K2 carries a date of 17/07/2015³, and the maker's product page currently lists the unit as "AVAILABLE NOW"².

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