The Bleak District Electric Sun? Never Double T Preamp is a two-channel preamp and dual-drive overdrive and distortion pedal, released in February 2025. It expands the maker's single-sided Sun? No Model T Preamp into a double-width unit: two channels, each with Reissue-level gain saturation, its own Volume, Gain and Tone controls, an MVC (Modern/Vintage/Custom) EQ and an independent footswitch1. For players, that means two switchable gain stages of the same circuit on one pedal, covering everything from a lighter push to a fuller drive, with a place among the wider field of preamp pedals and overdrive pedals.
Circuit and sound
The Sun? Never uses the same circuit as the previous Sun? No: cascading opamp and JFET gain stages, a topology that Guitar Pedal X says provides a wide range of Volume and Gain1. Both channels carry the Reissue level of gain saturation, and the Sun? Never adds an extra Custom EQ Mode that the original did not have1.
Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson described the sound in his February 2025 write-up1:
"It sound wonderfully richly textured and imposing."
He went on to call it one of the strongest examples of its type1:
"I really like the Model T sound - and this is for sure one of the very best of that genre1!"
How it differs from the Sun? No
The Sun? Never is a direct expansion of the Sun? No rather than a redesign. Guitar Pedal X described it as Phil, the maker, doubling down on the Sun? No Model T Preamp to create the more expansive Sun? Never Edition1. The circuit is unchanged; what is new is the second channel and the added Custom EQ Mode on both sides1.
Price and availability
At launch, Guitar Pedal X listed the Sun? Never Double T Preamp at £195 (c$249), calling the price very fair, and noted it is available direct from the Bleak District Electric webstore1.
At the time of the February 2025 release there were no new demos of the Sun? Never yet. Guitar Pedal X instead referenced demos of the original single-pedal Sun? No edition, which uses the same circuit1.
Questions
How many channels does the Bleak District Electric Sun? Never Double T Preamp have?
Two. The Sun? Never expands the single-sided Sun? No with two channels, each offering Reissue-level gain saturation and a Custom EQ Mode. Each channel has its own Volume, Gain and Tone controls, MVC (Modern/Vintage/Custom) EQ, and an independent footswitch, so both sides of the pedal can be switched separately on the fly.
Is the Sun? Never the same circuit as the Sun? No?
Yes. Guitar Pedal X reports that the Sun? Never uses the same circuit as the previous Sun? No, composed of cascading opamp and JFET gain stages. The difference is that the Sun? Never doubles it into two channels, both with the Reissue level of gain saturation and an additional Custom EQ Mode compared with the original.
What is the MVC EQ on the Sun? Never?
MVC stands for Modern/Vintage/Custom. Each channel of the Sun? Never has an MVC EQ alongside its Volume, Gain and Tone controls. The Custom mode is the additional EQ option the Sun? Never adds over the original Sun? No, which did not have it.
How much does the Sun? Never Double T Preamp cost?
Guitar Pedal X listed the price at £195 (c$249) when the pedal was announced in February 2025. The price is given in British pounds with an approximate US dollar figure, as stated by the source at the time.
Where can I buy the Sun? Never Double T Preamp?
According to Guitar Pedal X's February 2025 coverage, the Sun? Never Double T Preamp is available direct from the Bleak District Electric webstore.
Are there demos of the Sun? Never Double T Preamp?
Not at launch. Guitar Pedal X noted there were no new demos yet to accompany the release, and instead referenced demos of the original single-pedal Sun? No edition. Anyone wanting to hear the circuit can look for those earlier Sun? No demos.
Sources (1)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2025-02-24