The Apache Rose Preamp is a preamp pedal from Colfax Recorders. Pedal of the Day's reviewer described its range as "Traveling from a clean [boost] to a gritty, no-nonsense preamp drive, the range here is impressive"1. The pedal's Gain control is built around soft saturation: as the maker's description puts it, "Crank the Gain, and you'll get all of those extra harmonics you can only get from soft saturation"1.
What it does
The pedal has two controls, and the review describes how they work together1:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Gain | Cranking it brings in the extra harmonics that come from soft saturation1 |
| Level | Set it to match whatever gain stage comes next in the chain1 |
Pedal of the Day described the range on offer: "Traveling from a clean [boost] to a gritty, no-nonsense preamp drive, the range here is impressive"1. At the low end of the Gain control it behaves like a clean boost, and as you turn it up it moves into preamp drive territory, with the soft saturation adding harmonics rather than hard clipping.
The reviewer's verdict on where it belongs on a board: "once you find that sweet spot, this will be an always-on pedal in your setup...trust us"1.
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Sources (2)
- Colfax Recorders Apache Rose Preamp, Pedal of the Day, 2022-10-28
- Colfax Recorders Porcelain Fuzz, Pedal of the Day, 2022-12-14