The Maxz Pedal Speaker Simulator MK-V is an amp sim, cab sim and DI pedal made by MAXZ Pedals / DAD Audio. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as an "MK-V amp sim, hand made work for effects players", and it is built as an analog unit that a player can use in place of an amp and speaker cabinet, going direct to a soundcard, a mixer or an effects board1. It belongs to the wider family of speaker simulation pedals and preamp pedals.
What it does
The MK-V covers three jobs in one box: it provides preamp-style amplification, speaker simulation, and a DI output path. RockBoard's PedalPedia lists its product type as "PREAMP", and says it "can be used to connect to a Soundcard for recording or to connect to a Mixer for live playing and to an effects board"1. For a player, that means the pedal can sit at the end of a chain of drive and modulation pedals and deliver a finished, speaker-shaped signal straight to a recording interface or a front-of-house mixer, with no guitar amp involved.
Because the circuit is analog, it processes the signal continuously rather than modeling a cabinet digitally, which is the approach of digital cab sim pedals such as the Two Notes Torpedo C.A.B. or the Strymon Iridium. Analog speaker simulators filter the signal to remove the harsh upper harmonics a real speaker would not reproduce, and the MK-V applies that same idea in a hand made format1.
Power and practical use
The pedal runs on a 9V DC center negative supply and draws 40mA, which is within reach of most pedalboard power supplies1.
At 40mA the MK-V is above what a battery or a low-current output of a daisy-chain supply typically provides, so plan a dedicated power output on your pedalboard supply.
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Questions
Is the Maxz Pedal Speaker Simulator MK-V analog or digital?
It is an analog pedal. The maker lists its circuit type as analog, and it runs on a 9V DC center negative supply drawing 40mA. That makes it a straightforward addition to a standard pedalboard power setup, and it sits alongside other analog amp and cab sim pedals rather than digital cabinet modeling units.
What can I connect the MK-V to?
According to the maker, the pedal can be used to connect to a soundcard for recording, to a mixer for live playing, and to an effects board. In practice that means it can act as the last stage of a pedal-only rig, taking the place of a guitar amp and speaker when you want to go direct.
Sources (1)
- Maxz Pedal Speaker Simulator MK-V by MAXZ Pedals / DAD Audio, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
