carvin legacy preamp (Updated:Now NAD)

Fortheloveofguitar

Teaser video released on the carvin FB page of something new that's Vai related to be announced shortly

Steve let the cat out of the bag though a few days back in a recent rig rundown so we all know what's coming 

Anyway if the price isn't stupid then I'm in

Fortheloveofguitar

Stevepage

Wasn't too keen on that tone he was using in that video. Looks like a cool pedal though, even though I have no need for one.

Fortheloveofguitar

http://carvinaudio.com/blogs/news/unveiled-steve-vai-legacy-drive-preamp-pedal

Spec Sheet

FreddieVanHalen

From the spec sheet:

"The ability to reproduce the true Legacy sound could only come from real 12AX7 tubes, utilizing the full Legacy preamp circuit. The four gain stages and tone stacks are faithfully incorporated, running at the same operating conditions as they do in the full Legacy 100-watt amps"

I wonder if that means full amp voltages or not?

Fortheloveofguitar

Available from Thursday though not sure if that's presale 

Still no word on price 

digitalscream

Stevepage said:

Wasn't too keen on that tone he was using in that video. Looks like a cool pedal though, even though I have no need for one.

Listening to it, I wonder if it's using a cab emulated out. That would be incredibly interesting, because - while it's not a great tone by comparison to a full rig, it does sound pretty good for an analogue cab sim.

Fortheloveofguitar

Just spoke to carvin on FB and they're saying $499 so expect £499 then if not more 

viz

Oooh

Fortheloveofguitar

Spoke to a really helpful chap at sound unlimited in Plymouth who are the main Carvin uk dealer 

He reckons that due to the crappy exchange rate and shipping and duty that he can't see them going out the door for less than £550 absolute minimum possibly more

Thats pretty shit if I'm honest 

professorben

Fortheloveofguitar said:

Spoke to a really helpful chap at sound unlimited in Plymouth who are the main Carvin uk dealer 

He reckons that due to the crappy exchange rate and shipping and duty that he can't see them going out the door for less than £550 absolute minimum possibly more

Thats pretty shit if I'm honest 

Cough cough..Brexit...cough. 

Fortheloveofguitar

Better to buy a legacy 3 second hand at £650 or an original legacy 1 between £300-400

ThePrettyDamned

Sounds quite a lot like his original Jemini to be honest - obviously this is a full blown preamp versus a distortion pedal, but if you wanted a distortion...

The Jemini is a modded ds-1 and SD1 iirc. 

Fortheloveofguitar

ThePrettyDamned said:

Sounds quite a lot like his original Jemini to be honest - obviously this is a full blown preamp versus a distortion pedal, but if you wanted a distortion...

The Jemini is a modded ds-1 and SD1 iirc. 

This sounds nothing like the Jemimi. That was an epic fail and sounded dreadful and was used infront of his legacy amp and not as a stand alone pedal

ThePrettyDamned

Fortheloveofguitar said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

Sounds quite a lot like his original Jemini to be honest - obviously this is a full blown preamp versus a distortion pedal, but if you wanted a distortion...

The Jemini is a modded ds-1 and SD1 iirc. 

This sounds nothing like the Jemimi. That was an epic fail and sounded dreadful and was used infront of his legacy amp and not as a stand alone pedal

Read my post again. 

I think it sounds like the jemini in front of his carvin - which isn't entirely surprising, given that's basically his sound. He's always used a ds1 and tubescreamer so it would figure this sounds a bit like that, but in the format of an 'amp in a box' for DI/fx return type work. I listened to this demo with the original demo of the jemini and the sound is pretty similar. 

Of course, it could just be his playing...

Aidanspaghetti

Be a cool backup rig though.... Fryette power station and small fx board - yum yum

Fortheloveofguitar

Another new video

Fortheloveofguitar

£495 U.K price inclusive.  Shipping in March

hubobulous

Ouch

Fortheloveofguitar

hubobulous said:

Ouch

Tell me about it

Could have been worse though. Original quote was £550-575

Stevepage

ThePrettyDamned said:

Fortheloveofguitar said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

Sounds quite a lot like his original Jemini to be honest - obviously this is a full blown preamp versus a distortion pedal, but if you wanted a distortion...

The Jemini is a modded ds-1 and SD1 iirc. 

This sounds nothing like the Jemimi. That was an epic fail and sounded dreadful and was used infront of his legacy amp and not as a stand alone pedal

Read my post again. 

I think it sounds like the jemini in front of his carvin - which isn't entirely surprising, given that's basically his sound. He's always used a ds1 and tubescreamer so it would figure this sounds a bit like that, but in the format of an 'amp in a box' for DI/fx return type work. I listened to this demo with the original demo of the jemini and the sound is pretty similar. 

Of course, it could just be his playing...

The Jemini was pretty crap. Good idea but it was impossible to get it to sound decent. Ended up selling mine about a month or so after I got it