I was looking at John Squire’ 70s Tele Custom that was for sale briefly and stumbled upon this pedal and it’s got me interested…
I am a massive Squire fan and I also like to spend too much on pedals, so this right up my street….
https://www.britishpedalcompany.com/view-product/lemon-boostWhich is a copy of this…
https://www.denmarkstreetonline.co.uk/product-details/John-Squire-VPW-Fet-Booster
And this is the original blurb… (yeah I’ve been down quite a rabbit hole…)
"Our FET Guitar Pre-Amplifier is a clean boost pedal with a multitude of uses in a smart pedalboard-friendly format. It is an original VPW design.
In addition to the Output Level control, the pre-amp features a six-way Brilliance switch that will be familiar to fans of early AC30 and AC15 amplifiers, but with six positions instead of two. This control is a High-Pass filter with six pre-set fixed frequencies. It allows the user to progressively trim away the unwanted low frequencies that muddy up the sound and waste amplifier power. The result is a tight, controlled response with a top-end sparkle you may never have heard from your amplifier before. In short, you wont want to switch it off!
The unit can also be used with the AC30 Normal channel to duplicate the response of the Brilliant channel, but with increased gain available.
The use of a FET (field effect transistor) allows a 1Meg input impedance to be achieved (similar to a valve amplifier).
Hand-built in England.
Specifications:
Transistor 1 x JFET
Controls Output Level, Six-way Brilliance switch, True-Bypass.
Finish Grey hammer-paint. Traffolite control panel.
LED status indicator Yes, low-current"
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i will guess it’s this https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/steve-giles-vpw-e-pre-amp-pedal-used-305193910
as a huge Squire fan I am definitely intrigued on what it is
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No more wasted amp power on muddy low frequencies.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256118286687
There's really not much going on there.
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£175 makes it an expensive itch to scratch, though!
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