Groove Tubes Trio Preamp

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Discover the Groove Tubes Trio Preamp, a versatile addition to any guitarist's arsenal. This preamp seamlessly blends vintage warmth with modern clarity, making it an ideal choice for musicians seeking to enhance their sound with precision and depth. Designed for both studio recording and live performances, the Trio Preamp offers a rich palette of tones that cater to a wide range of musical styles.

Featuring three independent channels, this preamp allows for a customizable experience, letting you switch effortlessly between clean, crunch, and lead settings. The inclusion of premium vacuum tubes ensures a warm, authentic sound that brings out the best in your guitar's natural tone. With its intuitive interface, the Groove Tubes Trio Preamp provides easy control over your audio, allowing for quick adjustments on the fly.

Whether you're looking to add a touch of vintage charm or a modern punch to your sound, this preamp is engineered to deliver. Its robust construction and reliable performance make it a dependable choice for musicians at any level. Dive into a world of tone exploration with the Groove Tubes Trio Preamp and elevate your musical expression.

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Three independent channels: clean, crunch, and lead
Premium vacuum tubes for authentic sound
Intuitive interface for easy control
Designed for both studio recording and live performances
Robust construction for reliability and durability

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The Groove Tubes Trio Preamp includes clean, crunch, and lead channels with a Fender tone stack for versatile tones.
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The preamp's integration with a McIntosh MC2300 power amp provided a clean power supply, essential for Jerry's distinct sound.
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The Groove Tubes Trio Preamp replaced the Fender Twin head in Jerry's rig, offering more control and tonal options.
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The Trio Preamp's footswitch allows users to toggle between channels or effects seamlessly within a live setup.
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The Trio Preamp was part of a setup that eliminated on-stage speaker cabs, integrating into an in-ear monitoring system for live performances.
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louis_de_roo

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almost 9 years ago

excellent 19" pre-amp, best clean in the universe

have owned this pre-amp for about 15 years. The clean channel is warm, deep and complex with tons of headroom, and I would keep this amp for this channel alone. The mean channel has a very nice vintage drive to it, reminiscent of old Marshalls or overdriven bassman amps. It's got a nice grind but lacks in punch for the more modern heavy driven sounds. The Scream channel is very versatile, and can do anything from SLO100-type distortion to the more heavy mesa-sounds. mid eq knob has a huge sweep, and overall the EQ settings can make a huge difference in the sound with this amp. I've got the chrome front update, which is for looks only, but if I'd ever find another I'd buy that in a second.

john_hogg

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about 8 years ago

One of best preamps avail.

Clean through to early hotrodded fender sounds and a wee bit beyond then this is one of best preamps avail.

Clean is like a black face twin with some extra magic. Mean can cover tweed OD to a Marshall crouch and Scream does the early hottrodded fender sound.

Mine even has midi board so my gsp1101 switches the channel for me :)