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« Tech 21 SansAmp PSA-1 »

Published on 06/26/01 at 15:00
Purchased from the Rock -n- Rhythm department of The Woodwind and the Brasswind (http://www.wwandbw.com) for approximately $550 in summer 1997. I wanted to divorce my sound from dependency upon tubes, and the PSA-1 had the best sound among the available non-tube pre-amps.



Stores 98 MIDI-switchable presets. Very easy to edit & store. Exceptionally good tone. The device is a pre-amp which emulates various tube amplifiers (e.g., Fender, Marshall, Mesa), both in their pre-amp and power amp characteristics. Even tube enthusiasts are stunned to discover that the PSA-1 has no tubes.



The effects loop is either 100% in or 50% in. I would prefer a continuously variable mix control. In practice, however, I can control the overall effects mix from one of my other processors.



Very sturdy, single rack unit device.



I have never been disappointed with this purchase. I still think it is the best sounding pre-amp I've encountered.



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