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VS Audio BlackBird Overdrive Preamp FX Pedal

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The BlackBird from European builders VS Audio is the first-ever pedal that succeeds in generating both vintage Brownface and Blackface-style overdrive tonesMuch more than just...

The BlackBird from European builders VS Audio is the first-ever pedal that succeeds in generating both vintage Brownface and Blackface-style overdrive tones

Much more than just an overdrive pedal too, as the BlackBird has the ability to function like a true preamp when placed further along your signal path.

The Details

Effect: Preamp/Overdrive
Designed and hand-built in Athens, Greece
All-analogue electronics audio signal path
Authentic vintage amp tones voiced after the Brownface/Blackface amps
Powerful tone-shaping Post-Drive EQ
Can act like a true preamp
High input impedance
Centre-negative, 9V or 18V for maximum headroom
Silent switching
100 mA
Limited 2 year manufacturers warranty to the original owner

What Do VS Audio Say?

The BlackBird Overdrive, a pedal that succeeds in generating blackface/brownface-style drive and works as a flexible tone-sculpting platform.

There are lots of amp-in-a-box-style pedals and while some are great, many are less dynamic-nailing one particular type of tone well, but failing flat when you deviate from that path. In this regard, the BlackBird is very different. It nails in an unbelievable way black & brownface tones, from almost clean & light to quite gainy overdrive with natural compression. Specially designed and thoughtfully voiced for those who seek a responsive to pick dynamics with tone clarity overdrive in a pedalboard friendly size.

Placing the BlackBird further down your effects chain reveals its ability to function like a true preamp, giving other overdrives and dirt boxes a glassy blackface or a spongy brownface touch.

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