Milkman Sound Pop Top Boost FX Pedal
The Pop Top is a discretely designed Op Amp that has huge amounts of head room with an internal power supply that converts 9v to 36v, 30db clean boost capabilities, subtle detail preamp enhancement, will run at 'unity gain', and has been designed to inspire some of the same magic and creativity of the 1970s discrete op amps from the world of classic record production but in a much more guitar friendly package.
The Details
- Effect: Boost
- Made in the USA
- Inspired by 1970's American recording consoles
- Discrete Op Amp
- Subtle detail preamp
- 9v converted to 36V of internal headroom
- 30db clean boost/gain
- Will run at 'unity gain'
- 9V power jack (center negative)
- Current Draw: 100mA
- Built with top quality components
- One year warranty to original buyer
What Do Milkman Sound Say?
The new Pop Top Boost from Milkman Sound takes its inspiration from the classic American recording consoles of the 1970s. We designed a discrete Op Amp which fits the standard 2520 footprint and put it into a modern pedal enclosure for use with guitar or any other instrument that uses 1/4” phone connectors.
The Pop Top takes power from a common 9V center negative pedal power supply and converts it to 36V of internal headroom (that’s more than a tube has!). This unusually large amount of headroom has many practical uses ranging from a 30dB clean signal boost, a unity gain buffer with midrange focusing detail, or a line driver.
We designed the Pop Top to run at “unity gain” with the control set at zero. At unity you can hear the discrete op amp color and find a sweet spot without dropping any signal. There is enough headroom inside to use the Pop Top at the very end of a pedal chain even in tandem with other gain and boost pedals.
As a preamp, the Pop Top can enhance the subtle details of the source in the same way that a microphone preamp in a classic American recording console would. In the 1970s discrete op amps were designed to be used at the input and output stage to both preserve detail and slam magnetic tape with as much signal as was necessary to capture the sound. The Pop Top is designed to inspire some of that same magic and creativity from the world of classic record production but in a much more guitar friendly package.
Shipping & Returns
Shipping
- Free UK RM48 shipping from orders of £100 or more
- Orders despatched within 1-2 working days
- Always tracked worldwide shipping
- Plastic free packaging as standard
Returns
30 day peace of mind return policy, but please read our terms and conditions, returns and refunds policy before placing an order.