Tsakalis AudioWorks Mothership Tube Overdrive Preamp

Tsakalis AudioWorks Mothership Tube Overdrive Preamp
Product no: 9000-0127-3097 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Tsakalis AudioWorks Mothership Tube Overdrive Preamp seamlessly blends authentic analogue warmth with an ultra-configurable cabinet simulator, basically setting a new standard when it comes to building your guitar rig. Loaded up with two independent channels, each equipped with extensive four-band EQ controls, Gain and Volume sections and three selectable gain stages, this preamp pedal is capable of weaving some fierce sonic magic. Dial in everything you could possible need, from sparkling and lush cleans to tight yet brutal high-gain distortions. Apply one of three user-defined cabinet simulations to each channel and quickly and easily call up and customise different lead and rhythm sounds by hitting the footswitch or toggle everything via MIDI commands.

Authentic Valve-Driven Sound with a Transparent Buffer

The sheer beauty of the Mothership starts with the two ECC83 (12AX7) valves that lie at its heart, each boasting 240 Volt internal operation. The result is a more-than-convincing dynamic response, more-than-enough headroom and some of that much-sought-after, classic valve-style sag. As soon as you activate the Mothership, your guitar signal is sent straight through the valves, giving you analogue sound without having to heft around a weighty tube amplifier. On top of that, Tsakalis has included a pack of seventy custom cabinet sims, all accessed via the Tsakalis TAW Editor app, which you can link to the pedal via USB. The housing has also been kitted out with dedicated cab sim outputs as well as a dry output, plus a serial mono FX loop for seamless integration with the rest of your pedalboard.

The Ultimate in Flexibility for the Modern Guitarist

The Mothership has been born to serve as the ultimate amp-in-a-box; as a valve-based overdrive pedal that can be placed before your amplifier to give it some extra kick; as a tone-defining preamp section planted directly in your power amp; or all of the above - all at the same time! The extensive set of functions, the solid design and build and the unrivalled level of flexibility on offer here make the Mothership an undeniable tone enhancer, coating your sound in the genuine warmth of a set of real valves and backing everything up with a fat stack of progressive options.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Guitar preamp functions	cabinet simulator, ground lift, fx loop
True bypass	yes
Mini pedal	no
Voltage	12 V
Can be powered by battery	no
Centre positive/negative	centre negative
Power supply plug	barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
Adapter included	yes

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	1,6 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	25,5 x 20,0 x 7,5 cm

Product specifications

Dual Channel Tube Preamp with Overdrive
x2 ECC83s (12AX7) preamp valves with 240V internal operation for unbelievable headroom and the authentic feel and dynamics or a valve amplifier
x2 independent channels that can shape anything, from sparkling cleans to tight and heavy distortions
x2 individual Gain/Volume sections per channel, selectable via special footswitch - 4 channels directly available
individual 4-band EQ per channel (Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence)
x3 gain stages per channel, selected via MODE switch
x3 user customisable cabinet simulations per channel, selected via CAB switch
serial effects loop - active, even in bypass mode, for placing (e.g.) time-based effects between the preamp and cab sim
dedicated cab sim TRS jack output with ground lift - active, even in bypass mode
dedicated amplifier or power amp output with selector switch
• Full MIDI-compatibility - 128 user customisable and programmable MIDI-presets (Program Change MIDI commands)
• USB-port for uploading cab sims to 6 internal slots (3 per channel) - access to the Tsakalis Audioworks library and 70+ selected high-quality cabinet simulations
multifunctional latching or momentary footswitch functions
integrated input buffer - only active in bypass mode
power: 12V DC power supply (2.1mm, centre-negative, 700mA power consumption)
hand-built in Athens, Greece
dimensions inc. pots and switches: 6.5 (H) x 17.5 (B) x 15cm (D)
weight: 1.2 kg
included: power supply