So I have been lurking on the gear page again, which is never good for me, and I get all intrigued by the Chase Tone Secret Preamp. It is a full-on recreation of an Echoplex EP-3 preamp. Tons of testimonials, which don't mean jack to me. Big selling point is that the guitar gods of yore (Page and Van Halen both get mentioned a lot and a host of other names get thrown around) all used one at one time or another.
Then I watch some YouTube demos. It sounds good, but it sounds like a mild boost.
Then I do some thinking and I realize these guitar gods don't use these pedals or a real Echoplex anymore and haven't for decades. (Eric Johnson does but he is nuts and I don't care what he uses.)
So...is there really some voodoo magic in this pedal or is it just a good boost and the Greats used them in the '70s because there were so few other choices at the time? Would an MXR Microamp blow everyone's mind just as much if it cost twice as much and looked more retro cool?
(Not talking about the delay at all, just the preamp/boost.)
Then I watch some YouTube demos. It sounds good, but it sounds like a mild boost.
Then I do some thinking and I realize these guitar gods don't use these pedals or a real Echoplex anymore and haven't for decades. (Eric Johnson does but he is nuts and I don't care what he uses.)
So...is there really some voodoo magic in this pedal or is it just a good boost and the Greats used them in the '70s because there were so few other choices at the time? Would an MXR Microamp blow everyone's mind just as much if it cost twice as much and looked more retro cool?
(Not talking about the delay at all, just the preamp/boost.)
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