Acorn Amps shrinks down its Peavey Decade inspired Solid State Preamp Pedal
It is well known by now that one of Josh Homme’s favourite sounding Amps is the 1980’s Peavey Decade Combo - which has a somewhat ’wiry’ output.
Acorn Amps initially made a full replica of that Amp Circuit - housed in a BB-size enclosure - and including both Preamp and Power Sections - along with a switch that allows you to select 1 of 2 outputs or to enable a Mute. For the streamlined compact edition - they drop the Power Section and Output Selector / Mute - with all else retained, while they also add a cool ’Thick’ switch to further beef up your tone.
Controls - High, Mid, Low, Post Gain, Thick : On / Off, Pre Gain, Normal / Saturation Footswitch, Bypass Footswitch.
Both BB-Size ($299) and Compact ($179) pedals have largely the same control topology - and each will suit different rigs. For my purposes - the compact edition is the right choice and is the model I will be looking to snag for the Reference Collection!
FEATURES :
- Two foot-switchable tone channels - ‘normal’ for wiry, sparkling clean drive & ‘saturated’ for aggressive gain
- Toggle switch to add ‘Thick’ low end, added gain, and a signal boost
- Low, Mid, & High controls to dial in your tonal frequency
- Pedalboard friendly compact design assembled in a 1590B aluminium enclosure
- True bypass and powered by 9-18VDC pedal power, Consumes less than 100mA of curren
MAP : $179
Demos
12 Degrees of Saturation 2023 Compact Edition
