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best tube preamp pedals BEEKEEPER – Tubesteader

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best tube preamp pedals BEEKEEPER – TubesteaderThe Beekeeper is a dual channel D style tube preamp inspired by those rare L. A. boutique amps everyone talks about, but few can realistically own. The Clean channel has a Fender style foundation, but with a gentle midrange boost. It sounds wide open, with plenty of presence and headroom at lower gain, and moves into transparent overdrive at higher gain settings. The Overdrive channel is thick and creamy, with rich harmonics and smooth note bloom as

The Beekeeper is a dual-channel D-style tube preamp inspired by those rare L.A. boutique amps everyone talks about, but few can realistically own.

The Clean channel has a Fender-style foundation, but with a gentle midrange boost. It sounds wide open, with plenty of presence and headroom at lower gain, and moves into transparent overdrive at higher gain settings.

The Overdrive channel is thick and creamy, with rich harmonics and smooth note bloom as the gain goes up.

The Beekeeper uses a cascaded channel design, where the Clean channel feeds the Overdrive channel and acts as a boost in front of it. Balancing the CLN VOL and OD controls lets you shape the feel and character of the overdrive.

Its “Skyline” EQ is an improved take on the classic passive 3-band tone stack, with better control and less interaction between the knobs. The EQ and toggle switches affect both channels.

The Beekeeper can be used into the front of an amp, into a power amp, or directly with a cab sim. A side-mounted Tone Cut switch helps roll off excess treble when used into the front of an amp. It also offers external channel and bypass switching via a 3.5 mm jack on the side next to the output jack. Tip selects the channel, ring controls bypass, and the sleeve is grounded.

The pedal runs on a standard 12VDC input, internally boosted to 280VDC to power the tubes at proper voltage. A high-quality wall power supply is included. It can also run from a pedalboard power source using a 12VDC/500mA outlet or two 250mA outputs via a current doubler.

A true-bypass switch keeps the signal path intact when the preamp is off.

The Beekeeper covers a wide range of styles, but naturally leans toward blues and jazz.

Specifications:
Vacuum tubes: 12AX7 (ECC83)
Power requirements: 12VDC / 500mA

Power connector:

Barrel 2.1mm, center negative.

Enclosure: 

Die-cast aluminum

 Size: 

4.7" x 5.7" (120mm x 145mm)

 Height: 

2.75" (70mm) including tube protectors

 Weight: 

1.6 lb (800 g)

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Debra Terry
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★★★★★ 5
Excellent toy for play
My dog would play all day if I threw the ball to him. He loves this even though he's 12. The scooped end allows you to pick up the ball without touching it. After a few runs it's covered in dog slobber. So that's a major plus for me! Also, some health issues affect my walking and bending at times. This helps with the bending. This is a great game to play with your favorite friend!
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Susan Says
Draper, US
★★★★★ 5
Your high-energy dog will love it!
Why did I wait so long to get one of these?!? I am the stereotypical throws-like-a-girl person, and my dog really needs to have an option that forces her to run far and fast. This is it. I can get that ball half a soccer field away at a minimum if I want. The ball is super bouncy, which adds an element of fun to her attempts to tame it and bring it back. Super worth the money (which wasn't much!). I've never had one of these before, so can't compare to the non-folding version. This one is easy to carry and fits in a drawer for storrage. No way you can fit it in a pocket, especially if you have a phone in one and dog treats in the other.
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Leo
Houston, US
★★★★★ 5
Great usability
I prefer this version over the non-foldable stick, as this one I can fit into my bag and carry it out easily. Great size and has a locking feature to prevent it from folding up when throwing. Highly recommend, my dogs love fetch and it is hard to chew if they get their hands on it.
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Jennifer L Kasanke
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 5
Holds up! Good thrower!
Good quality! Throws far! Love this brand!
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Michael
Lexington, US
★★★★★ 4
Almost Perfect
If you’ve ever seen these things, the foldable ones are just as good as the standard ones. I just wish when you folded it up there was a way to lock it into that position. When you unfold it to play, you lock it into place with the orange locking slide so it doesn’t fold up on you. But when you’re done playing and fold it up, there’s no way to lock it into that position, it can keep unfolding if you carry it around with you, plus the orange locking slide keeps sliding up and down. It’s not a huge deal, but they could’ve made it better.
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