Benson Amps Germanium Preamp Pedal

A Germanium Spin on Benson Amp’s Classic Preamp Pedal The Benson Amps Germanium Preamp Pedal answers a simple question: What if Benson Amp’s modern-classic Preamp pedal featured the warm, dynamic, and utterly vintage-tinged sound of a germanium gain stage? Unsurprisingly, the answer is “incredible,” as the Benson Amps Germanium Preamp pedal offers a richer and less gain-heavy flavor compared to its FET-transistor-equipped predecessor. Besides this pedal’s Germanium-based gain stage — borrowed from Benson Amps’ Germanium Boost pedal — the Germanium Preamp is nearly identical to the standard Preamp pedal, delivering the same pleasing EQ and decidedly amp-like playing experience that’s made the Preamp pedal a perennial hit among Sweetwater’s overdrive obsessives.