Yes I know, everyone says the transformers are a big part of the sound, but I don't care what everyone says, cause proper Neve style transformers are really expensive and large, and I'm not making an overdrive / fuzz pedal with really expensive studio grade transformers known for their low distortion Maybe include some EQ from the Neve, but simplified to keep it pedal friendly.Preferably running at 9v, but I can live with something larger using a charge pump (the Neve runs at 24V).Modify / abuse a Neve preamp so it can be a fuzz or overdrive.I ended up making one of these and boxing it up, and it's pretty cool. On the upside, it did get me interested in what other preamps were out there, and I had much better luck with the Revox A77, which is the same as a Trident A-Range mic preamp. I will try the other amplifier sections and see if I have better luck with that. Came close, but just not worth spending any more time on. Long story short - I couldn't come up with something that I was happy with using the mic preamp stage, so I have walked away from this one for the moment. I kind of went down the Neve rabbit hole with this post, looking at how the channel amplifier works and trying to use the one of the preamp stages as a fuzz / overdrive.
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