After the huge success of the Little Mark Vintage head, marking anew Markbass era, we designed theMARK VINTAGE PRE, a newtube preamppedal, REAL TRUE BYPASS, ready to become a must have tool forpro bass players.MARK VINTAGE PREdelivers a very wide palette of tone options, from modern sounds to vintage ones and many other features to satisfy any needs.
4 band EQ,3-way switchwith preset EQ settings,DRIVEcontrol withtwo types of distortionthat can be mixed with the clean signal thanks to theBLENDcontrol, +6 dBBOOST,AUX-INandHeadphones output,FX send/return,DI-LINE OUTwith a dedicatedtransformerand, starting from an idea suggested by our top artistMarcus Miller, on this pedal we added thedigital outputs RCA(with transformer) andTOSLINKwith sampling rate switch 44.1/48/96KHz, making it theperfect studio toolfor recording bass players.
Astate of the artpiece of gear letting everybody get aquality pro soundeverywhere, fromstudiowork tostageconcerts.
Features
- Tube Preamp
TheMARK VINTAGE PREfeatures a12AX7(ECC83)preamp tube, offeringrichandwarm tone, full ofharmonics.
- A wide range of tonal possibilities
Don’t be fooled by its name and its exquisitelyvintage look, this preamp pedal gives avery wide range of tonal possibilities, frommodernsounds tovintageones.
- 4-band EQ / 3-WAY Switch
Like the Little Mark Vintage head, MARK VINTAGE PRE4 Bands EQsection has anew settingon frequencies center, all tuned to offer apretty balanced tonethat easilycuts in the mix, plus a3-WAY switchwith three useful EQ preset options to get very quickly a realFLATsetting, aCUTone with scooped Mids and enhanced Low and High and anOLDone with scooped High to get an old vintage style tone.
- Two Types of Distortion / Blend Control
The MARK VINTAGE PRE offerstwo types of distortion(that you can select via footswitch). The amount of drive tone, ranging fromcrunchy overdrivetoaggressive distortion, is controlled by theDRIVEpot. TheBLENDcontrol allows to mix theDRIVEtone with theCLEANsignal of the tube preamp. Adding a bit of distortion during a studio recording gives a ‘gorgeous’ bass sound perfectly cutting in the mix; this is one of the tricks often used by professionals during studio recording.
- Boost
TheBOOSTswitch allows you to boost your signal level to+6 dB, to instantly get more headroom whenever you need it, for example it helps you stand out while taking a solo.
- Real DI box
TheBALANCED DI OUTis areal DI box with transformer, it is optimized to givepure,full,rich soundon all frequencies, handling extreme transients without introducing any distortion or coloration.
- Digital Outs
Developed from an idea suggested by our top artistMARCUS MILLERwho was looking for asmall,professional unitforstudio recordings, we featured thedigital outputs RCA(with transformer) andTOSLINKwith sampling rate switch 44.1/48/96KHz, making it theperfect studio toolfor recording bass players. With the MARK VINTAGE PRE you can get aquality pro soundeverywhere, fromstudiowork tostageconcerts.
- Aux IN / Headphone OUT / FX LOOP
The MARK VINTAGE PRE includes aheadphones outputand anaux inputfor connecting an iPod or MP3 player to mix it with your bass sound, allowing you to play and practice discreetly anywhere, anytime. Plus, a send/returnFX loopto interface your favorite stomp boxes and multieffect units.
- True Bypass
This pedal featurestrue bypasscircuit: that means when the MARK VINTAGE PRE is ‘off’, there will be no audio signal quality loss.
Specs
- TUBE:12AX7 (ECC 83)
- INPUT:Impedance 1M, max. voltage 6 Vpp
- OUTPUTS:BALANCED DI OUT with transformer (GND switch)
- DIGITAL OUTPUTS: RCA (with transformer) and TOSLINKwith sampling rate switch 44.1/48/96KHz
- GAIN RANGE:-46 +23 dB
- EQ:LOW: Level 16 dB (Freq. 70Hz) | MID LOW: Level 16 dB (Freq. 400 Hz) | MID HIGH : Level 16 dB (Freq. 2.5 KHz) | HIGH: Level 16 dB (Freq. 10 KHz) | 3-WAY switch (FLAT / CUT / OLD)
- CONTROLS:GAIN | MASTER | DRIVE | BLEND
- SWITCHES:ON/OFF | DRIVE | BOOST
- POWER REQUIREMENT:12VDC | 300mA (power supply included)
- DIMENSIONS (W/D/H):7.6 x 5 x 2.32 | 19.3cm x 12.7cm x 5.9cm
- WEIGHT:1.9 lbs | 840gr
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