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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
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How It Works
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WARNINGS
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Specifications
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Warranty
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Service Information
INTRODUCTION
The V8-G Octal Tube Preamp
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is a very powerful tone machine that is built on the
ideas of circuit minimalism and component quality. The V8 finds its inspiration from
various tube circuits from the '50s and '60s. Octal (8-pin) preamp tubes were used
extensively in the 40's and into the '50s, but they largely lost their popularity to the
advent of the "noval" (9-pin) tubes of the mid-50's. Some guitar companies continued to
use the octals thru the '60s, but eventually most everyone moved over to the smaller,
cheaper 9-pin tubes like the 12AX7 and others.
The V8-G preamp uses a classic "tone-stack" type EQ as found in many classic
amplifiers of the '60s and later. It's a time-proven EQ design that is extremely flexible
and guitar-friendly. We take the classic tone-stack and make a few tweaks of our own
and utilize ultra high grade components to maximize the tone quality and have the ideal
signal path for your instrument, whether it be guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar, etc.
The V8-G preamp is not designed to overdrive. It's a clean machine to the extreme. It
has very high head room and very low harmonic distortion. The octal tubes have an
especially "clean" quality to them as well. If you're needing drive and grit, you'll need to
use your favorite pedals to achieve that, and let the V8 deliver it faithfully on toward the
amplifier. The V8 is entirely hand built in the USA.
Enjoy!