Son of Ben Preamp

7 reviews for Son of Ben Preamp

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Rafael Azevedo (verified owner) – January 20, 2020

   Absolutely blown away by this pedal. It sounds just like the benson preamp once you figure out how to bias it correctly. I ended up installing the extra capacitor and the pedal runs a little bit hotter.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Steve Floyd (verified owner) – June 24, 2020

   Great sounding drive with lots of output.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   bjborchert93 (verified owner) – December 6, 2020

   This is a fantastic, really natural/”amp-like” sounding preamp. No diode clipping so it breaks up like an overdriven tube amp would. This one’s going to be a staple for the main pedalboard, I can already tell.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   mjohnmills (verified owner) – January 22, 2022

   Built this for a Benson-appreciating friend with a switch for the hot-mod and he loved it. Dialing in the JFETs with a multimeter was critical to getting it to sound right, but really easy.

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jwyles90 (verified owner) – March 3, 2022

   This thing is awesome! With those JFETs it really does sound incredible, and the biasing wasn’t too difficult thanks to the help of the forum. The build itself is pretty easy too, so give it a shot.

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   simon (verified owner) – May 13, 2022

   This is a great pedal. I don’t have experience with the benson preamp, but this pedal sounds excellent. It has a variety of usable sounds. If you like amplike overdrive than this is a great choice

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   szukalski (verified owner) – September 26, 2022

   Can only echo the other reviews. It’s a lovely pedal and easy to bias. SMD friendly.