Effectrode BlackBird Preamp | A Tube Amp in a Pedal 👀

The Blackbird is a 2 channel, tube-driven preamp.
Essentially, Effectrode stuffed the front end of a tube amp into a pedal!

The Blackbird can sit in front of your amp: putting two additional channels at your disposal.
Each channel offers its own bass, middle and treble EQ controls.

The pedal’s first channel serves up Blackface-inspired clean tones.
The Clean channel is beautifully warm and glassy sounding!

The Drive channel, meanwhile, is all about distortion and sustain.
This channel is based on the Dumble amps used by legends like SRV and Santana.
The Classic / Creamy toggle provides 2 distinct voices: one's smooth, the other's grittier and meaner.

In this demo, Stu is running into a Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature.
He’s using the cab sim from a Tone King Ironman II attenuator.

Jump around to specific parts of the demo:
00:00 - Southbound (Strat is on the Clean channel, Les Paul is on the Classic mode of the Gain channel, SG is on the Creamy mode of the Gain channel).
03:15 - Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature Dry Tone.

Clean Channel
03:36 - Checking out the Volume control with a Strat.
04:42 - Going through the range of the Bass knob.
05:24 - Going through the range of the Middle knob.
06:00 - Going through the range of the Treble knob.
07:07 - Checking out the Volume control with a Les Paul.
07:58 - Dry tone of the Two-Rock with a Les Paul.

Drive Channel
08:20 - Checking out the range of the Gain knob in Classic mode.
09:29 - Checking out the Volume control.
10:17 - Going through the EQ controls.
11:45 - Switching from Classic to Creamy.
11:50 - Checking out the range of the Gain knob in Creamy mode.
12:17 - Scooped mids high gain tones.
12:43 - Checking out the Pre-Emphasis toggle switch.
13:39 - Using the Drive channel with a Telecaster.

Running Direct with the Balanced Output
14:30 - Running the Blackbird direct into Pro Tools and comparing the direct, EQ, and amp sim tones.
16:46 - Checking out the range of the Gain knob with a Strat (plugged back into the Two-Rock).

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