We have created for you a rating of the Best 30 Preamps for Acoustic Guitars
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- K&K Trinity Pro Preamp
- Audio Sprockets ToneDexter Acoustic Preamp
- Nux Stageman Floor Preamp
- Headway EDB-2 H.E.
- Schatten Design Mini Pre 2 Acoustic Preamp
- Schatten Design MicroPre Preamp One Channel
- Ovation Preamp-System 708935-A SKM
- L.R.Baggs Venue DI Pedal
- Tech 21 QStrip
- Takamine CTP-3
- BBE Acoustimax
- Fishman Tone AFX DEQ
- T-Rex Soulmate Acoustic
- Takamine CT4BII
- Boss AD-2
- Fishman Platinum Stage Analog Preamp
- Zoom Multi Stomp MS-70 CDR
- Fishman Aura Spectrum DI
- Artec FTE-3
- Boss VE-8 Acoustic Singer
- Harley Benton Custom Line Acoustic Preamp
- Trace Elliot Multipedal TRANSIT-A
- Ovation OP Pro Studio
- Takamine CT4-DX Preamp
- Artec Edge Z
- Artec SE-OE3 Acoustic Outboard EQ
- Ovation OP-PRO Preamp
- Behringer V-Tone Acoustic ADI21
- Artec ETN-4 Preamp
- Schatten Design Mini Pre Acoustic Preamp
1. K&K Trinity Pro Preamp
Two-channel preamplifier
- For amplifying a combination of piezo pickup and condenser microphone
- Controls per channel: bass, midrange, treble, gain and volume
- Phase reverse switch for the microphone channel
2. Audio Sprockets ToneDexter Acoustic Preamp
Effect pedal
- For instruments with a piezo pickup
- Restores the missing corpus sound on an instrument when a piezo pickup is used
- ToneDexter stores WaveMaps from your studio microphone sound, which can be recalled when only the pickup is used
- WaveMaps transform the pickup signal to sound like a microphone – sonorous, resonant and natural
- WaveMaps can be stored with different microphones and positions for each of your instruments
- SD card slot for updates
- Controls: PU Level Trim, Output Level, WaveMap Select, Character Select, Treble, Bass, Notch
- Switch: Phase, Option A/B, DI Fixed/Var
- LED: Input Level, Mute/Tune/Edit
- Boost / edit mode
- Display: LED Display
- Foot-switch: Mute / tune / edit, boost
- Input: 6.3 mm Jack
- Output: 6.3 mm Jack
- Mic input: XLR
- DI Output: XLR
- Headphone output: 6.3 mm Stereo jack
- Effects Loop: 6.3 mm Stereo jack
- Mains adapter connection: Coaxial connector 5.5 x 2.1 mm, negative polarity inside
- Power supply with 9-15 V DC mains adapter
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 160 x 150 x 58 mm
- Includes power supply
Note: Battery operation is not supported.
3. Nux Stageman Floor Preamp
Effect Pedal for Acoustic Guitar
- Acoustic preamp + DI with looper / chorus / reverb and freeze effects
- Knobs: Chorus, Reverb, Notch Filter, Gain, Bass Middle, Treble
- Switches: Piezo / Magnetic, Ground Lift, Scoop / Preamp, Notch Filter On / Off
- LED: Effect On
- Footswitch: Chorus On / Off, Effect On / Off / REC / PLAY / DUB
- Input and output: 6.3 mm jack
- Insert: 6.3 mm jack
- Mains adapter connection: Coaxial connector 5.5 x 2.1 mm, negative polarity inside
- Current consumption: 180 mA
- Power supply with a 9 V DC power adapter (not included – suitable power adapter: Art.409939)
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 105 x 115 x 58 mm
- Weight: 445 g
Note: no battery operation possible
4. Headway EDB-2 H.E.
Headway EDB-2 H.E.; Equaliser Direct Blender, 2 Channel Harmonic Enhancer, Acoustic Pre-Amplifier, EQ’s, D.I, Anti-Feedback, Blender, & Harmonic Enhancer; For Pickups & Microphones via Battery or D.C Powering; with Customer led Expanded Features, now Dual Instrument Accessible; Harmonic Enhanced Analogue Technology with Tuneable added High Harmonics; Twin Channels with two sets of 5 Band Interactive EQ & two Silent Mutes; 48v & 11v Phantom Power To Jack & XLR -Mono & Stereo Inputs, Improved Class “A” Inputs & top Pro Audio Circuit, Producing a huge 32dB of Low Noise Gain; Send & Return FX Loop;, Mono, Stereo or Blended Outputs via Jack & XLR; Tuneable Notch Filter to beat feedback & resonances on either channel, 2 Way Phase Reverse & Earth Lift Switches; Range Switches (HPF) for Guitar, Bass or Violin/Mandolin via each channel; Power Supply included
5. Schatten Design Mini Pre 2 Acoustic Preamp
Preamp
- 2 Channels each with a gain control
- Channel 1 is configured to pre-amplify a pickup
- Channel 2 can amplify both a pickup and a microphone (switching via a built-in switch)
- In condenser microphone mode, up to 9 volts DC voltage is provided
- Input Jack: 1/4″ stereo jack
- Output jack: 1/4″ TS
- Battery life: approx. 2000 hours
- Requires the use of a stereo cable (cable and battery not included!)
6. Schatten Design MicroPre Preamp One Channel
Schatten Design MicroPre Platine Preamp One Channel, Specifications: single channel Jfet preamp, input – single channel in, output – single channel out, input impedance – up to 10 MOhm, output impedance – less than 3.5 KOhm, battery life – 9 volt alkaline battery: 1500 hours, or 2 CR2032 coin cells providing a total of 6 volts: 750 hours (batteries are not included !), size – 1 1/4″ long x 3/4″ wide x 3/16″ thick (28.5mm x 18.5mm x 4.5mm.
7. Ovation Preamp-System 708935-A SKM
Ovation Preamp-System 708935-A SKM; original ovation spare part; Complete preamp system for ovation, with volume and tone controls; Only 1 body hole needed; Very analog warm sounding FET preamp with volume + tone control on tandem potentiometer; As with all old Ovations and the new Glen Campbell Reissue models; With vintage 9-volt metal battery compartment (to be mounted inside the body!); Pluggable connection cable; Output socket with plug connection on the preamp; With all mounting and installation material, without pickup
8. L.R.Baggs Venue DI Pedal
DI Pedal Preamp
- DI Box, equalizer and tuner in pedal format
- Based on Para DI
- 5-Band EQ
- Notch filter
- Phase switch
9. Tech 21 QStrip
Channel strip / preamp
- High-quality channel strip / preamp for acoustic instruments or bass
- 3 different operational modes
- A very high impedance input handles piezos as well as low impedance signals equally well
- The XLR output is capable of driving power amps and can be lowered to 20 dB to, ex., accommodate mic inputs on mixers
- Jack output can be increased by 10 dB to drive power amps or tube amplifiers
- Phantom power via XLR
- Controls for: volume, low, mid 1, mid 2, high, shift 1, shift 2
- Input: 6.3 mm jack
- Output: 6.3 mm jack or XLR with phantom power
- HPF suppresses unwanted frequencies which can occur with direct connections
- LPF can be used as a speaker simulation
- Power supply via 9V battery or AC adapter (not included)
- Robust metal housing
- Suitable power supply: Thomann NT 0910 art. 409939 (not included)
10. Takamine CTP-3
Preamp for acoustic guitars
- Tube technology
- Tube: 12AU7
- 3-band EQ
- Semi parametric midrange
- Volume fader
- Infinitely adjustable Cool Tube effect
- Auto chromatic tuner
- Input for additional pickup
- Battery operation
- Similar dimensions than in Japanese preamps
11. BBE Acoustimax
Effects Pedal
- Especially for the revaluation of acoustic instruments
- The Acoustimax performs a phase correction between three frequency bands to compensate for phase and amplitude distortions in the loudspeaker, thus providing more clarity
- 3-band EQ
- Notch filter
- Tuner output
- Line out
- FX
- Pre / Post DI Box
- Ground lift switch
- Phase changeover switch
- Pad switch
- Hard-Wire Bypass
- Incl. 12 Volt AC power supply
12. Fishman Tone AFX DEQ
Preamp for Acoustic Guitars
- “Soft Knee” compressor circuit
- 4-Band EQ with bass, mid, treble and high-pass filter
- 2 Reverb effects
- 2 Delay effects
- 2 Chorus effects
- Flanger and tremolo effects
- Foot switchable boost function
- Switchable phase reversal
- DI output
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 136 x 241 x 56 mm
Note: A 9 V power supply unit (e.g. article nr 409939) or a 9 V battery is required for operation (both not included).
13. T-Rex Soulmate Acoustic
Multi-effects pedal
- Classic T-Rex effects & stereo looper for acoustic guitar in a compact housing
- Fullband compressor
- Classic warm chorus / detune
- Delay with tap tempo
- High-quality Hall algorithms with shimmer
- Boost (post-effect)
- 3-band EQ
- Automatic feedback suppression
- Integrated chromatic tuner with fast recognition
- Stereo Looper (5 min)
- On / off switch with status LED for each effect
- Expression / Volume pedal input
- Input with gain control
- Stereo L / R output
- Balanced stereo XLR DI-outs
- 12 DC connector
- Measurements: 445 x 60 x 150 mm
- Weight: 2.1 kg
- Incl. 12 V DC power supply
14. Takamine CT4BII
Preamp for Steel-string Guitars
- 3-Band EQ
- Chromatic tuner
- Delivery without installation frames
15. Boss AD-2
Effects Pedal
- Preamp for electro-acoustic guitars
- Acoustic Resonance reproduces the complex resonance characteristics of an unamplified tone
- Ambience adds reverberation that is perfectly optimized especially for acoustic guitars
- Notch filter for feedback control
- Controls: Ambience, Acoustic Resonance and Notch
- Power consumption: 55 mA
- Power supplied via 9 V battery or 9 V DC power supply (coaxial connector – negative polarity inside, not included, corresponding power supply device: Article Nr 409939)
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 73 x 59 x 129 mm
- Weight: 450 g
16. Fishman Platinum Stage Analog Preamp
Fishman Platinum Stage Analog Preamp
- 1 Instrument input: 6.3 mm jack
- 1 Amplifier output: 6.3 mm jack
- 1 Balanced DI output with Pre / Post EQ switch and Auto-Ground-Lift
- 17 V Class A Preamp
- 4-Band tone control with sweep-mids and low-frequency filter
- Phase control
- Volume boost switch with volume control
- Dimensions: 143 x 85 x 30 mm
- Matching power supply: Art.409939 (not included)
17. Zoom Multi Stomp MS-70 CDR
Multi-effects device / pedal
- For electric guitars, acoustic guitars and bass guitars
- 86 Effect types from Chorus, Delay and Reverb spheres/types
- Up to 6 effects at the same time
- 50 Memory slots
- Integrated chromatic tuner
- Stereo inputs and stereo outputs
- USB Connection for updates
- EQ with tuned frequency bands for guitars
- EQ with tuned frequency bands for basses
- Weight: 350 grams without batteries
- Operates via 2 x AA / LR6 batteries or optionally available power supply: Zoom AD-16, Article nr. 105835
- Dimensions (L x W x H). 130.3 x 77.5 x 58.5 mm
18. Fishman Aura Spectrum DI
DI Box
- Highest quality studio microphone simulation with revised AURA technology
- The output of a bridge or soundhole pickup is mixed with one of the many sound images
- 128 Preinstalled AURA sound images for almost any acoustic instrument
- 24-bit A/D/A conversion
- 32-bit internal processing
- Stable, design-oriented metal housing
- Preamp with balanced XLR DI output
- Equipped with volume, blend and image select controls
- 3-Band EQ
- Variable compressor
- Effect loop over FX insert
- Automatic feedback suppression with up to 3 filters and phase switch
- Built-in chromatic tuner with bypass and mute function
- 16 Freely assignable storage spaces
- Images specially adapted to the instrument can be transferred via USB interface from the AURA Image Gallery III software (included)
- Power supply via external DC power supply unit or 9V battery (not included)
- Optional power supply available under article nr 409939
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 134 x 54 x 143 mm
19. Artec FTE-3
Preamp for Acoustic Guitars
- Upper Bout Version 3 Band EQ
- Volume knob
- Battary status indicator
- Voltage over 9 V battery (such as Article Nr 417473 – not included)
- Bass: ±12 dB at 100 Hz
- Middle: ±12 dB at 800 Hz
- Treble: ±12 dB at 3 kHz
- Volume: 0 ~ 10
- 2.5 mm Input socket
- 6.35 mm (1/4″) Output jack with cable
- Power consumption: 0.5 mA
- Colour: Black
- Including output socket
Note: Without pickup!
20. Boss VE-8 Acoustic Singer
Compact Preamp
- With a built-in effects processor for vocalists with acoustic guitars
- Diverse vocal and guitar effects
- Harmonies with up to 4 voices controlled by the guitar signal or manual key settings
- Looper function with 80 seconds of recording time and the ability to loop guitar and vocals independently
- 50 Favourite settings
- Guitar input
- Mic input (with switchable phantom power and mic sens. control)
- AUX input
- Line output
- XLR output with ground lift
- USB connection
- Footswitch connector
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 217 x 65 x 161 mm
- Weight: 1.3 kg
- Power supply via supplied power supply or six AA batteries
21. Harley Benton Custom Line Acoustic Preamp
Professional preamp / DI box for acoustic guitar
- With reverb and chorus
- Volume, Bass, Treble, Gain, Shape, Phase controls
- Ground / lift
- Separate controls for reverb and chorus
- Status LEDs
- Instrument input
- Line input
- Outputs: jack / headphone / balanced DI XLR
- Power supply via 9V battery or 9V DC power supply (not included, suitable power supply available under Art. 409939)
- Power consumption: 110 mA
- Dimensions: 128 x 93 x 58 mm
- Weight: 435 g
22. Trace Elliot Multipedal TRANSIT-A
Multi Pedal
- Backlit controls
- Piezo-Boost switch for passive piezosystems
- Built-in chromatic tuner
- Chorus effect
- Delay effect with tap tempo
- Reverb effect
- Notch filter
- Pre-shape switch for classic TRACE ACOUSTIC sound
- Phase switch
- Input / output level control
- Mono / stereo output
- Dry output
- DI output PRE
- DI output POST
- Groundlift switch
- AUX input
- Headphone output
- Weight 1.18 kg
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 5.84 x 31.2 x 11.4 cm
- Includes carrying case and power supply
23. Ovation OP Pro Studio
Preamp
- For installation in Ovation guitars
- 3 Band EQ, Drive, Gain, Min Expression controls
- Built-in tuner with mute function
- LED Display
- Includes mount
24. Takamine CT4-DX Preamp
2-Channel Preamp
- Connection for second pickup
- 5-Band EQ
- 2 Notch filters
- Built-in tuner
25. Artec Edge Z
Preamp for acoustic guitars
- Upper bout version 3-band EQ
- Presence control
- Volume control
- Phase switch
- Built-in tuner with LCD display
- Battery status indicator
- “Inner Clamp System” (no screws required for installation)
- FLIP-HOOD system to change batteries simple and quick
- Requires 9 V battery
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 90 x 56 x 42 mm
- Colour: Black
- Incl. Output jack
- Without pickup
26. Artec SE-OE3 Acoustic Outboard EQ
Foot Pedal
- Outboard EQ, Preamp and 3 Band Equalizer with extensive adjustment possibilities for acoustic guitars
- Controls: Treble / Middle/ Bass / Volume
- True bypass
- Power supply: 9-volt battery (Article number 409939 – not included)
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 75.5 x 116 x 49 mm
27. Ovation OP-PRO Preamp
Preamp
- Built-in preamplifier for Ovation guitars
- With Gain – Low EQ – MID EQ – High EQ – PRE EQ – Tune – Tuner Display
- Tuner without mute function
- Phantom power and/or battery operation
Note:Not compatible with other Ovation preamp mounts.
28. Behringer V-Tone Acoustic ADI21
Analog Modeling PreampNow the coveted “unplugged” sound is super-favorable! You want the naturally warm and present sound of tube amplifiers? The ADI21 is an analog modeling preamp / effect pedal with direct recording output for acoustic guitars.
Its ultra-musical 3-band EQ with tune-able mid-range is ideal for simple feedback suppression and control of hard-sounding piezo pickups. A high input impedance ensures maximum signal repetition and dynamics. You can use the ADI21 either as a direct recording preamp with tubes / microphone simulation or as an active standard DI box. The output is designed as a 6.3 mm mono jack and as a balanced gold-plated XLR connector. A ground lift switch prevents problems with ground loops, the power supply is via a 9 volt battery or a DC adapter (not included).
- Stompbox with DI recording output for acoustic guitars
- Authentic tube and microphone modeling circuitry provides the natural warmth and presence, removed by microphone acoustic guitar in conjunction with a tube amp
- Ultra-musical 3-band EQ with swept mids for accurate feedback control and to eliminate the harsh harmonics of piezo pickups
- Dual DI mode for either direct recording output with tube / microphone simulation or standard active DI box
- Outputs on 6.3mm TS or balanced, gold-plated XLR connector
- Ground Lift switch
- Runs on 9 V battery or DC adapter (not included)
29. Artec ETN-4 Preamp
Preamp for acoustic guitars
- 4-Band EQ
- Presence control
- Master volume control
- Built-in chromatic tuner
- Slim shape (45 mm width)
- For upper bout mounting
- Battery status indicator
- Dimensions: 90 x 45 x 50 mm
- Output: Mini jack 3.5 mm
- Piezo input: 2.5 mm jack
- Aux input: Mini jack
- Without pickup
30. Schatten Design Mini Pre Acoustic Preamp
External Preamp
- For passive pickups of acoustic guitars, violin, viola, cello, mandolin and similar instruments
- Single-channel preamp and impedance converter
- Gain adjustable from 0 to 20 db
- Power supply: 9 V block battery (not included)
- Battery life: up to 2000 hours
- Includes belt clip
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