In our ever-increasing digital world , even the analog purist guitar players who spend thousands of dollars perfecting rigs full of analog stompboxes , tube amps , and the like , will be using digital technology in one way or another . Whether it be late night practicing or recording with something like a Line 6 POD , capturing their tones to a digital interface , or even using a digital pedal , those ever-powerful ones and zeroes will find a way into their rigs one way or another . Many an enterprising builder and engineer have tried to come up with a way to warm up those digital tones . Zoom began including 12AX7 tubes in its G5 digital multi-FX unit when they first introduced it a number of years back , and many companies who put out digital interfaces for recording take great care to emulate the preamps to sound like the ones within the large format analog consoles of yore . My fellow Tone Reporter Jamie Wolfert also uses a germanium booster before his digital interfaces to warm up his tone with that sweet analog juice .
Paul Sanchez of Red Iron Amps is known for his tube amp prowess . Having played his Mil Spec amplifier , I can personally attest to his knowledge and skill when it comes to
creating glass-powered tone monsters . When Mr . Sanchez approached me with the concept of his Pedal Push-R , I was decidedly interested in taking it for a test run . The Pedal Push-R is designed around a subminiature vacuum tube running at full voltage , to provide a sort of extra tube stage to your pedalboard . It is designed to both warm up your digital pedals , and give your solidstate ones have more tube character . Does it deliver on these promises ? Let ’ s find out .
The Pedal Push-R is an incredibly simple design to wrap your head around . It ’ s got a footswitch on the front
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In our ever-increasing digital world , even the analog purist guitar players who spend thousands of dollars perfecting rigs full of analog stompboxes , tube amps , and the like , will be using digital technology in one way or another . Whether it be late night practicing or recording with something like a Line 6 POD , capturing their tones to a digital interface , or even using a digital pedal , those ever-powerful ones and zeroes will find a way into their rigs one way or another . Many an enterprising builder and engineer have tried to come up with a way to warm up those digital tones . Zoom began including 12AX7 tubes in its G5 digital multi-FX unit when they first introduced it a number of years back , and many companies who put out digital interfaces for recording take great care to emulate the preamps to sound like the ones within the large format analog consoles of yore . My fellow Tone Reporter Jamie Wolfert also uses a germanium booster before his digital interfaces to warm up his tone with that sweet analog juice .
Paul Sanchez of Red Iron Amps is known for his tube amp prowess . Having played his Mil Spec amplifier , I can personally attest to his knowledge and skill when it comes to
creating glass-powered tone monsters . When Mr . Sanchez approached me with the concept of his Pedal Push-R , I was decidedly interested in taking it for a test run . The Pedal Push-R is designed around a subminiature vacuum tube running at full voltage , to provide a sort of extra tube stage to your pedalboard . It is designed to both warm up your digital pedals , and give your solidstate ones have more tube character . Does it deliver on these promises ? Let ’ s find out .
The Pedal Push-R is an incredibly simple design to wrap your head around . It ’ s got a footswitch on the front
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