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Created May 31, 2025
Last modified October 30, 2025
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Summary

2-Stage guitar preamp powered by a single 9-volt battery,


Description

2-stage guitar preamp powered by a single 9V battery. Controls Include: Input Attenuation enable switch (Attenuate or Direct), Attenuation control, Input Gain, Drive, Output Gain, Volume. No tone controls. Frequency Range 80 Hz to 12.5 kHz. Maximum Gain +25 dBV @ 500 Hz. For 6-string guitar in standard tuning. As is, this is a medium-gain circuit for signal boosting. For increasing Gain sufficient to use as an overdrive, raise values of both Gain pots to 250k each, resulting in possible Maximum Gain of +39 dBV.


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