{"product_id":"catalinbread-airstrip-console-pre","title":"Catalinbread Airstrip Console Pre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Trident A-Range console dominated the UK recording scene in the late ‘60s to early ‘80s, due in part to just how good it made things sound. The heart of the beast consists of a discrete germanium-and-transformer-equipped preamp that can be adjusted to suit all tastes, from the tones of Lou Reed to the fuzzy freakouts of Frank Zappa. And of course, when pushed, console preamps distort, saturate and heave, dripping with harmonics and other desirable tonal artifacts. Our Airstrip distills these legendary tones into a stompbox-sized console preamp with a handful of extras on offer. A discrete op-amp based on a vintage UREI design pushes the front end of the console into blissful gain if you want it. On the back end, a tasteful treble filter sets the luminosity of the pre to suit your rig and a specially-selected transformer adds a touch of iron to the signal. Capable of every gain sound imaginable from warm, “mastered”-style cleans to gnarly collapsing fuzz, the Airstrip puts the mixing desk on your pedalboard in a much more manageable package.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eControls-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pf-c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pf-type=\"Column\" class=\"sc-djTQOc gLxCly pf-66_\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-iaJahb lhtKFo pf-67_ pf-text-1\" data-pf-type=\"Paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan data-pf-type=\"Text\" class=\"sc-kuVMvl bBmUMO pf-69_\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePUSH:\u003c\/b\u003e This is where the Airstrip goes from a mild-mannered enhancer to a collapsing wall of fuzz with one simple twist. Push governs the gain of a discrete op-amp, based on an old UREI design, which slams the front end of the console preamp. At its minimum value, the op-amp has unity gain and doesn’t affect the operation of the preamp. When the knob is increased, it is highly interactive with the Trim control. When both are set to maximum, the sound transforms into molten fuzz that ducks in between notes for a very cool swell effect. Try turning this knob with Trim set low for a different flavor of distortion!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-iaJahb lhtKFo pf-70_ pf-text-1\" data-pf-type=\"Paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan data-pf-type=\"Text\" class=\"sc-kuVMvl bBmUMO pf-72_\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVOLUME:\u003c\/b\u003e Keeping both Trim and Push controls at their minimum settings and cranking this knob offers a superb and very loud clean boost with a tailored tonal profile that makes your guitar sound pre-mastered right out of the box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pf-c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pf-type=\"Column\" class=\"sc-djTQOc gLxCly pf-73_\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pf-type=\"Image\" class=\"sc-gtJxSR bxYmmE pf-74_ pf-image-1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/1873\/0628\/files\/airstrip_nobg-small.png?v=1734379274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/1873\/0628\/files\/airstrip_nobg-small.png?v=1734379274 1536w\" width=\"897\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"airstrip_nobg-small.png__PID:adf44a12-360b-4798-8a26-6663fac7aca9\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pf-type=\"Image\" class=\"sc-gtJxSR bxYmmE pf-74_ pf-image-1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"sc-kBRnVi iJhfkH pf-80_ pf-text-1\" data-pf-type=\"Paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan data-pf-type=\"Text\" class=\"sc-dAFaGQ ghivjN pf-82_\"\u003ePower Supply- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-pf-type=\"Text\" class=\"sc-dAFaGQ ghivjN pf-82_\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Airstrip accepts a center-negative DC power supply at anything between 9 and 24 volts. The more voltage you give it, the more headroom, volume and clarity you will get. Please do not use any adapter deviating from the above (AC, center-positive, voltage under 9 or above 24), you will let the smoke out, possibly permanently damaging the pedal, but definitely damaging your warranty. It’s not a good time!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Catalinbread","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52482889679131,"sku":null,"price":22450.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/1905\/1035\/files\/CatalinbreadAirstripConsolePreFront.png?v=1783423622","url":"https:\/\/stompbox.in\/products\/catalinbread-airstrip-console-pre","provider":"Stompbox.in","version":"1.0","type":"link"}