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Little Devil Pre Amp

The Chandler Limited Little Devil Preamp is a discrete, transformer balanced 500 Series module that combines Wade Goeke's designs with recording studio favorites of the past.

The Class A gain stage sounds like no other design we've done. It's big, yet open and full of life. Just about any parameter of the sound is changeable including the ability to change both the Feedback and Bias of the amplifier. The Feedback control increases harmonics thousands of times over the range of the control. The nature of clipping and distortion also changes and ranges from soft Class A clipping to super soft gushy tube type. The sounds range from a very colored and "overbiased" tone to a gently colored and "in your face" tone.

Other features of the Little Devil Pre include High and Low input impedance; transformer balanced line in for using the Devil as a color box on mixes or tracks; low cut; bright switch and more! This unit has no power-up issues with lunchboxes and rack systems.

All Chandler 500 series units have now been tested and proven to have no power issues in the following racks: API 500V 10-slot with L200 PSU; API 500-6B Lunchbox; API 500-6B HC “new version” Lunchbox; BAE 11-slot with power one supply; BAE 6-slot portable with power one supply; BAE 6-slot with Avedis designed supply; A-Designs 2-slot; Purple Sweet 10; and Empirical Labs 2-slot.

VIDEOS

HEARD ON

Courtney Love – “You Know My Name / Wedding Day”

TG2-500 Pre Amp (Bass Guitar), Germ 500 MKII Pre Amp (Bass Guitar), Curve Bender (Drums - Kick), Zener Limiter (Drums - RM), TG Channel MKII (Drums - OH, Guitars), GAV19T Guitar Amplifier (Guitars), Little Devil Pre Amp & Little Devil EQ (Guitars & GTR Synth DI) - Michael Beinhorn

Avett Brothers – The Carpenter

Grammy Nominated Album: Curve Bender on Mix Bus, TG1 Limiter, Little Devil Pre-Amp, Germanium Tone Control, Germanium Drive, Little Devil Colored Boost (Ryan Hewitt)

USERS

TESTIMONIALS

Ryan Hewitt (The Luimineers, Avett Brothers, Red Hot Chili Peppers)

"I love the Devil! First it was the Devil EQ and compressor, now the preamp and insane boost pedal! I tried the preamp on kick and snare comparing to some of my other favorites and it came out on top by a wide margin. Everyone in the room wanted a pair. I don't know how Wade does it, but with volumes matched between different preamps, the Devil just sounds . . . MORE! Great low end. Adjustable attitude with the feedback control . . . and that bright switch! Perfect to liven up a 57 or a ribbon mic."

Michael Wagener

"I don't know how you did it, but this mic pre has a superb clarity, but still tons of character and it has a great mid-range punch without losing bottom or top end, which could make it my top choice for electric guitars (right now it's the TG-2, so it would at least stay in the family). The feedback control lets you add more harmonic content to the sound and push it way forward. The bright switch opens up a vocal track really nicely. Tried it on electric guitar and vocals so far, which is quite a spectrum for a mic pre, and it kicks butt on both. Awesome box. Man, you did it again. It's amazing how your stuff always stands out from the crowd. Everything's got its own distinct sound and it totally hits my taste. You are creating the "modern vintage"! Plug it in and it makes you feel better, no kidding (I used to have to listen to Back in Black to make me feel better). Great job, Wade."

Shawn Dealey, Engineer, Counting Crows

"I used the Devil pre on electric guitar, comparing it to 1073s, 312s and TG-2s. It sounded amazing, super open sounding, and full low end. The feedback control was awesome, added serious mojo to the sound. I am a huge fan of all of the other pres Wade makes, but this one might take the cake! I cannot wait to get my hands on another one or 4! It would make a rad channel strip combined with the Little Devil EQ and Compressor.”

Stuart Niven, Sweetwater Sound

"I have tried the pre on acoustic and electric guitars and vocals. All outstanding! The highs are so silky and the mids and lows are creamy yet tight! The Devil pre sounds amazing, Wade. I compared it to a few I have and mine just pale in comparison. It seriously has to be one of the best preamps that I have heard."

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DOCUMENTS & DOWNLOADS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Circuit Type	Class A, Discrete, Silicon Transistor
Channels	Mono
Feature Set	Gain: Max 66.5db, continuous Feedback & Bias Input Impedance: 1200/300Ω (Ohms), switchable Input: Mic/Line switchable Mic— Transformer balanced, Impedance: 1200/300Ω (Ohms) Line— Transformer balanced, Impedance: 10kΩ (Ohms) Output control Low Cut Bright mode D/I 1/4" mono Phantom Power: +48V, switchable Phase (Polarity): 0/180º, switchable
I/O	500 Series format (frame dependent)
Power	500 Series format: +/-16VDC Max. current draw: +16V @ +105mA / -16V @ -70mA