Electronic Audio Experiments – The Bard

6300,00 

The Electronic Audio Experiments Bard is a tribute to the underrated Music Man HD130 amplifier, known for its unique combination of a solid-state preamp and a tube power amp. Manufactured from 1974 to 1984, the HD130 produced pristine clean tones and a wide frequency response, making it suitable for both guitar and bass. The Bard captures the essence of this classic amp in a compact overdrive pedal.

Key Features

  • Circuit Design: The Bard’s circuitry is reminiscent of classic 1960s American amplifiers, utilizing op-amps in place of tubes. This design results in clear, sparkly clean tones with a gentle midrange dip thanks to the passive tone stack.
  • Drive Control: Increases gain from clean to medium gain, delivering sounds with a glassy edge. At higher drive settings, the op-amps distort in a way that is distinctly not “tube-like,” reflecting the character of the original HD130.
  • Tone Stack: The tone controls are located before the primary gain stage, allowing players to emphasize specific textures within their overdriven sound. The low control boosts bass frequencies below 300Hz, while the high control enhances treble frequencies between 1kHz and 4kHz.
  • Bright/Normal Switch: This switch alters the treble contouring of the Drive control. In Bright mode, it adds a glassy character at lower drive settings, while in Normal mode, it provides a more balanced tone.
  • Relay Switching: The Bard uses soft-touch relay switching in a true bypass configuration, ensuring that your signal remains unaffected when the pedal is off.

Available on backorder

Description

Specifications

  • Size: 121mm x 66mm x 40mm
  • Bypass: Relay switching with true bypass
  • Input Impedance at 1kHz: 200kΩ
  • Output Impedance at 1kHz: <5kΩ
  • Power Input: 9V DC, center-negative barrel connector
  • Current Draw: 60mA when active

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