A 500 Series Pre with Vintage Tube Character
Looking for vintage tube character in a 500 Series mic preamp? Sweetwater recommends the Fredenstein F609. The warm glow of the F609's VU meter is your first clue to the sonic delights that reside inside. You see, this preamp lets you custom gainstage using its Input and Output Gain controls, for endless tonal variation. The F609 employs two double triodes — an ECC802S and an ECC803S — in a single-wide module. Premium American-made input and output transformers also play a part in this preamp's remarkably fat, smooth, and detailed sound. A 20db pad, polarity reverse, phantom power, a 2-stage highpass filter, and a standby mode complete the feature set. Go ahead — crank the input and dial back the output to drive the '609 into old-school tube distortion. The Fredenstein F609. This is what a rock 'n' roll preamp sounds like.
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Signal chains with vintage flavors on tap
Pair the F609 with Fredenstein's F602 tube compressor for a 1960s-inspired signal path with endless vintage flavors on tap. Mate the '609 with Fredenstein's Artistic Compressor or Artistic Leveller for '70s-style tube mic pre into FET or Opto compressor chains. Mix and match to nail your signature sound.
Fredenstein F609 500 Series Tube Microphone Preamp Features:
- An endless range of vintage tube character
- Employs two double triodes: ECC802S and ECC803S
- Custom gainstage using the Input and Output Gain controls
- Premium American-made input and output transformers
- 20db pad, polarity reverse, phantom power, 2-stage highpass filter, and standby mode
- Requires 500 Series rack capable of supplying 250mA (Bento series racks are recommended)
