Genuine All-tube Driven Preamp
Skyrocket your guitar's clean and overdrive signal with The Copper Preamp Pedal from Victory Amplification. Based on their VC35 The Copper amplifier, this preamp is completely tube driven with four internal tubes powering your signal path. This exciting, unconventional overdrive box is designed for a wide variety of guitarists — it even crams in three optional bass modes. Switch to treble boost for brighter attacks, or personalize your own tones by utilizing its 3-band EQ. Try out The Copper's "Amp-Through" mode, which essentially adds two new channels to your amp to drive your own creative and unprecedented amp combinations, all while staying separate from your original amp's front end. If you prefer, The Copper's remote switching allows you to keep your preamp safe and engage it offstage. Speaking of the stage, The Copper was built to endure the road courtesy of Victory Amps' extensive steel chassis construction.
All-tubes, all-star clarity
Here at Sweetwater, we know guitarists crave tube tone, and The Copper puts true tube tone right on your pedalboard. Being the first of its kind to use four valves inside of a pedal to drive a signal, Victory Amps made sure that The Copper Preamp didn't miss a single beat while harnessing that warm valve sound. The belly of the beast has one EC900 and three CV4014 valves running at high plate voltage to drive it. Count irritating electric hum and unwanted distortion out of the equation, and bask in the The Copper Preamp's analog clarity.
A masterful workstation with depth
Victory Amps left no shortage of sound-shaping controls on The Copper Preamp. Your 3-band EQ comes with a master tone knob, optimally arrayed so that you can lock down just the right balance of brightness, muddiness, and midrange. At the top of the pedal you'll find your standard gain control and master volume, and The Copper also provides a master for your treble boost to maximize its vibrant cut. Engage any one of Victory Amps' three bass modes to switch between full bass with slight cut, global cut, and global full bass sound. And if you're seeking external effects from your amp, The Copper's FX loop send/return jacks aid in bypassing your amp's front end for customization of an even more unique sound experience.
Build your own 3-channel amp FX chain
The Copper Preamp introduces an exciting concept for guitarists wanting to venture into sound building through multiple amp FX loops. Victory Amplifications identifies this as "Amp-Through" mode, essentially bypassing the front end of your amplifier while the pedal is switched on. This process allows The Copper Preamp to access your amp's FX loop while also opening up two additional channels that can be similarly routed to other available amps of your choice. For example, say you want to pair the FX loop on your amp with one on a separate rig, while also exhibiting the front end sound of a third amplifier — Victory Amps lets you do this, all through the power of tubes! Get creative and bridge gaps between FX loops you've always wondered about combining.
Victory Amplification V4 The Copper Preamp Pedal Features
- Powered by one EC900 and 3 CV4014 tubes
- 3-band EQ with master tone control for detailed shaping
- Treble boost with separate master volume for vivid lead cuts
- 3-position bass mode selector to access fullness and global cut
- FX loop channels for unique amp bypass and customization
- "Amp-Through" mode for multiplying amp FX channels
- Bypass to minimize signal degradation in your effects chain
- Remote switching allows you to engage the pedal from a separate location
- Steel chassis for maximum valve protection
