EAE Citadel er en klassisk 60-talls preamp, som simulerer det disse klassiske britiske forsterkerne har som egenskap med clean, crunch, overdrive og distortion.
Pedalen er på ingen måte annet enn en sonisk variant av disse modellene, uten at den kloner en spesifikk amp.
Citadel begynte som en variasjon over den klassiske FeT-preamp, via Marsha-preampen, som nå kalles en «Re-plexi-fied» Model T design, hvor en bytter ut klassisk bass, til en mer mid-rangy type stil.
Pedalen virker både som preamp og postamp.
Controls
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Bright Gain: turn clockwise to add gain from the parallel Bright channel, which is voiced for chime and sparkle. Adds bite to the drive tone at higher settings. The bright channel is fully muted when this control is at zero.
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Normal Gain: turn clockwise to add gain from the parallel Normal channel, which has a dark, full-bodied voicing. Higher settings produce a thicker gain sound. The normal channel is fully muted when this control is at zero.
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Bass, Midrange, Treble: 3-band FMV (Fender/Marshall/Vox) style tone stack. Moderately mid scooped and relatively subtle in its operation, but decidedly authentic. Most effective at clean to medium gain settings. For a flatter, more traditional pedal voicing, try Midrange at max with the Bass and Treble at zero.
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Master: sets overall output volume. This control is capable of high volumes to guarantee loud operation at the cleanest settings. Use judiciously!
