Petty, to The Beatles have been
recording direct through Neve consoles
forever, with The Beatles’s “Revolution”
fuzz tone being the most famous
example of Neve-derived guitar filth
ever printed on oxide. With its extensive
gain controls, three-band EQ, and
switchable Hi Pass filter, the Colour Box
is full of warm, immediate guitar tone
possibilities, from the conventional to
the highly unorthodox, and its quarterinch and XLR input and output jacks
allow it to be used in a variety of
recording and live situations.
AMT ELECTRONICS SS-11
One of the most impressive dedicated
guitar preamp lines to emerge in
recent years is from AMT Electronics,
a company that originated in Russia in
the early aughts, and has since launched
a USA branch. AMT makes a variety
of preamps and pedals, but its 12AX7
valve-based SS-11A and SS-11B are
incredibly good sounding and featurerich preamplifiers that are ideal for
those that frequently find themselves
recording direct t