JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage Preamp

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Quick Product Summary The JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage takes one of recording history's most characterful accidental guitar sounds and puts it into a compact pedal. Inspired by plugging a guitar directly into a vintage 424 MKI multitrack recorder and deliberately overloading its input stages, it moves from elastic clean preamp tones through gritty overdrive to compressed, broken-up fuzz. Rather than approximating the idea with a conventional distortion circuit, JHS recreated the original 424 MKI gain architecture using the UPC4570 and NJM4565 op-amps associated with the original design. Gain 1, Gain 2 and Volume correspond to the recorder's Trim, Channel and Master stages, allowing all three to interact as part of the sound. The 424 Gain Stage is equally at home on a pedalboard or recording desk. Alongside its standard ¼-inch output, it provides a balanced XLR direct output and ground lift, allowing its lo-fi preamp colour to be recorded directly into a mixer or audio interface. At A Glance Feature | Details | Brand | JHS Pedals | Model | 424 Gain Stage | Condition | New | Product Type | Preamp / overdrive / distortion / fuzz | Circuit Inspiration | Vintage 424 MKI multitrack recorder | Main Appeal | Direct-to-recorder style saturation and lo-fi gain | Headline Feature | Two interactive gain stages plus balanced XLR DI | Best For | Indie, alternative, garage, lo-fi, recording and experimental guitar | What's Included? ✓ 1 x JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage Pedal ✘ No Additional Accessories Included Fair Deal Quality Control Assessment New effects pedals supplied by Fair Deal Music are checked with practical musicianship in mind, including control operation, switching, connections and general signal performance. The 424 Gain Stage is more than a conventional overdrive, so its complete signal path matters. The two gain stages, Volume control, Bass and Treble EQ, standard output, balanced XLR connection and soft-touch switching all contribute to how the pedal