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They are set up in the ubiquitous 60s circular fuzz topology, and tuned for good sound, and include some additional oddities aimed at solving the issues that prevent more widespread use of Germanium devices.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003eTHE FIRST FUZZ PEDAL WITH AUTOMATIC THERMAL BIAS TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe bias of the transistors in this pedal is automatically regulated by a circuit that GENTLY warms the transistors to a preset operating point using analog components, and ensures a consistent sound, no matter the external temperature. When the LED is orange, the transistors are warming up to increase their hFE (transistor gain) and to shift the bias point to the correct voltage. When the LED turns green, the warmer is off because the correct bias and hFE have been set. Expect the LED to toggle back and forth every so often while the pedal is on…that is how you know its working. The heaters will warm the transistors enough to still be effective on a sunny stage, but far cooler than anything that would harm the transistors. This pedal is designed to operate between freezing and 100 degree F but might still sound fine outside this range. There are two colors: Studio Black is not meant for direct sunlight, Solar White is fine with it. There is a 20 degrees F difference between a black pedal and a white pedal in direct sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_1\"\u003eINPUT IMPEDANCE\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe low input impedance of the classic two transistor germanium fuzz circuit is both a blessing and a curse….a blessing because it can yield a tight sparkly clean tone when guitar volume is rolled down, and a curse because it sounds nasty (in a bad way) if there are buffers or pedals before it in a signal chain. Benson Amps went to some extremes to keep the blessing and lose the curse.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThey have installed a Class A buffer in the very input of the Germanium Fuzz. This buffer feeds a Jack Orman style passive pickup simulator circuit (an audio transformer set up as an inductor, a resistor, and a capacitor). These two additions make compatibility with other pedals possible without losing the desired sound. After the pickup simulator circuit, they have added an \"Impedance\" control, which simulates rolling down the guitar volume to get that tight sparkly sound without adjusting your guitar volume, which you can still do and still sounds great. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_2\"\u003eGAIN RANGE\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe circuit has been tuned to be used as a rich sounding clean boost, an overdrive, all the way up to an aggressive fuzz with some octave overtones. It will sound different, and I think more useful, than the classic versions. There are many colors of tone available with the impedance and gain controls…they are very interactive. This is meant as a \"pretty\" fuzz a-la 60\/70s classic rock\/psychedelic rock. It is not a splatty, harsh experimental fuzz and more often sounds like an overdrive or distortion until the gain is turned all the way up, and the impedance is turned down.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_3\"\u003eINTERNAL TRIMMER\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePlease don’t turn the internal trimmer. It is precisely set at the factory. Turning the trimmer voids the warranty. The correct trimmer position is marked in case you get one used where a tone lord hath already turnt it.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_4\"\u003ePOWER SUPPLY\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis pedal is for use only with a 9VDC Boss-style center negative power supply. There is no battery. Please do not subject this pedal to more than 9VDC or the pedal or power supply could be destroyed. This pedal draws less than 100 mA when the heater is engaged, and far less than that when it is off. It will pull those 100 mA instantaneously, which most power supplies have no issue with. 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They are set up in the ubiquitous 60s circular fuzz topology, and tuned for good sound, and include some additional oddities aimed at solving the issues that prevent more widespread use of Germanium devices.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003eTHE FIRST FUZZ PEDAL WITH AUTOMATIC THERMAL BIAS TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe bias of the transistors in this pedal is automatically regulated by a circuit that GENTLY warms the transistors to a preset operating point using analog components, and ensures a consistent sound, no matter the external temperature. When the LED is orange, the transistors are warming up to increase their hFE (transistor gain) and to shift the bias point to the correct voltage. When the LED turns green, the warmer is off because the correct bias and hFE have been set. Expect the LED to toggle back and forth every so often while the pedal is on…that is how you know its working. The heaters will warm the transistors enough to still be effective on a sunny stage, but far cooler than anything that would harm the transistors. This pedal is designed to operate between freezing and 100 degree F but might still sound fine outside this range. There are two colors: Studio Black is not meant for direct sunlight, Solar White is fine with it. There is a 20 degrees F difference between a black pedal and a white pedal in direct sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_1\"\u003eINPUT IMPEDANCE\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe low input impedance of the classic two transistor germanium fuzz circuit is both a blessing and a curse….a blessing because it can yield a tight sparkly clean tone when guitar volume is rolled down, and a curse because it sounds nasty (in a bad way) if there are buffers or pedals before it in a signal chain. Benson Amps went to some extremes to keep the blessing and lose the curse.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThey have installed a Class A buffer in the very input of the Germanium Fuzz. This buffer feeds a Jack Orman style passive pickup simulator circuit (an audio transformer set up as an inductor, a resistor, and a capacitor). These two additions make compatibility with other pedals possible without losing the desired sound. After the pickup simulator circuit, they have added an \"Impedance\" control, which simulates rolling down the guitar volume to get that tight sparkly sound without adjusting your guitar volume, which you can still do and still sounds great. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_2\"\u003eGAIN RANGE\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe circuit has been tuned to be used as a rich sounding clean boost, an overdrive, all the way up to an aggressive fuzz with some octave overtones. It will sound different, and I think more useful, than the classic versions. There are many colors of tone available with the impedance and gain controls…they are very interactive. This is meant as a \"pretty\" fuzz a-la 60\/70s classic rock\/psychedelic rock. It is not a splatty, harsh experimental fuzz and more often sounds like an overdrive or distortion until the gain is turned all the way up, and the impedance is turned down.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_3\"\u003eINTERNAL TRIMMER\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePlease don’t turn the internal trimmer. It is precisely set at the factory. Turning the trimmer voids the warranty. The correct trimmer position is marked in case you get one used where a tone lord hath already turnt it.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch3 id=\"toc_4\"\u003ePOWER SUPPLY\u003c\/h3\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis pedal is for use only with a 9VDC Boss-style center negative power supply. There is no battery. Please do not subject this pedal to more than 9VDC or the pedal or power supply could be destroyed. 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Benson also increased the input headroom (even a normal guitar signal will drive a germanium transistor into unwanted input distortion without some tweaks) and increased the input impedance (a BJT transistor would normally thin out bass frequencies and interact negatively with whatever flows into it).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a germanium clean boost where you can utilize a germanium transistor without the weird artifacts that were previously accepted as part of the deal - temperature sensitivity, drift, and suboptimal input impedance and headroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIt takes about 10 seconds when the boost is first powered up for the error correction circuit to bias the germanium transistor. After that it gets interesting. You can hear how it makes guitar signals sound more musical... even when set at the same volume as the bypassed tone. It seems to bring out the attack of the guitar while simultaneously smoothing out notes, like a compressor, but different. It's hard to describe. It appears to cut the bad parts of a signal and enhance the good. It is killer on bass. It helps acoustic guitar pickups sound more natural. And of course it’ll push your amp into a frenzy.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003ePOWER SUPPLY\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis pedal is for use only with a 9VDC Boss-style center negative power supply. 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Don’t turn the internal trimmer, that's it...\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLike the Germanium Fuzz before it, the Stonk Box attempts to take a classic 1960s fuzz design, and bring the sound into the modern world without bringing any along the flaws and inconsistencies of the original. In this case, Benson have set their eyes on the MK1 fuzz (itself a modified version of the very first fuzz pedal). They kept the original controls (FILTER and VOLUME), and added a TONE control and a TRIM control to expand the palette of sounds available. Buffer and pedal order friendly. The original circuit is considered one of the hardest of the classic fuzzes to get right because of the difficulty in transistor selection... with Benson's patented technology they can do it easily and consistently... for the first time ever!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003eAUTOMATIC THERMAL BIAS TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe bias of the transistors in this pedal is automatically regulated by a circuit that GENTLY warms the Germanium transistors (2N404 OR 2N527) to a preset operating point using analog components, and ensures a consistent sound, no matter the external temperature. When the LED is amber, the transistors are warming up to increase their hFE (transistor gain) and to shift the bias point to the correct voltage. When the LED turns green, the warmer is off because the correct bias and hFE have been set. Expect the LED to toggle back and forth every so often while the pedal is on...that is how you know its working. 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When turned down it will take away gain, bass frequency response, and will bring in to a gentle dynamic expander type effect (where quiet notes will be quieter than normal, the opposite of a compressor) TRIM and FILTER are interactive and there are many different flavors of fuzz and distortion to dial in. This pedal will not clean all the way up, even at low trim volumes there will be some distortion (in a nice way). This control will crackle a bit when turned, since there is some DC across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLow pass filter at the end of the circuit, carefully designed to act almost like a tilt EQ to balance the bright attack and full body of the sound, made possible by the original circuit being WAY brighter than the bypassed guitar signal.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVOLUME\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBenson have taken the training wheels off so you can push the front end of your amp into sonic madness (if you want). NOTE: this user-beware approach can also lead to settings with a high noise floor. Please remember, this is a crazy and primitive fuzz at its heart...not a piece of pristine recording equipment. Let’s just say there were good reasons for the next four historic revisions of this particular product. If you are concerning people with a high level of hiss and noise, that’s a feature not a bug. It’s fuzz.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_2\"\u003eINTERNAL TRIMMER\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePlease don’t turn the internal trimmer. It is precisely set at the Benson factory. Turning the trimmer voids the warranty. The correct trimmer position is marked in case you get one used where a tone lord hath already turnt it.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_3\"\u003ePOWER SUPPLY\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis pedal is for use only with a 9vdc Boss syle center negative power supply...There is no battery. Please do not subject this pedal to more than 9vdc or the pedal or power supply could be destroyed. This pedal draws less than 100ma when the heater is engaged, and far less than that when it is off. It will pull those 100ma instantaneously, which most power supplies have no issue with. With substandard or non standard power supplies it is possible the pedal will start oscillating madly at the heater threshold, where the LED changes, in which case may you might want to use a current doubler cable, or switching to a higher rated power output.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benson Amps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44450935046247,"sku":"191333","price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/8848\/5479\/files\/benson-stonk-box_191333_1_33089c13-689a-4e89-9af8-0f1342f1b58b.jpg?v=1787095165"},{"product_id":"benson-amps-stonk-box-overdrive-fuzz-pedal-demo-deal-open-box","title":"Benson Amps Stonk Box Overdrive\/Fuzz Pedal (Demo Deal)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eBenson Amps Stonk Box\u003c\/strong\u003e is the second Automatic Thermally Bias fuzz pedal, so after plugging it into power (9 VDC only), it will take 2-3 minutes on average to sound correct. The color of the LED indicator light might change. Don’t turn the internal trimmer, that's it...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the Germanium Fuzz before it, the Stonk Box attempts to take a classic 1960s fuzz design, and bring the sound into the modern world without bringing any along the flaws and inconsistencies of the original. In this case, Benson have set their eyes on the MK1 fuzz (itself a modified version of the very first fuzz pedal). They kept the original controls (FILTER and VOLUME), and added a TONE control and a TRIM control to expand the palette of sounds available. Buffer and pedal order friendly. The original circuit is considered one of the hardest of the classic fuzzes to get right because of the difficulty in transistor selection... with Benson's patented technology they can do it easily and consistently... for the first time ever!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003eAUTOMATIC THERMAL BIAS TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bias of the transistors in this pedal is automatically regulated by a circuit that GENTLY warms the Germanium transistors (2N404 OR 2N527) to a preset operating point using analog components, and ensures a consistent sound, no matter the external temperature. When the LED is amber, the transistors are warming up to increase their hFE (transistor gain) and to shift the bias point to the correct voltage. When the LED turns green, the warmer is off because the correct bias and hFE have been set. Expect the LED to toggle back and forth every so often while the pedal is on...that is how you know its working. The heaters will warm the transistors enough to still be effective on a summer stage, but far cooler than anything that would harm the transistors. This pedal is designed to operate between freezing and 100F but might still sound fine outside this range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_1\"\u003eCONTROLS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRIM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGain control right before the two amplifying germanium transistors...turned all the way up is how the stock design is all the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFILTER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManipulates both the gain and the bias point of the first gain stage. When turned down it will take away gain, bass frequency response, and will bring in to a gentle dynamic expander type effect (where quiet notes will be quieter than normal, the opposite of a compressor) TRIM and FILTER are interactive and there are many different flavors of fuzz and distortion to dial in. This pedal will not clean all the way up, even at low trim volumes there will be some distortion (in a nice way). 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In other words, let’s not assume the aforementioned aliens have glitchy spaceships.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_4\"\u003eWOW THE NARRATIVE\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe design process was characteristically obsessive and obliquely dysfunctional - lots of bright people in the industry left their mark in one way or another! Special shout outs to Jack Deville, Bryan Sours and John Snyder. Lessee... after dutifully slogging through the modern bucket brigade scene for a while, Benson found their paradise in the form of the ubiquitous PT2399. Turns out, when you treat it well, you can get a great sounding delay with a massive range out of it. Benson utilized a combination of gooey compander chip, analog filtering, and careful gain staging (amp designers are decent at that).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_5\"\u003eTHE MENU\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTo access LFO waveform and tap division menu, hold down BYPASS for two seconds, then tap TAP\/ HOLD once. 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That’s the heart of the thing, the whole point. With a 30ms-1250ms range, the Benson Delay goes fast enough to do chorus, vibrato and slapback, and slow enough to create blurred and haunted soundscapes, with a whole spectrum of warbly musical sounds in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003eALIENS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHold down the tap knob to boost feedback for some self oscillation! Perfect for holding notes out, and especially for making alien invasion noises in tandem with the time knob (within a toe’s reach). Works when the feedback knob is up a bit. Does not introduce unwanted clicking sounds into the signal path. Adjustable via internal trim pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_1\"\u003eWARBLE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Low Frequency Oscillator has a tremendous range of both speed and depth, as well as sine, square and random waveforms. 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Don’t turn the internal trimmer, that's it...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the Germanium Fuzz before it, the Stonk Box attempts to take a classic 1960s fuzz design, and bring the sound into the modern world without bringing any along the flaws and inconsistencies of the original. In this case, Benson have set their eyes on the MK1 fuzz (itself a modified version of the very first fuzz pedal). They kept the original controls (FILTER and VOLUME), and added a TONE control and a TRIM control to expand the palette of sounds available. Buffer and pedal order friendly. The original circuit is considered one of the hardest of the classic fuzzes to get right because of the difficulty in transistor selection... with Benson's patented technology they can do it easily and consistently... for the first time ever!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003eAUTOMATIC THERMAL BIAS TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bias of the transistors in this pedal is automatically regulated by a circuit that GENTLY warms the Germanium transistors (2N404 OR 2N527) to a preset operating point using analog components, and ensures a consistent sound, no matter the external temperature. When the LED is amber, the transistors are warming up to increase their hFE (transistor gain) and to shift the bias point to the correct voltage. When the LED turns green, the warmer is off because the correct bias and hFE have been set. Expect the LED to toggle back and forth every so often while the pedal is on...that is how you know its working. 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This control will crackle a bit when turned, since there is some DC across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLow pass filter at the end of the circuit, carefully designed to act almost like a tilt EQ to balance the bright attack and full body of the sound, made possible by the original circuit being WAY brighter than the bypassed guitar signal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVOLUME\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenson have taken the training wheels off so you can push the front end of your amp into sonic madness (if you want). NOTE: this user-beware approach can also lead to settings with a high noise floor. Please remember, this is a crazy and primitive fuzz at its heart...not a piece of pristine recording equipment. Let’s just say there were good reasons for the next four historic revisions of this particular product. 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STORKN B0ks is a confused\/confusing and vaguely nordic mashup of \"Stonk Box\" and \"Torn.\" It utilizes Benson's automatic thermal bias, so after plugging it into power (9V DC only), it will take 2-3 minutes on average to sound correct. The color of the LED indicator light might change. Don’t turn the internal trimmer. \r\nThe STORKN B0ks started as a tweaked version of the Stonk Box, Benson's heavily modified version of a Tone Bender mk1 Fuzz. When designing the Stonk, they reached out to David to help, since he is one of the most famous and discerning users of that original 60s circuit. He requested more bass on tap, mostly for amplifying the sub frequencies of his down tuned guitars, so Benson added a variable bass control, that effectively fades between the thinned out bass sound of the first version of the Zonk Machine (what the Stonk comes with stock), and the wide open sound of the mk1. 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It seems to bring out the attack of the guitar while simultaneously smoothing out notes, like a compressor, but different. It's hard to describe. It appears to cut the bad parts of a signal and enhance the good. It is killer on bass. It helps acoustic guitar pickups sound more natural. And of course it’ll push your amp into a frenzy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003ePOWER SUPPLY\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pedal is for use only with a 9VDC Boss-style center negative power supply. 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It features appropriate effects like a gain boost, a spring reverb, a \"room\" control and an analog cab sim for direct recording or silent stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBenson The Amp also shares many of the great features of The Amp series including a studio quality line output with cabinet simulation, pedal level output, speaker output, headphone output and universal power.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_0\"\u003eCONTROLS FOR SUBTLE TO BIG TONE CHANGES\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe BASS and TREBLE controls are from the Benson Chimera and Monarch preamp which are known for sounding good and useful at every setting. There are no wrong places to put them. Big changes can sound subtle but upon further inspection can yield big differences in tonality and feel. They've been tuned to work for any guitar or instrument you choose put through them. The VOLUME control on Benson The Amp might break up sooner than you might be accustomed to. You can achieve natural tube breakup by setting VOLUME at higher settings and backing down the OUTPUT to normalize the volume level. If distortion is not wanted or needed, simply turn the VOLUME level down and turn the OUTPUT up to compensate for volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_1\"\u003eREVERB AND ROOM EFFECT\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eREVERB is a DSP spring reverb sound developed especially for Benson\/Milkman by Keeley Electronics. REVERB is foot-switchable on the top of the unit. The ROOM effect gives life to direct recording or guitar on silent stages. It mimics the early reflections from an amp sound in a nice room or studio and livens up the signal and improves the feeling of playing guitar without the benefit of a cranked speaker behind you. There are internal trim pots (behind the right wood side panel) to change this reflection time to achieve a slower slap back effect. 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They've been tuned to work for any guitar or instrument you choose put through them. The VOLUME control on Benson The Amp might break up sooner than you might be accustomed to. You can achieve natural tube breakup by setting VOLUME at higher settings and backing down the OUTPUT to normalize the volume level. If distortion is not wanted or needed, simply turn the VOLUME level down and turn the OUTPUT up to compensate for volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_1\"\u003eREVERB AND ROOM EFFECT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREVERB is a DSP spring reverb sound developed especially for Benson\/Milkman by Keeley Electronics. REVERB is foot-switchable on the top of the unit. The ROOM effect gives life to direct recording or guitar on silent stages. It mimics the early reflections from an amp sound in a nice room or studio and livens up the signal and improves the feeling of playing guitar without the benefit of a cranked speaker behind you. There are internal trim pots (behind the right wood side panel) to change this reflection time to achieve a slower slap back effect. If the room effect is not wanted or needed you can adjust the setting to a standard slap back delay. Even though ROOM is intended to integrate with the cab sim output, it is also available to come out of the speaker cabinet as well. The ROOM effect comes out of every output on Benson The Amp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_2\"\u003eOPAMP-BASED SIGNAL BOOST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe BOOST is a clean opamp based signal boost before the tube preamp of Benson The Amp. You can use it to overdrive (or further overdrive) the 12AX7 tube stages to get even more natural saturation if desired. It is capable of a full 24 dB of boost. 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They've been tuned to work for any guitar or instrument you choose put through them. The VOLUME control on Benson The Amp might break up sooner than you might be accustomed to. You can achieve natural tube breakup by setting VOLUME at higher settings and backing down the OUTPUT to normalize the volume level. If distortion is not wanted or needed, simply turn the VOLUME level down and turn the OUTPUT up to compensate for volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_1\"\u003eREVERB AND ROOM EFFECT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREVERB is a DSP spring reverb sound developed especially for Benson\/Milkman by Keeley Electronics. REVERB is foot-switchable on the top of the unit. The ROOM effect gives life to direct recording or guitar on silent stages. It mimics the early reflections from an amp sound in a nice room or studio and livens up the signal and improves the feeling of playing guitar without the benefit of a cranked speaker behind you. There are internal trim pots (behind the right wood side panel) to change this reflection time to achieve a slower slap back effect. If the room effect is not wanted or needed you can adjust the setting to a standard slap back delay. Even though ROOM is intended to integrate with the cab sim output, it is also available to come out of the speaker cabinet as well. The ROOM effect comes out of every output on Benson The Amp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"toc_2\"\u003eOPAMP-BASED SIGNAL BOOST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe BOOST is a clean opamp based signal boost before the tube preamp of Benson The Amp. You can use it to overdrive (or further overdrive) the 12AX7 tube stages to get even more natural saturation if desired. It is capable of a full 24 dB of boost. 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