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Though its layout is simple, V-Twin™ is supremely capable of producing pristine clean sounds and delivering purring blues tones and truly outrageous high-gain rock or metal sounds. Two out of three of these dedicated modes are footswitchable, leaving us room to include the Bypass for use with host amps. It even has headphone capability that will embarrass the effects-laden digital wanna be's. Or can be plugged into any power amp - including the PA.

In the studio, either V-Twin is a child prodigy. Engineers and producers alike are shocked when they push up the faders and hear how well it goes direct-to-tape.

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Manual

V-twin preamp

Footswitch

Combining the most important features of our SUBWAY® D800™ preamp with small size and convenient connectivity, the SUBWAY BASS DI creates our most compact Grab ‘N Go Bass solution. 

Switchable INPUT settings include PASSIVE and ACTIVE to handle both types of pickups optimally. Classic shelving-type Tone controls handle BASS and TREBLE and are joined by a Semi-Parametric MID Band to enable accurate shaping and/or enhancement of the midrange with a switchable DEEP mode to round out the voicing options. Balanced XLR PREAMP and DIRECT Outputs with a Pin 1 Lift feature for both and a PRE/POST SOURCE switch for the DIRECT Output to handle Stage and Front Of House duties while an UNBLANCED ¼” PREAMP OUT expands the interconnect possibilities even further.

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SUBWAY BASS PREAMP DI

Whether it's subtle, touch-sensitive, sticky gain drop or a hot red signal to hit the input stage of your favorite amp ... V-1 gives your sound a serious dose of Tone. The simple four control layout shapes and meters just the right amount of fat, liquid gain produced by the 4 triodes that do the dirty work, snug in your stage-proof bunker, and sure of a street-foot output.

And to ensure the purity of the host amp when it's not lighting things up with the V-1, we use a relay to bypass the guitar through two taps. This means there's no sacrifice of its original tone ... unlike many overdrive devices that compromise tone even when they are turned off.

So whether you're updating the past or broadening your horizons, the super-sensitive, thick and lush gain V-1 will turn any amp into a precise instrument of expression.

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