*Soundgas Type 636P-500 Preamp

Soundgas Type 636P-500 Series Preamp for sale.

TL;DR: The least expensive Soundgas Type 636 preamp. Exactly the same circuit as the guitar pedal when using the front panel in/out jacks. Plus transformer balanced output and phantom power options like the Type 636P2.

THIS IS A PREORDER LISTING:  Current build shipping estimate mid-late June.

"A preamp like no other..."

We've taken our 636P2 transformer balanced germanium mic preamp and brought it to the 500 series format. You can use a 636P-500 as a Type 636P guitar pedal, using the front panel input and output sockets - the circuit is identical.

The main differences between this and the Type 636P2 Twin Channel Rack are firstly that the big red Carnhill transformers would not fit in the 500 - but the ones used are sonically very close - and secondly there is a wider variation in response between different units/channels with the 500 series.

A pair of 636-500s requires us to match two units much more closely, hence the greater cost. If you buy two single 636P-500s, you can use them together but will need to level match by ear/meter compared to a pair that built and calibrated to work together. The vintage components used in this circuit vary in response/behaviour so each unit will sound and react differently. To get a closer match (as we do in the Type 636P2) is a time consuming process. 

*subject to component availability - we will do our utmost to meet or exceed these dates.

Wonder what extra channels of glorious germanium drive and texture sound like? Check out our Instagram video:

Read Tony's blog Soundgas Type 636 Preamp Series Update: Complete Guide to Design, Build, and Availability here.