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*Soundgas Type 636P - Guitar Preamp Pedal (Preorder Deposit)

*Soundgas Type 636P - Guitar Preamp Pedal (Preorder Deposit)

Name: *Soundgas Type 636P - Guitar Preamp Pedal (Preorder Deposit)
Brand: Soundgas
SKU: 636P-4
Price: 500.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

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£500.00 | Inc.VAT: £600.00 £1,295.00 | Inc.VAT: £1,554.00

Soundgas Type 636P - Guitar Preamp Pedal for sale

TL;DR: Soundgas Type 636 preamp pedal for guitarists and live/studio use. But not just for guitars: the mic preamp that elevates any source from subtle character to maximum sonic annihilation. The ultimate guitar character/drive/fuzz/distortion pedal.

DEPOSIT PREORDER OPTION NOW OPEN FOR AUTUMN BUILD.

Soundgas Type 636 Preamp Update: Complete Guide to Design, Build, and Availability

"The 636 is a beast used it all over the new FDC album. My favourite overdrive ever!" - Carlos O'Connell Fontaines DC

"I think you’ve really got something special with the 636s… going to be all over my recordings!! Many thanks" - Ed O’Brien (EOB/Radiohead)

"Still the best // purest distortion I’ve ever heard"
- Mason Stoops

"That thing is a monster" - Ben Frost

"My go to preamp for everything" - Hainbach

"This is the sound i have been looking for my whole life. Thank you." - Andrew Bennett

We are planning a limited build starting in Autumn 2025 before production ceases for the foreseeable future. Place your preorder now to reserve your unit.

See Dan and Mick of That Pedal Show react to the Soundgas Type 636P.

“It’s a preamp, but it’s got the biggest distortion I’ve ever heard”: Fontaines D.C.'s Carlos O'Connell reveals the secret weapon on his pedalboard – a plain box with one knob and oodles of gain'' Read the Guitar World write on the interview.

Guitarists can use the twin channel 636P2 and 500 series units via the break in/out sockets to access the exact same circuit.

Guitar pedal version of our Grampian 636 mic preamp circuit: no corners cut, all the ragged filthy glory of the Type 636 mic preamp in a handy portable unit.

Which Soundgas Type 636 should I buy? Tony explains more:

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Quantity

IN STOCK IN STOCK

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Limited units remaining before we cease production.

"The 636 is a beast used it all over the new FDC album. My favourite overdrive ever!" - Carlos O'Connell Fontaines DC (636P)

"I think youve really got something special with the 636s going to be all over my recordings!! Many thanks" - Ed OBrien (636P/636P2)

"My go to preamp for everything" - Hainbach (636P)

"That thing is a monster" - Ben Frost (636/636P)

"Still the best // purest distortion Ive ever heard"
- Mason Stoops (636P)

"This is the sound i have been looking for my whole life. Thank you." - Andrew Bennett (636P)

That's what our customers are saying about their Soundgas Type 636 series.

The Soundgas Type 636 in guitar pedal form. No corners cut, all the ragged filthy glory of the Soundgas 636 mic preamp on your pedalboard.

As seen/heard on the pedalboards of Mason Stoops, Ben Frost, Ed O'Brien and many more...

Please note the serial plate design was changed after the photos were taken (we moved premises in 2024). This is an external cosmetic change only.

What is it? This is the hairy circuit you find in the mic preamp section of the Soundgas Type 636 - based on the Grampian Type 636 - famously used and abused by Lee Scratch Perry and Pete Townshend - and many others since. This is designed and built absolutely in the spirit of the original vintage units - no surface mount components or tone sapping DSP.

How is this version different to the Prototypes? We have kept the industrial/functional aesthetic of the prototypes with a raw casing and just the footswitch, light and knob on the top. We continually seek to improve/refine these units as we build them, but sonically the circuit is unchanged.

More information:

The unit features a balanced input via combined TRS/XLR socket, vintage germanium transistor circuitry with original Grampian specification Mic transformer, overload lamp, input impedance switch, output 3-way attenuator switch and on/off toggle footswitch. Staying true to the original design, the output is unbalanced on a ¼ jack socket and is out of phase.

Power is via a 12v external supply (included)

As with our original 636s, we have put tonal considerations ahead of all else. I was skeptical that wed see a real benefit in using germanium transistors in the buffer section: all our original prototypes had used silicon and sounded great. However Dr Huw insisted that we build an all germanium version for comparison which proceeded to blow all the earlier versions out of the water.

The current situation regarding component shortages means that while we have secured enough vintage components to build 100 units, getting essential modern components is proving trickier with long lead times, a great deal of uncertainty and a significant outlay required. We are taking these preorders to help secure further components and to help fund the early stages of the production process.

There's more info on the build including photos and demos here.

Condition

Brand new item.

Voltage Information

See description for more information.

Tax

For sales in UK the price will include 20% VAT. Buyers elsewhere may incur VAT or other local taxes on import.

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