Arkham Sound Announces The Bullet Tube Bass Pre-Amplifier
Portland, Maine’s Arkham Sound has introduced the Bullet, a tube bass pre-amplifier housed in a surplus 30 caliber ammo box. The company says the new preamp is designed to survive the rigors to the road “as if Ampeg were given a military contract to arm Motown.”
It is fitted with a 12AX7 preamp tube and a Mosfet bufered lo-Z output to interface with both solid-state power amps or recording interfaces. The Bullet utilizes a “James” tone stack with Gain, Treble, and Bass knobs for a wide adjustment range with minimal insertion loss. It also has Hi, Mid, and Lo switches to boost each frequency range. Other features include DC referenced heaters, turret board construction, mil-spec teflon wire, and an integrated 9-foot power cable that stores inside the box.
The Arkham Sound Bullet bass preamp is housed in a powder-coated steel chassis and weighs in at seven pounds. It is available for order at $450. Each unit is built to order with a lead time of approximately four weeks.
Arkham Sound The Bullet Tube Bass Pre-Amplifier Features:
| 12AX7 preamp tube |
| Mosfet buffered Lo-Z output |
| Gain, Treble, Bass controls |
| Hi switch |
| Mid switch (250Hz) |
| Lo switch (80Hz) |
| DC referenced heaters |
| Turret board construction, Mil-spec Teflon wire, etc. |
| Carling switches, Switchcraft jacks, Belton sockets, etc. |
| Integrated 9-foot power cable, stores inside the box. |
| 30 Caliber ammo box measures 10″ x 7″ x 3.5″ |
| Removable door, seals tight with a rubber gasket |
| Powder-coated steel chassis. |
| Weighs 7 lb. |
| Anodized aluminum faceplate, all stainless steel hardware. |
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