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VeJ1 - Ze Beet - Ampeg VH140C Metal Preamp
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VeJ1 - Ze Beet - Ampeg VH140C Metal Preamp
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GUP Tech shop
6182 Boulevard Talbot
Saguenay QC G7N 1W1
Canada
Here it is, the former VeJ, the number "1".
The VeJ1 is based on one of the most used solid-state amp, the Ampeg VH140c (Channel A). You get full control over your tone with a 3-band EQ and Gain/Volume knobs.
Real gritty death metal tone ahead, kinda "fuzz-a-like" with a nice gating. With an intense EQ leaning toward a HM-2 tone and a growly distortion, it's really a beast of its own. Start with the EQ maxed on all 3 bands and gain at half. With max gain and Treble, it starts to Fuzz and compress a lot.
Lower gain setting will work like a normal tube amp, as you raise the gain, depending on the instrument pickups output, you'll start to get that gating fuzz tone.
Power Consumption : 25mA
Voltage : 9Vdc Center Negative Only
Buffered design.
Metal preamp pedal delivering authentic solid-state tone. Customers said it "nails" the classic sound with "chunky" distortion perfect for death metal and hardcore. Praised for build quality and versatile EQ. Some note it runs dark, benefiting from tube screamer boost or EQ adjustment upfront.
This company. This pedal. Everything! Love them. I’m a touring musician I run a maxon OD808 into this and then into an acs1. This is a true ampeg sound. Can’t recommend this company enough!!!
This thing sounds cool on its own, but really shines with a ge-7 boss eq up front. Gradually becoming essential o think.
I love the art and the feel of the pedal, super chunky feeling clicks and rock solod build. Bravo, i love your work!
It's kind of like the custom side of a Boss Metalzone waza but warmer and not as tight, but that's not a bad thing. Not every pedal needs to sound exactly the same. I've never used the Amp it's modeled on so I have no comparative frame of reference, but it's a solid distortion pedal for metal, and the eq makes it worth it, overall it's a pretty unique pedal
Took me a minute to figure how to get the tone I wanted from this box, but now it's my favourite drive/distortion for brutal metal. The breakthrough was to slam a tube screamer or something else in front to boost it hard. An EQ afterwards helps to add in some treble, the VH140c circuit is quite dark overall. Gives the classic 90s solid state DM tone like on Dying Fetus "grotesque impalement". Love it \m/
Sounds massive, brings out exactly what I want in hardcore, thrash, and death metal tones. Build and finish gorgeous. Not noisy even when cranked
VeJ1 - Ze Beet - Ampeg VH140C Metal Preamp
Great sound and great pedal High quality
Are you looking for a pedal with lots of tube-like warmth? Something that will give you a nice little dynamic crunch? Well kick rocks, wimp. This isn't it.
What is it? It's a perfect re-creation of a cold, dense, solid state behemoth with one goal in mind: chunky Neanderthal riffs. When used as a pre-amp, this pedal absolutely NAILS the sound of the extreme metal cult classic Ampeg VH140C. The mids control goes a long way to changing the voicing: all the way clockwise for something more modern sounding (still relatively scooped) or slam it counter-clockwise for that classic Suffocation or Internal Bleeding vibe.
I bought this to run through a 5 watt Kustom tube head, which only has a single volume knob. This pedal quickly impressed me! It's easy to dial in, and honestly sounds good no matter where you have the controls set. I paired it with a PdeQ, just to see, and the bottom end really came through without getting muddy. If I had to choose only one pedal to run for a metal gig, this would be it. If I could only choose two, I would add the PdeQ. Nothing else is needed
Literally Death Metal in a box! Absolutely love it! Sounds amazing in the FX loop or in your board
When I first saw this pedal, I didn't believe it was an Ampeg clone. I was pretty skeptical because there are other pedal clones that are also similar that give that 90s death metal tone, such as the SNK VHD, and wasn't sure this one was just as good. Not only is it identical, but it's also compact, easy to control, and stands out on my board. It's very nice. I can truly say that if you are looking for an affordable clone, this is it.