NPD: Broughton Power Stage

[Turn Em Loose]

I prefer the PS at the front of the chain as a tone enhancer, and set it up on the verge of breakup.

I can't wait to get my Diamond comp! (Thanks, @sporad!)

After messing around with the PS for a few weeks I mimic Azure Skies with how he uses the PS. In my mind, almost as an always on "preamp/tone enhancer" as opposed to an "overdrive". I couldn't quite dial in the love on the PS with my L2000 until I realized I always use my L2k with the pre on (w/out treble boost). I ran it passive into the PS and there was the tone in my head! I wasn't really about the output of the L2k with the pre on. Just how it interacted with the Power Stage. No idea why? From what I understand the preamp on the L2k is more like a buffer than a treble boost. Whatever that means.

BUT, my active Scheff was an instant perfect match with the Power Stage. Go figure.

Only thing I'd like the Power Stage to have is a treble control or a LPF. Just sold my Broughton HPF/LPF. May have to pick up a mini LPF when the slush fund gets revived. Been a spendy month (or two)!

 

[Turn Em Loose]

Used the Diamond before the PS this past weekend. Nice! I briefly tried the Diamond after the PS but preferred it first in the chain.

More testing needed.

 

[Turn Em Loose]

Welllll.....The Wife's VW Tiguan needs some costly repairs. The Youngest got braces this week and it's a fair amount more than what we expected. The Tone Hammer will cover my needs.

My Power Stage, and Diamond comp, are going on the block. I thought I'd give notice here to give you Azure-Heads a heads up.

 

[Laklandfan]

Just got my Power stage and it is indeed the bees knees. I've only tried it through my practice amp, but it really did some magic to the tone; seems like a nice sensitive light grit. It serves the purpose that I'd originally hoped my RC would. I can see this being an always-on pedal for sure. With something like an AD for stronger OD.

 

[Deadsound]

Hey

I used an optifet from FEA in front of the PS tonight at our gig and it sounded great. I love the PS on triode mode with the boost pretty high. Just an awesome always on pedal.

My first impressions were favoring triode mode, too: boost way up and triode mode. But in a mix I found myself pushing the morph towards pentode (still below noon though), which provided all kinds of lovely texture.

I need to spend more time really fine-tuning morph/boost combinations, and experimenting with placement in the chain (so far I'm favoring early). There are excellent solo/recorded tones to be had in this box (triode), but conversely it seems to also provide tones that sound so-so in isolation, but amazing in a mix (pentode). But again, first impressions, I need to experiment more and find some of the aforementioned "sweet spots"

If anyone has thoughts to share on where you favor the morph control, please do share...

 

[Timm Grimm]

How are you guys feeling about the Power Stage a few month later? Seems like a killer tone shaper at lower gain.

 

[nshuman]

Still loving mine.

 

[Timm Grimm]

Yeah, I bet. (Jealous)

 

[Deadsound]

How are you guys feeling about the Power Stage a few month later? Seems like a killer tone shaper at lower gain.

I can't say I really like what it sounds like at home, but it's exactly what I'm looking for in a mix in terms of adding breakup and flavor. Has been my main OD since I got it.

 

[emjazz]

I had one. Still miss it. The breakup is perfect. For me I couldn't get past the mid bump that it has all the time.....I do miss having one though.

 

[Johnny Mac]

Does @Azure Skies still build these? I'm guessing no as I haven't seen any new ones pop up.

For those who have one, where do you run it in the chain? I Josh recommends placing it at/near the front.

 

[Matt Dean]

I just ordered an Azure Drive... and now this shows up on TB. I'm probably going to have to get one of these too.

Three years later, I just accomplished this.

 

[Agosix]

Welllll.....The Wife's VW Tiguan needs some costly repairs. The Youngest got braces this week and it's a fair amount more than what we expected. The Tone Hammer will cover my needs.

My Power Stage, and Diamond comp, are going on the block. I thought I'd give notice here to give you Azure-Heads a heads up.

Carbon build up or timing chain on the Tig?

 

[Turn Em Loose]

Carbon build up or timing chain on the Tig?

Can't remember! That's was quite a while ago!

Though I can be pretty certain that the cost of the Tiguan repair was steep. It ain't cheap fixing that thing.

 

[Somnambulance]

I had one. Still miss it. The breakup is perfect. For me I couldn't get past the mid bump that it has all the time.....I do miss having one though.

do you even like mids

 

[nshuman]

do you even like mids

The mid bump it has makes it trigger filters in the best of ways.

 

[emjazz]

do you even like mids

That was 2016 man! I've most certainly grown into mids! I love the mids!!

 

[Matt Dean]

@nshuman
What are the dimensions of the power stage? I haven't received it yet, but I'm planning a pedal board reconfiguration.

Thx!

 

[nshuman]

@nshuman
What are the dimensions of the power stage? I haven't received it yet, but I'm planning a pedal board reconfiguration.

Thx!

3 5/8 wide by 4 1/2 long, or about that. It's a 1590BB I think.

 

[Matt Dean]

3 5/8 wide by 4 1/2 long, or about that. It's a 1590BB I think.

Thanks... the Power Stage sounds like a killer device.