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    • Guitar preamps

    Your electric guitar preamp will boost the original sound of your guitar before feeding it into your guitar amplifier.
    This can help produce higher levels of feedback and distortion.

    Macdaddy Music sells a variety of onboard electric guitar preamps from brands such as Seymour Duncan and EMG. 

    Looking for electric guitar preamps in a pedal? Check out our guitar preamp pedals from Xotic, Catalinbread, and Keeley.

    • EMG SPC Strat Presence Control EMG SPC Strat Presence Control
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      EMG SPC Strat Presence Control

      The EMG SPC Strat Presence Control Free shipping in the USA The SPC or "Strat Presence Control" is often called the fat control. The original intent of the SPC was to allow guitar players to boost the midrange and volume of their single coil pickup...
      $79.00
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    • EMG EXG Guitar Expander EQ Control EMG EXG Guitar Expander EQ Control
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      EMG EXG Guitar Expander EQ Control

      The EMG EXG Guitar Expander EQ Control. For flexibility in tone at your fingertips there is no better choice than the EXG Guitar Expander. The frequency response of the EXG is similar to normal guitar amp equalization. The lows and highs are boosted...
      $79.00
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    • EMG AB After Burner Variable Gain Boost Control EMG AB After Burner Variable Gain Boost Control
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      EMG AB After Burner Variable Gain Boost Control

      The EMG AB After Burner Variable Gain Boost Control. FREE shipping anywhere in the USA! The AB (Afterburner) is a push/pull booster with up to 20dB of preset variable gain, perfect for having fun with clean overdrive and distortion. It works with both...
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    • EMG PA2 Preamp Booster for guitar EMG PA2 Preamp Booster for guitar
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      EMG PA2 Preamp Booster for guitar

      The EMG PA2 Preamp Booster for guitar The PA2 is a straight booster preamplifier mounted on a minitoggle switch. Perfect if you want to just plain overdrive the input of your amp for distortion. It has a trim pot so you can preset the amount of boost up...
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    What does a guitar preamp do?

    A guitar preamp powers your signal and gives it the initial tone. It also typically provides overdrive or distortion in an amp.

    Does every guitar player need a preamp?

    Yes, all electric guitar players need some sort or preamp. This can be in the form of a pedal (Dunlop EP 101 Echoplex preamp), an onboard preamp (Seymour Duncan Blackouts Modular Preamp) , or some other outboard gear. Outboard gear includes rack gear (Rocktron Widowmaker guitar preamp), recording interface, etc.

    What is the best preamps for electric guitar?

    In our opinion, Xotic Effects makes excellent preamp pedals. They have a long history of making preamp pedals and a variety of models. If you are looking for a place to start, start with Xotic!

    If you aren't sure which preamp is best for your setup, get in touch with us via the chat button, email, or phone. We would love to help you.