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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.

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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.