Benson Amps BA-Pre vs Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp
The Benson Amps BA-Pre and the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp are both pedals sharing bright. The Benson Amps BA-Pre leans dynamic and transparent. Current prices: $249 vs $249.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.47% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$249via Reverb
$249via Reverb
The Benson Amps Preamp Pedal is a FET-based preamp pedal based on the circuit of the Benson Chimera 30-watt guitar amplifier, substituting FET transistors for the original vacuum tubes. Controls include Gain, Volume, Treble, and Bass. The Treble and Bass controls significantly affect the type of gain generated, producing more tonal versatility than typical passive EQ sections. 9V DC or battery, 50mA. Priced at $249 from Benson Amps, Portland, Oregon. Described by multiple reviewers as the most amp-like gain pedal, with hypersensitive response to touch and pick attack through both tube amplifiers and amp modeling systems.
The Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor Instrument Voicing Preamp is a compact reinterpretation of EAE's discontinued rackmount preamp, applying transformer-based "Tube Voice" distortion after a 2-band Baxandall EQ, so bass and treble shaping happens before the clipping stage rather than after. Level, Gain, Bass, and Treble controls are joined by a Hi/Lo gain-range switch, giving both subtle preamp coloration and more overtly driven tones from the same circuit. As the original-generation Surveyor, it predates the V2 hardware revision that added the Hi/Lo toggle and a new enclosure format.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- alternative
- indie rock
- blues
- Electronic
- Alternative Rock
- dynamic
- transparent
- saturated
- fuzzy
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Silent Recording
- Studio